W.H. Harrison - Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey Presidential Reserve--750ml bottle, 48% ABV, 16-Year….The Grouseland Cache.
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04 September 2012
W.H. Harrison - Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey Presidential Reserve “The Grouseland Cache”
Progressive Hebridean Distillers - Bruichladdich 1990 & 1989
Progressive Hebridean Distillers - Bruichladdich--750ml, 49% ABV, 22-Year Micro-Provenance Series, single-cask, Islay single malt Scotch Whiskey.--1989 22-year (50.6% ABV)
Regent Distillers - Bankers Club Sour Mash Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Regent Distillers - Bankers Club Sour Mash Kentucky Straight Bourbon--1l bottle, 40% ABV.
Whiskies Top List of “Hot Prospect” Winners
From Shanken:
For the first time ever, whiskies comprise the highest number of brands of any category in Impact’s spirits “Hot Prospect” rankings. Seven whisk(e)y brands earned Hot Prospect honors this year, narrowly edging out the vodka category, which had six entries.
The winning whiskies are Woodford Reserve Bourbon from Brown-Forman, Pendleton Canadian whisky from Hood River Distillers, Bulleit Bourbon from Diageo North America, Glenmorangie single malt Scotch from Moët Hennessy USA, The Balvenie single malt Scotch from William Grant & Sons USA, Devil’s Cut Bourbon from Beam Inc. and Seagram’s 7 Dark Honey from Diageo North America.
Brands qualifying as Hot Prospects must have posted at least 15% depletions growth in 2011 while also showing consistent growth in 2009 and 2010. Brand volumes must be at least 50,000 cases but not more than 200,000 cases. New products can also qualify as Hot Prospects if they pass the 50,000-case mark in their first year.
Impact named a total of 26 spirits Hot Prospect winners. The vodka entries were Rökk, Ursus and Godiva from Diageo North America, Pucker from Beam Inc., Exclusiv from Serge Imports and Cupcake from the Wine Group’s Underdog Wine & Spirits unit.
The Hot Prospect winners also included five liqueur brands (Patrón Citronge and Patrón XO Café from the Patrón Spirits Co., Evan Williams Honey Reserve from Heaven Hill Distilleries, St-Germain from Maison 6ème Arr. and RumChata from Agave Loco Brands); three Tequilas (Milagro from William Grant, Lunazul from Heaven Hill and Zarco from Proximo); three prepared cocktail brands (Malibu Ready-to-Drink from Pernod Ricard, Twisted Shotz from Independent Distillers USA and UV Cocktails from Phillips Distilling Co.); one rum (The Kraken from Proximo); and one gin (Hendrick’s from William Grant & Sons USA).
Diageo North America led all companies with five Hot Prospect winners (Rökk, Bulleit, Ursus, Godiva, and Seagram’s 7 Dark Honey). William Grant & Sons USA came in second with three winners (Hendrick’s, Milagro and The Balvenie).
For a complete list and analysis of Impact’s spirits and wine Hot Prospects, see Impact’s September 1&15 issue.
Belle Meade Sour Mash Whiskey Straight Bourbon
Belle Meade Sour Mash Whiskey Straight Bourbon--750ml, 45.2% ABV.
T&H Trading Co Blended Whiskey
T&H Trading Co Blended Whiskey--750ml & 1.75l, 40% ABV, 20% Straight Whiskey, 80% Grain Neutral Spirits.
Kilchoman Islay Single Malt Scotch
Kilchoman Islay Single Malt Scotch--750ml, 61.6% ABV, Single cask release, 4-Year.
03 September 2012
Watershed Distillery Launches Bourbon Barrel Gin 9/8
Ohio-based Watershed Distillery is all set to launch its Bourbon Barrel Gin for sale on 8 September 2012 in the US.
Bourbon Barrel Gin is created by aging Watershed's Four Peel Gin in bourbon barrels for a period of 9-12 months.
Watershed Distillery co-founder Greg Lehman told bizjournals.com that bourbon and gin are two important products.
"Naturally, we wondered what would result if our gin was influenced by a tasty bourbon barrel," he added.
The gin is a smooth, round spirit that either be sipped or mixed with other drinks.
As part of the launch, the distillery is hosting an open house on 7 September 2012 at 11pm, following which Bourbon Barrel Gin will be released at midnight.
In response to a changed law that allows micro distilleries to sell products on-site, Watershed will offer samples and bottles for sale at a price of $39.95 at the 1145 Chesapeake Avenue premises.
The gin would also be distributed to state liquor stores in Columbus and Cleveland
02 September 2012
The Exclusive Malts - Bunnahabhain, Longmorn & Abelour (Islay & Speyside Single Malts)
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The Exclusive Malts - Bunnahabhain (750ml, 43.4% ABV, 22-years), Longmorn (750ml, 52.8% ABV, 20-years) & Abelour (750ml, 49.2% ABV, 21-years).
01 September 2012
Ardbeg Galileo Celebrates “Space Maturation”
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/jm/ -- Ardbeg Distillery on the island of Islay today announces the release of Ardbeg Galileo, a limited edition 12 Years Old Single Malt Whisky - a special celebration of its "world first" space maturation experiment, previously announced at the Edinburgh International Science Festival in April 2012.
Ardbeg Galileo is a special vatting of different styles of Ardbeg laid down in 1999, all married together to give a sweet, smoky texture. The heart of this limited edition Ardbeg is spirit matured in ex-Marsala wine casks from Sicily that is combined with hallmark Ardbeg matured in first and second fill ex-Bourbon casks. The ex-Marsala casks add fruity aromas and textures to Ardbeg's famed peaty, smoky house style. Bottled at 49% and non chill-filtered it is being made available on allocation to Ardbeg's focus markets.
The whisky, named after Galileo, the father of modern astronomy, celebrates the first ever experiment undertaken by Ardbeg Distillery (or any other distillery for that matter) when Ardbeg was invited in late 2011 by US based space research company NanoRacks LLC, based in Houston Texas, to take part in a two year experiment to test micro-organic compounds drawn from the distillery's production on Islay. This maturation experiment (the inter-action of these compounds with charred oak) between normal gravity on Earth and micro-gravity in space, is currently taking place far up in space on the International Space Station.
The vials that were launched by Soyuz rocket from Baikanor in Kazakhstan in late 2011 contain a class of compounds known as "terpenes," a set of chemicals which are very widespread in nature and often very aromatic and flavour active. The experiment could explain the workings of these large, complex molecules as they will remain on the International Space Station for at least two years and help uncover new truths about the change that these molecules undergo in this near 'zero gravity' environment. It also should help Ardbeg find new chemical building blocks in their own flavour spectrum.
The experiment will have applications for a variety of commercial and research products, including, one day maybe, future generations of Ardbeg.
Working in close collaboration with the Ardbeg Distillery team in Scotland, NanoRacks will closely monitor the experiment against control samples here on earth; both in Houston, Texas at the NanoRacks' facility and more familiarly, in Warehouse 3 at Ardbeg Distillery on Islay!
Dr Bill Lumsden, Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation and Whisky Stocks at The Glenmorangie Company said: "So far so good - the experiment went live in January when the scientists broke the separating wall between the two components; Ardbeg new make spirit straight from our still on Islay and shards of charred oak cut out of some of our barrels from the warehouse. We will not know the results for another year or so but in the meantime we thought we would celebrate the experiment by the introduction of Ardbeg Galileo – our own earthly tribute to the scientific experiment taking place far up in space!"
Ardbeg Galileo will be made available to Ardbeg and Islay whisky aficionados in specialist malt whisky shops and liquor stores in Ardbeg's focus markets.
Hamish Torrie for Ardbeg commented: "Each year we have brought out a limited edition of Ardbeg as a supplement to our core range – and although Ardbeg Galileo in no way resembles the actual experiment going on in space nevertheless we thought it would be appropriate to celebrate the experiment, and our partnership with NanoRacks in Houston, with a whisky which Bill and the team on Islay laid down way back in 1999 shortly after we bought Ardbeg Distillery. There are only a few thousand cases available and as ever with Ardbeg we expect demand to be brisk."
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