CALENDAR OF EVENTS PRESENTED BY LAPHROAIG

 

July 30: Precious & Rare Scotch Tasting, The Brandy Library, New York City

July 30: Filson Friday on Kentucky's Historical Distillers, Filson Historical Society, Louisville

July 30: Bradford House Whiskey Rebellion Dinner, Washington, Pennsylvania

July 31: Douglas Laing Tasting, The Whisky Shop, Dufftown, Scotland

August 3: SMWS Australian Chapter Whisky Tasting, Auckland, New Zealand

August 4: SMWS Australian Chapter Whisky Tasting, Wellington, New Zealand

August 5: SMWS Australian Chapter Whisky Tasting, Christchurch, New Zealand

August 6-7: Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival, Cary, North Carolina

August 11-28: SMWS UK Chapter Fringe Festival Tastings, Edinburgh and Leith (Various dates)

August 12: Whiskies of the World Dinner with Chieftain's Malts, San Francisco, California

August 14: Four Roses Dinner, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, Bardstown, Kentucky

August 14: Second Saturday Scotch Tasting, Miner's Delight Inn, Atlantic City, Montana

August 14-15: Whisky Fringe, Edinburgh

August 18: Auction of Rare Whiskies, McTear's, Glasgow

August 18: Cooley Tasting, Julio's Liquors, Westborough, Massachusetts

August 18: Classic Malts Tasting with Martin Duffy, Chief O'Neill's Irish Pub, Chicago, Illinois

August 25: SMWS Australian Chapter Whisky Tasting, Melbourne, Australia

August 26: The Whisky Guild Tasting & Dinner Cruise, New York City

August 27: SMWS Australian Chapter Whisky Tastings, Brisbane and Wollongong

August 28: Auchentoshan Distillery Open Day, Glasgow

August 27-28: Whisky Live, Taipei, Taiwan

August 27-28: Whisky Live, Sydney, Australia

September 2: SMWS Australian Chapter Whisky Tasting, Melbourne, Australia

September 3-4: Copenicker Whisky-Herbst, Berlin, Germany

September 3-5: Maltstock, Nijmegen, Netherlands

September 4: Whiskymessen 2010, Copenhagen

September 10-11: Whisky Live, Glasgow

September 11: Wild Turkey Dinner, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, Bardstown, Kentucky

September 14-19: Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown, Kentucky

September 17-18: Whisky Live, Moscow, Russia

September 18: Glann ar Mor 96 Isles & 5 Whiskies Cruise, Pleubien, France

September 21: Whisky Tasting Class, Milroy's of Soho, London

September 25: Companions of the Quaich 10th Anniversary Dinner with Jim McEwan, Orilla, Ontario

September 25-26: Whisky By The Sea Festival, Vlissingen, Netherlands

September 25-27: Whisky Live, Paris

September 30: Canadian Mist "Science Behind the Cocktail" Tour, Washington, DC

September 30-October 2: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

October 1-3: Pot Still Festival, Amersfort, Netherlands

October 2-3: Whisky Weekend, Hamburg, Germany

October 3-4: Whisky Live, Barcelona, Spain

October 7: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Chicago

October 7-9: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival, Stockholm, Sweden

October 8: Malt Advocate's WhiskyFest, San Francisco

October 12: Distillery Bottlings vs. Independents Tasting, Milroy's of Soho, London

October 13: Whisky Live, Los Angeles, California

October 15: Ultimate Cocktail & Spirits Blast, New York City

October 15: Indy's Whisky & Fine Spirits Expo, Indianapolis, Indiana

October 15-17: Wild Whisky Weekend, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark

October 21: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Boston, Massachusetts

October 21: Canadian Mist "Science Behind the Cocktail" Tour, Savannah, Georgia

October 22: Whisky Live, Toronto, Ontario

October 22-25: Megaspirits, Brussels, Belgium

October 23: Wee Dram Fest, Derbyshire, UK

October 23-24: Lindores Whiskyfest, Oostende, Belgium

October 27: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Washington, DC

October 29: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Philadelphia

October 29: Whisky Live, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

October 29-30, The Whisky Show, London

November 3-5: Whisky Live, Cape Town, South Africa

November 5-6, Oslo Whisky Festival, Oslo, Norway

November 6: Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival, Nashville, Tennessee

November 6-7: Milano Whisky Festival, Milano, Italy

November 6-7: Spirits in the Sky, Leuven, Belgium

November 9: Peated Whiskies Tasting, Milroy's of Soho, London

November 9: Malt Advocate's WhiskyFest, New York City

November 10-12: Whisky Live, Johannesburg, South Africa

November 12-14: International Whisky Festival/Whisky Live, Leiden, Netherlands

November 13: Glasgow's Whisky Festival, Glasgow

November 15: Auction of Rare Whiskies, Sotheby's, New York City

November 15-21: Hopscotch, Vancouver, British Columbia

November 16: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, San Francisco

November 17: Canadian Mist "Science Behind the Cocktail" Tour, Cincinnati, Ohio

November 20: Auction of Rare Whiskies, McTear's, Glasgow (Tentative)

November 25-26: New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

December 1: 2010's Best New Releases Tasting, Milroy's of Soho, London

December 2: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

January 21-23, 2011: Victoria Whisky Festival, Victoria, British Columbia

January 27-29, 2011: Goteborg Beer & Whisky Festival, Goteborg, Sweden

January 28-30: The Sun WineFest '11, Mohegan Sun Resort, Uncaville, Connecticut

February 4-5, 2011: Whisky Meet 2011, Bergen, Norway

March 5-6: Whisky Weekend, Bremen, Germany

March 26, 2011: Whiskies of the World Expo, San Francisco, California

March 26-27, 2011: Whisky Messe, Vienna, Austria

April 5-8, 2011: American Distilling Institute Conference, Portland, Oregon

April 28-May 2, 2011: Spirit of Speyside Festival, Speyside Region, Scotland

May 13-17, 2011: Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York City

May 14-15, 2011: Limburg Whisky Fair, Limburg, Germany

May 21-28, 2011: Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Islay, Scotland

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Had a great time with everyone at Federal Wine & Spirits in Boston the other night for Richard Paterson's Dalmore master class and tastings! Thanks to Richard, Joe Howell and his staff at Federal, Lee Stadler and Dawn Lambert of Whyte & Mackay, and everyone who attended the events!

Just before the tastings began, I found out from Richard that the scientists in charge of preserving Sir William Shackleton's historic sites in Antarctica have agreed to thaw out one case of whisky found under the ice. The bottles inside may still contain some of the McKinlay's whisky provided for Shackleton's expedition by Whyte & Mackay. Richard's hoping to be able to extract enough whisky from one of the bottles with a syringe to be able to nose it -- and possibly even recreate that whisky.

There have been critics who question the entire endeavour, but personally, I think it's a great idea. Many discussions over the years have focused on whether today's whisky is better than that from the "good old days." Problem is, we don't have any of those whiskies available to taste. This is the next best thing, and I think it would be a shame to not make the effort.

Slainte!

Mark Gillespie

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EPISODE 271: JULY 25, 2010

 

I met up with Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay at Boston's Federal Wine & Spirits just as the news came from New Zealand that scientists will thaw out one of the cases of whisky found at Sir Ernest Shackleton's camp in Antarctica. Richard shares his hopes for the whisky inside that case, along with news on new bottlings from The Dalmore and Isle of Jura, and his unique tale of the history of Scotch whisky. We'll also touch base with Federal's Joe Howell on the business of selling whisky, and taste two Dalmores...one old and one new.

 

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EPISODE 270: JULY 18, 2010

 

Laphroaig's stillhouse is a popular part of tours at the distillery, and the stillman you're most likely to meet is Allan Hyslop. Allan's been a fixture at Laphroaig for 30 years, and celebrated his anniversary during Feis Ile this year. He'll share some of his stories with us in this episode. In the news, the defending champion in the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship has been dethroned, Heaven Hill expands its line of Evan Williams bourbon-based liqueurs, and an amazing find at the bottom of the sea between Sweden and Finland.

 

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EPISODE 269: JULY 11, 2010

 

Tommy Smith worked at Strathisla Distillery in Speyside for 27 years before taking "early retirement." He's put in another eight years since then guiding visitors around the distillery and telling tales of the days when coal fired the stills, men ran the stills instead of computers, and "dramming" was part of the job. He'll share some of his stories with us in this episode. In the news, new releases from Ardbeg, Six Isles, Four Roses, charity events, and competitions, along with your e-mails and ways to keep cool in the summer's heat .

 

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EPISODE 268: JULY 4, 2010

 

George Washington's estate at Mount Vernon is a unique part of American history, and for the first time since Washington's distillery burned down in 1814, whiskey distilled at Mount Vernon went on sale this week. Just 471 bottles of rye whiskey using the original Washington recipe sold out within two hours, and this episode includes some of the festivities as well as tasting notes for the whiskey.

 

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