The Balvenie Releasing 6th Batch In Handcrafted Tun 1401 Series

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/jm/ -- The Balvenie, the world's most handcrafted Single Malt Scotch Whisky, introduces another exceptional whisky in the celebrated Tun 1401 range, The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 6, available in most states nationwide beginning October 2012. Crafted by the industry's longest-serving Malt Master, David Stewart, the limited-edition Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 6 is the second batch to be released exclusively in the United States.

Inspired by and produced in one of the oldest warehouses at The Balvenie Distillery, Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 6 features liquid that has matured in nine different casks. The special vatting is a combination of seven traditional whisky casks and two sherry butts, finished in the legendary Tun 1401 – a traditional oak marrying vessel, in which the finest aged casks from the distillery warehouses are combined. The ages of the rare casks span a number of decades and have been hand-selected by David Stewart and cared for by the distillery's onsite team of coopers.

'The Balvenie is privileged to have some the rarest whisky maturing at our distillery," said David Stewart, Balvenie Malt Master. "The Balvenie is unique among whiskies in that it maintains complete control of all the rare crafts that go into creating our special single malt Scotch whisky. Five rare crafts and a long wait have gone into making the complex Tun 1401 Batch 6, and it is important that this single malt meets the expectations of what has become a sought after release for The Balvenie drinker and whisky enthusiasts in the United States."

The sixth batch in the Tun 1401 series is an unrepeatable marriage of single malt that is fragrant and fruity with barley sugar sweetness and soft vanilla. The liquid is sweet at the start, followed by a luscious explosion of tangy citrus and gentle spices. Notes of honey combined with rich vanilla syrup and hints of oak tannin give a rich finish with a lingering sweetness.

The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 6 has an ABV of 49.8% and a recommended retail price of $250.00.

The first batch of Tun 1401 was released in 2011, for sale only at The Balvenie Speyside Distillery while other batches have been available in select markets around the world. The US exclusive release of Tun 1401 Batch 6 follows the award winning Tun 1401 Batch 3, which won the IWSC Trophy and Gold medal in 2011. Judges were impressed with the liquid's intensely aromatic and beautifully balanced flavors, proclaiming it a very interesting whisky.

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City of London Distillery (COLD) Opens 10/29

From DBR:

City of London Distillery (COLD) is all set to open its doors on 29 October 2012 in London. 

The distillery will be the first working distillery in the city for over 200 years, claims the company.

Located in Fleet Street, the new facility will feature a working distillery installed with two copper stills, a bar and a visitor attraction center, reported Express.co.uk.

COLD master distiller Jamie Baxter will use the copper stills to craft two products - City of London Distillery Vodka (COLD Vodka) and City of London Dry Gin.

COLD Vodka is a clear colored vodka with mild citrus aromas, warm cereal notes, and smooth and medium-bodied finish. 

The City of London Dry Gin is made from herbal ingredients like Juniper, Coriander Seed, Angelica Root, Orange, Lemon and Lime. It is clear colored with mild juniper aromas, notes of juniper and citrus, and smooth and medium-bodied finish.

The distillery will frame the two copper stills behind a glass window for public to watch the making of spirits, besides sampling each of the spirit. 

COLD's bar will feature a menu comprising of over 140 bottles of gin, alongside a range of tonics and garnishes to compliment the gins.

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Jim Beam Growing Kilbeggan Distillery

From Shanken:

Beam Inc. is aiming to capitalize on growing global interest in the Irish whiskey category by touting its Kilbeggan Distillery as a top Irish whiskey tourism destination. Visitor numbers at Kilbeggan are up 40% so far in 2012, against Beam’s earlier projection of a 25% increase for this year. Beam has been investing in what it calls the Kilbeggan Distillery Experience, including restoring the distillery’s ancient waterwheel and plans to revamp its tasting bar and gift shop areas. A new website and digital marketing campaign are also being developed to help drive tourism and interest around Kilbeggan, for which Beam says it has increased marketing spend fivefold since acquiring parent company Cooley Distillery late last year.

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Buffalo Trace Releasing Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr Small Batch

From Shanken:

Sazerac’s Buffalo Trace Distillery is set to release Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey. The limited availability 100-proof Bourbon whiskey will be released in November at $39.99 per 750-ml. bottle. It’s the sixth under the E. H. Taylor, Jr. range of whiskies, following Old Fashioned Sour Mash Bourbon, Single Barrel Bourbon, Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Bourbon, Barrel Proof Bourbon and Straight Rye Whiskey. The series was launched in early 2011 to honor former distillery owner E. H. Taylor, Jr.

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Teeling Whiskey Launches Hybrid Malt

From Shanken:

Jack Teeling, former managing director of Ireland’s Cooley Distillery (which was acquired by Beam in December for $95 million), has unveiled the first whiskey from his new project, Teeling Whiskey Company (TWC). TWC is looking to engage adventurous whiskey consumers with a new line of “Hybrid Malts,” made from marrying malt whiskies from around the world to create “a fusion of styles and flavors.” Edition No. 1 in the Hybrid Malt series is a blend of single malt Irish whiskey from Cooley and a 10-year-old single malt from Scotland’s Bruichladdich, which have been married for eight years in oak.

Only 1,200 (700-ml.) bottles of the non-chill-filtered Edition No. 1 (44.1% abv) were produced, and none of this first batch will make its way to the U.S. However, Teeling tells Shanken News Daily that the company is “looking at potentially marrying Irish and American whiskies for Edition No. 2 and planning on bottling that in the 750-ml. format,” with a price between $50-$60 a bottle. “Over the coming months we’ll release a range of other products that will further expand consumer choice and challenge existing perceptions of Irish whiskey,” he added.

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Lake County Distillery Wins $20K In COSE Business Pitch Competition

CLEVELAND, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/jm/ -- Kevin Suttman of Seven Brothers Distilling Company in Leroy Township in Lake County took home the $20,000 first prize in the 2012 COSE Business Pitch Competition. The final judging event in the competition was held at Pickwick & Frolic and featured celebrity judge Jeff Hoffman, CEO and co-founder of the Priceline.com family of companies.

COSE awarded a total of $40,000 in prize money to the final four participants. The competition was sponsored by FIT Technologies and Huntington bank. Beside Seven Brothers, the other winners included:

Second Place - $10,000
Colleen O'Toole – On Demand Interpretation Services LLC (ODIS)
ODIS provides on demand, certified legal interpreters, via remote secure videoconferencing for courts and their public support entities in 170 languages and American Sign Language (ASL).

Third Place - $5,000
Michael Stanek – Cleveland Cycle Tours
Cleveland Cycle Tours offers pre-mapped tours of Cleveland for small groups of people on a unique "group bicycle." The tours target individual groups, non-profit fundraising activities, and corporate team building outings.

Fourth Place - $5,000
Niki Zmij – Amplified Wind Solutions (AWS)
AWS has a wind turbine technology that is mounted on a cylindrical or helix-shaped structure that increases the velocity of the wind stream, thus producing up to six times more electricity than a typical turbine.

A total of 80 aspiring entrepreneurs submitted entries in the competition, consisting of a two-page executive summary and two-minute video pitching their idea. A panel of experts reviewed the entries and the top 12 were invited to COSE's offices on October 3 to make face-to-face pitch presentations to the judges. Out of that phase of the judging, the top four finalists advanced to the final judging event.

About COSE
COSE is one of Ohio's largest small business support organization, striving to help small businesses grow and maintain their independence. Comprised of more than 14,000 member companies, COSE has a long history of fighting for the rights of all small business owners, whether it's through group purchasing programs for health care, workers' compensation, or energy, advocating for specific changes in legislation or regulation to benefit small business, or providing a forum and resource for small businesses to connect with and learn from each other. (www.cose.org)

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Chivas Brothers Planning New Speyside Distillery

From Shanken:

 

Pernod Ricard’s Chivas Brothers has announced plans to build a new malt whisky distillery in Scotland’s Speyside region to buttress supply for its blended Scotch brands—which include Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s, Clan Campbell, Passport, Something Special and 100 Pipers—in the coming years. The proposed facility would be located on the banks of the River Spey near Carron, at the site of the silent Imperial Distillery, which has been out of use since 1998 and was acquired by Chivas Brothers as part of Pernod Ricard’s joint purchase (with Beam) of Allied Domecq in 2005. In a statement today, Chivas said, “The intention is to make the external façade blend in with the surrounding riverside scene and follow vernacular codes of the region.”

The proposed move, which is only in the planning stages, is part of Chivas’s recently announced initiative to commit $60 million annually to expanded whisky production over the next several years. Other current projects include the re-opening of the Glen Keith distillery and the expansion of four existing Speyside distilleries: Glenallachie, Glentauchers, Tormore and Longmorn. Those investments will help boost Chivas’s malt whisky distillation capacity by 25% by April of next year, the company says.

Pernod, like Diageo—which has earmarked $1.54 billion for Scotch whisky investments of its own over the next five years—is building to meet future demand, as relatively young Scotch markets like Brazil, Russia, China and India continue to develop at a rapid pace. Chivas Regal now sells more than 2 million cases across Asia, Chivas Bros. international marketing director Eric Benoist tells Shanken News Daily, and is also on the rise in emerging areas like Russia, India and Turkey. Overall Chivas Regal rose 7% to nearly 5 million cases globally in the 12 months through June.

Meanwhile, Ballantine’s rose 4.7% to 6.5 million cases last year. Benoist says the brand has been able to offset tough conditions in mature markets like Spain by “winning over new consumers in emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, Mexico and Poland.” Gains in Brazil, Mexico and Russia were also crucial to the Passport brand’s progress last year, as it leapt 19% to 1.1 million cases globally. Something Special, a key brand in South America’s expanding Scotch sector, saw 15% net sales growth in the year through June, Benoist added.

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This unique 12 year old blend uses a carefully selected range of malt whiskies including Strathisla and Longmorn to recreate the extra smooth taste that is perfect for sharing with friends--1-Liter, 12-Year, 40% ABV.
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