CALENDAR OF EVENTS PRESENTED BY LAPHROAIG

 

September 3: Scotch Tasting, Binny's Beverage Depot, Naperville, Illinois

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

September 3-5: Maltstock, Nijmegen, Netherlands

September 4: Whiskymessen 2010, Copenhagen

September 7: WhistlePig Rye Tasting with Dave Pickerell, Binny's, Lakeview, Illinois

September 8: WhistlePig Rye Tasting with Dave Pickerell, Binny's South Loop, Chicago, Illinois

September 8: Arran Tasting, Bar High Society, Tokyo, Japan

September 9: Cocktail Divas Competition at Blush, Wynn Encore, Las Vegas

September 10: Vinology Platinum Single Malt Whisky Night, Leamington Spa, England

September 10: Yamazaki Tasting with Yuri Kato, Binny's South Loop, Chicago, Illinois

September 10-11: Whisky Live, Glasgow

September 11: Rum & Whisky Festival, Frederiks, Denmark

September 11: Glenfiddich and Balvenie Tastings, The Wine & Cheese Place, St. Louis, Missouri

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

September 11: Scotch Tasting, Binny's, Algonquin, Illinois

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

September 16: Kilchoman Tasting with Anthony Wills, Whisky Koch, Darmstadt, Germany

September 16: Compass Box Tasting, The Wine & Cheese Place, St. Louis, Missouri

September 17-18: Whisky Live, Moscow, Russia

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

September 20: "The Art of Blending" Master Class with Richard Paterson, Milroy's of Soho, London

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

September 21: GlenDronach "Cask in a Van" Tour, Tasttoe, Kampenhoudt, Belgium

September 22: GlenDronach "Cask in a Van" Tour, Whisky on Wheels, Erpe Mere, Belgium

September 23: GlenDronach "Cask in a Van" Tour, Anverness, Antwerpen, Belgium

September 23: Laphroaig Live, Jerez, Spain

September 24: GlenDronach "Cask in a Van" Tour, Tasttoe 2, Wondelgem-Gent, Belgium

September 25: GlenDronach "Cask in a Van" Tour, Geel-Westerglo and Zottegem, Belgium

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 28: Bowmore Trilogy Dinner, Aureole, New York City

September 30: End of Summer Tasting, Oddbins Mitchell Street, Glasgow

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

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

October 1: Calgary Opera Scotch Whisky Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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

October 2: Bourbon Ball 26, Louisville, Kentucky

October 2-3: Whisky Weekend, Hamburg, Germany

October 3: The Single Malt Whisky Boat, Nieuwpoort, Belgium

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 14-16: White Dog Days, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

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: Tomatin Tasting with Stephen Bremner, Vinology, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

October 29: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Philadelphia

October 29: Whisky Live, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

October 29-30, The Whisky Show, London

October 30: Haunting of the Distillery, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

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: Signatory Tasting Dinner, City Club, San Francisco

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 18: Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, Santa Monica, California

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

February 11-12, 2011: Linkopings Whisky Expo, Linkopings, Sweden

February 27, 2011: Whisky Live, Seoul, South Korea

March 5-6: Whisky Weekend, Bremen, Germany

March 10, 2011: The Whisky Classic, Morristown, New Jersey

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, 2011: Spirit of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

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

September 9-11, 2011: Maltstock, Nijmegen, Netherlands

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Minor correction from this week's show: The Highland Park 1970 Orcadian Series is a domestic release, not travel retail.

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EPISODE 276: AUGUST 29, 2010

 

The Whisky Guild held its annual "Whisky on the Hudson" tasting and dinner cruise in New York City the other night, with more than 900 people on hand to taste dozens of whiskies. I'll have some of the highlights on this week's episode, including a visit to The Balvenie's Warehouse 24 room and chats with some of the U.S. microdistillers on hand. In the news, a new peated Glenmorangie, 10 single casks from BenRiach, a new Macallan 1824 Collection expression, and an update on the "Water of Life" Drive for Charity: Water.

 

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EPISODE 275: AUGUST 22, 2010

 

Ever have one of those conversations that seems like just a few minutes, until you look at the clock and realize it's gone on for a long time? That sums up my chat this week with Robin Blackadder, the "nom du whisky" for Blackadder bottler Robin Toucek. We discussed everything from how he picks single casks to whisky festivals, politics, and small animals, and you'll hear our chat in this week's episode. In the news, Dr. Martin Tangney of Edinburgh Napier University explains his new technique for turning distillery waste into usable biofuel, along with details on new whiskies and auction results for old ones.

  

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EPISODE 274: AUGUST 15, 2010

 

There's no doubting that Kentucky makes great bourbons, but a single malt? That hasn't happened since 1919...until now. Dr. Pearse Lyons is the CEO of Alltech, which makes yeasts and animal feed supplements in Kentucky. He comes from generations of Irish coopers, and since Alltech already owns the Kentucky Brewing Company in Lexington, he decided to honor his heritage with a single malt. We'll also get the latest on Shackleton's whisky from Nigel Watson of the Antarctic Heritage Trust and learn more about Charity: Water from CEO Scott Harrison.

 

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EPISODE 273: AUGUST 8, 2010

 

"Hammer Head" sounds like the name for a Caribbean rum, not a whisky. In this case, it's not a shark reference, but the name of a long-forgotten Czech single malt whisky just being released. Tony Roberts of Stock Spirits Group shepherded Hammer Head to market, and explains the origin of the whisky and its unusual name. Plenty of new whiskies to talk about as well, along with the start of the WhiskyCast "Water of Life" Drive.

 

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