Historic News (Winter 2005 / Spring 2006) . . . to Current NEWS 10th June, 2006 A good, heavily peated distillation from Tomintoul owning Industry Enigmas Angus Dundee, very good too, find it in the Tomintoul section. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB OLD BALLANTRUAN - "Peated Speyside Glenlivet" - 50% £ 26.90 £ 22.89 4th June, 2006 Excellent offerings from Ben Nevis and Brora... Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB ABERFELDY 21 40% £ 89.90 £ 76.51 OB BEN NEVIS - Port Finish 13 Cask% £ 52.50 £ 44.69 DunB BRORA '81 / 23 46% £ 56.00 £ 47.66 23rd May, 2006 SWR is scheduled for distribution mid-June, it is going to be published four times a year by the new publishers but we are retaining our involvement... More on this later. 26th April, 2006 New stuff from Duncan Taylor... Including this season's sherry monster. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) DT BRUICHLADDICH '66/ 40 42% £ 166.00 £ 141.28 DT GLEN GRANT - Speyside Selection No. 2 35 52% £ 83.00 £ 70.64 DT PITTYVAICH '79 / 26 52% £ 56.90 £ 48.43 DT STRATHISLA '68 / 35 43% £ 95.00 £ 80.85 OB AULD REEKIE - Islay Malt 12 46% £ 26.90 £ 22.89 DT INVERGORDON - Grain '65 / 40 50% £ 81.90 £ 69.70 Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB JOHNNIE WALKER- Premier - 43% £ 79.90 £ 68.00 5cl Miniatures Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB Auld Reekie 12 46% £ 3.60 £ 3.06 OB Cú Dhub — Black Whisky (with caramel) - 40% £ 3.80 £ 3.23 OB The Big Smoke 40 — Blended Islay Malt - 40% £ 3.30 £ 2.81 21st April, 2006 To explain: ASBO - Anti Social Behaviour Order, a new tool of our increasingly dictatorial nanny state to curb the results of a failed social education system. Usually placed on delinquent under-age louts. Like young Islay whiskies. 19th April, 2006 Ardbeg continues it's stomp to 10 years old with the replacement for Very Young - now unavailable owing to an ASBO being slapped on it. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB ARDBEG - Still Young '98 / 8 52% £ 29.50 £ 25.11 13th April, 2006 Happy Easter y'all. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB GLENROTHES — Select Reserve - 43% £ 28.90 £ 24.60 OB GLENROTHES '91/15 43% £ 36.90 £ 31.40 OB GLENROTHES '85/20 43% £ 66.30 £ 56.43 OB SPRINGBANK 21 46% £ 158.90 £ 135.23 OB SPRINGBANK 25 46% £ 145.00 £ 123.40 OB TOMATIN 25 43% £ 76.90 £ 65.45 10th April, 2006 BenRiach Authenticus was a Centurion in the Roman army who captured William Wallace and took him to Linlithgow Palace where they spent the rest of their days playing Moog synthesiser and nose flute for Lady Diana of Elgin. Or a peated distillation from Benriach like Curiositas, his camp brother. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BENRIACH - Authenticus 21 43% £ 56.60 £ 48.17 CC GLENALLACHIE '92 / 13 43% £ 21.50 £ 18.30 4th April, 2006 A scrummy Auchroisk, not too heavily sherried for it's age so not a replacement for the "Singleton" bottling of old, but better if you ask me. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) S AUCHROISK - Sherry '79 / 26 57% £ 65.90 £ 56.09 24th March, 2006 Arran comes of age. And with it, the prize of patience. Hopefully they will now refrain from pumping out the most laughable range of wood finishes and concentrate on selling that which was predicted - a superb single malt, their new 10yo 'standard' is top class. Also listed is the last few of an attractive limited (1,200 bottles) release of a much darker 10yo beast. Worthwhile at 80 sods for a long term collectable punt. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB ARRAN - Anniversary '95/10 46% £ 80.00 £ 68.09 OB ARRAN 10 46% £ 26.90 £ 22.89 16th March, 2006 Signatory fuel the CRAIGDUFF story with the release of Glenisla, less peated than Craigduff and according to their researches both were distilled at Glen Keith... Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) S BEN NEVIS '75 / 30 64% £ 96.90 £ 82.47 S GLENISLA '77 / 28 48% £ 127.50 £ 108.51 15th March, 2006 - supplemental. Gosh! This is a bit hectic! The triumph of an ignorant brand manager over content and wisdom. A "New Wood" finish (NO!- don't go away this might get interesting....). A "Limited Release" from 79 casks - um, let's say, er, 77,000 bottles at a miserly 40% - better hurry before they all go - maybe not after you try it.... Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BALVENIE - New Wood 17 40% £ 53.60 £ 45.62 15th March, 2006 It's not easy writing novel information in this whisky lark, (or maybe it's too easy to cut-n-paste other people's drivel). However; prolific emailer, LFW-chum-cum-legal-advisor and now, new dad - Par Caldenby has managed to write a corker of an opinionated book - The Enthusiast's Course on Enjoying Malt Whisky, £15.00. To go with it, a couple of aces from Siggy Scotch-Dust. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) S CLYNELISH _ Sherry '95 / 10 59% £ 36.70 £ 31.23 S MORTLACH - Sherry '88 / 17 58% £ 48.70 £ 41.45 5cl Miniatures Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB SPRINGBANK (New livery) 10 46% £ 5.50 £ 4.68 OB SPRINGBANK 15 46% £ 6.60 £ 5.62 13th March, 2006 One for his 40th birthday, one for the Smokeheads (from the Glengoyne owners) and one from Ewan. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) G&M GLEN ALBYN '66 / 39 43% £ 87.90 £ 74.81 OB GLENGOYNE - Ewan's Choice '86 / 19 52% £ 95.90 £ 81.62 OB SMOKEHEAD - 43% £ 19.50 £ 16.60 7th March, 2006 This website avoids the cult of personality, but it seems that it is noticed when that is missed, so-be it. (I'm trying to build a house, difficult anywhere, laughable in the U. K. - where the building industry is wallowing in the dark ages - incompetence, inadequacy and waste prevail, it's unmitigated crap. And as for trying to build a house in mid-Argyll?? - Don't start me...). A few of you have noted we are not so active on the NEWS front. Well, we could list a bunch of new, non-descript, independent bottlings of also-ran whiskies if you wish, - but you're not interested in buying them anyway - why trouble you?... If there is news worthy of reporting we will report it. In the meantime if you are looking for entertainment look here http://www.cheeseontour.com/index.php?p=12&l=260 and, by way of entertainment for those who visit this site frequently, let us have your more interesting pictures of odd things pictured in front of whisky thingmys... (keep 'em small - we're still dial-up here). 26th February, 2006 A new presentation from Signatory, this time it's classy, not a puce-stained rough sawn crate... Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) S BOWMORE - Sherry '70 / 34 57% £ 242.50 £ 201.38 16th February, 2006 Something well worth waiting for. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB LONGROW - 100 Proof 10 57% £ 38.90 £ 33.11 13th February, 2006 Decent sized miniatures from Glenrothes 10cl Miniatures Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB Glenrothes — Select Reserve — 10cl - 43% £ 4.90 £ 4.17 OB Glenrothes — 10cl '87/18 43% £ 8.30 £ 7.06 OB Glenrothes — 10cl '91/14 43% £ 7.30 £ 6.21 And some books... Book title, click to buy Author Price MALT WHISKY YEARBOOK 2006 Ronde £ 12.95 A DOUBLE SCOTCH (Chivas / Glenlivet) Pacult £ 16.99 STILL GOING STRONG (Advertising) Hughes £ 17.99 WHISKY BIBLE 2006 Murray £ 9.99 12th January, 2006 It's quiet. 20th December, 2005 Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BRUICHLADDICH - LINKS 4 - Turnberry 14 46% £ 33.50 £ 28.51 2nd December, 2005 A pair of Bunnys, let's hope they breed a lot! Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BUNNAHABHAIN 18 43% £ 49.70 £ 42.30 OB BUNNAHABHAIN 25 43% £ 159.00 £ 135.32 29th November, 2005 Some more variants from Loch Lomond, a limited Ardbeg miniature pack and a bonzer Glenury, the perfect stocking filler! Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB CROFTENGA — PEATED SHERRY FINISH '96/9 45% £ 23.90 £ 20.34 OB GLEN DOUGLAS '01/4 45% £ 21.90 £ 18.64 OB INCHMURRIN '01/4 45% £ 21.90 £ 18.64 OB GLEN ORD 30 59% £ 143.50 £ 122.13 OB GLENURY ROYAL 36 51% £ 475.00 £ 404.26 OB ARDBEG 'PEAT' MINIATURES 4 x 5cl - 43+% £ 19.90 £ 16.94 AND... A triumph for our crack I-told-you-so Department regarding the Great CRAIGDUFF Mystery. An email from Alan Greig, Chivas's Heritage Director: Hi Richard I eventually managed to catch up with Hugh Thompson (retired distillery manager at Glen Keith & Strathisla) to query him about Craigduff whisky. Craigduff was made at Strathisla Distillery and was made with heavily peated malt - probably from Glendronach Distillery. Peated whisky was also made at Glen Keith, but always under the 'Glen Keith' name. At Glen Keith the peating came from peat smoked water which was produced in Stornoway - until the plant there eventually blew up. They then started making a peat smoked water at Glen Keith which was used in the Distillery. Some of this was also sent to Japan (not from Strathisla as thought). I hope this helps to clarify some of the stories going around. And thanks for the wee sample of Craigduff at Toronto - very pleasant. Yours in spirit Alan And now all at LFW are insufferably smug. 22nd November, 2005 The Scottish Field Champion Cask from Strathisla, a wonderful Laphroaig and the first HPPE - not-normally Heavily Peated Port Finish - from Benriach and Signatory, Mr. Frumpy here is not impressed but I understand that many who have tried it think it's a 'wow!' How long before we get a double- or multi- finished bimbo? Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BRUICHLADDICH - LEGACY 4 32 48% £ 162.50 £ 138.30 DT BRORA - Sherry '81 / 23 61% £ 70.50 £ 60.00 DT GLEN GRANT - Very Dark Sherry '70 / 35 55% £ 84.90 £ 72.26 DT GLENLIVET - Dark Sherry '68 / 36 49% £ 99.50 £ 84.68 DT HIGHLAND PARK '66 / 38 41% £ 90.50 £ 77.02 DT STRATHISLA '67 / 37 48% £ 95.90 £ 81.62 MM ARDBEG '91 / 14 46% £ 39.50 £ 33.62 S BENRIACH HEAVILY PEATED - PORT FINISH '94 / 11 60% £ 44.00 £ 37.45 S LAPHROAIG '92 / 13 59% £ 42.90 £ 36.51 I hate the phrase "wow!" in tasting notes, don't you? 16th November, 2005 Yo-ho-ho!! Christmas DEALS!! LFW's traditional goodwill give-away is here... These are as those published with our SWR mail-shot with the additions of Caol Ila Cask Strength - £2.00 off; Laphroaig Quarter Cask - £ 4.00 off; Pultney 12yo - £4.00 off and Poit Dubh 21yo - £5.00 off. SWR NOW ONLINE HERE AS A PDF (not including those listed above). SWR is published by Quercus Communications Ltd, http://www.qcltd.co.uk/ 14th November, 2005 Some stuff from Bruichladdich's FER GOODNESS SAKE TAKE A SLAPPIN' WILL YE? dept. And some tasty stuff. SWA being posted out today, will go online with special DEALS! on Wednesday - I hope. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BRUICHLADDICH WMDII Yellow Submarine '91 / 14 46% £ 33.50 £ 28.51 OB BRUICHLADDICH 15yo Second Edition 15 46% £ 34.90 £ 29.70 OB BRUICHLADDICH - 'Islands' 20 46% £ 69.50 £ 59.15 OB CAOL ILA 25 58% £ 98.00 £ 83.40 OB HIGHLAND PARK 30 48% £ 176.00 £ 149.79 OB TALISKER 3 x 20cl 10, 18, DE 45% £ 32.90 £ 28.00 OB COMFY SOX - SPICE TREE - Vatted - 46% £ 24.50 £ 20.85 OB MONKEY SHOULDER - Vatted - 40% £ 20.50 £ 17.45 OB CHIVAS REVOLVE - 50cl 17 40% £ 22.50 £ 19.15 30th October, 2005 As of Wednesday 2nd November I'm in Canada, in particular for the Spirit of Toronto Whisky Festival, see you there. Upon my return a week later, the SWR will be at the printers and we will be publishing our DEALS! for Christmas soon after that, in the meantime hold on. Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) OB BOWMORE - Sherry '71 / 34 51% £ 359.00 £ 305.53 OB BALBLAIR '79 / 24 46% £ 52.50 £ 44.68 OB TAMDHU 18 43% £ 55.50 £ 47.23 OB TAMDHU 25 43% £ 94.50 £ 80.43 DL GLENALLACHIE '71 / 31 54% £ 89.90 £ 76.51 DL GLENESK 71 / 32 50% £ 90.00 £ 76.60 DL MACDUFF '67 / 35 54% £ 105.00 £ 89.36 Gordon Wright, SWR interview victim of Spring 2005 has released his first batch of fine aged spirits under the ALCHEMIST banner. In a small and temporary departure from our norm, Loch Fyne Whiskies is stocking other spirits! What is the world coming to? Label Distillery/Product Click to buy Dist./Age Alc. Price (incl. VAT) Price (excl. VAT) Alch. ARMAGNAC - Castex 14 42% £ 38.90 £ 33.11 Alch. CALVADOS - Drouin 15 42% £ 38.90 £ 33.11 Alch. HIGHLAND PARK 15 46% £ 35.90 £ 30.55 Alch. MACALLAN 14 46% £ 35.90 £ 30.55 And Gavin Smith's new book THE WHISKY MEN, Scotch's version of Grumpy Gld Men, only much better. Back in time.... 'SUMMER 2005' News here

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