tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105273362011-11-26T17:56:56.348+01:00Robert Burns: "Freedom and whisky gang thegither"a szomjas chefnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527336.post-88893442597908777212009-05-11T12:32:00.004+02:002009-05-11T12:56:49.393+02:00

After so many months of silence, I have finally started my new whiskyblog:The reason I had to re-consider how to blog about my favourite whiskies is that I got deeply involved in other things in the past one year, as well as the workload got no less then before. It is also motivated me to move on that I wanted to give something new to the whisky blogosphere. The idea I had for several years, but

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It's time to write a short post about the whisk[e]y blogosphere. Not only about me, myself and I. But also about some of my fellow whisk[e]y-bloggers around the world, who did serious efforts in the past one year to promote whiskies via private blogs. It is also important, because there are only a few whisky magazines available online.There are two of the ultimate whisky blogs: Serge's Whiskyfun

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Írtam már néhány cikket a whisk[e]ykről a YachtLife című negyedévente megjelenő magyar-angol nyelvű magazinba. A cikkeket is felteszem majd ide a blogra, de előbb egy kis kedvcsináló a whisk[e]y-ajánló részből.The Arran Malt Tokaji Finish 10 éves maláta whiskyEgy kis sziget Skócia dél-nyugati részén, amelyen egyetlen lepárló üzem működik. Az üzem bátor kezdeményezése, hogy tokaji boros hordókban

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Yesterday, I have received the latest issue of the Whisky Magazine. This time there was a short leaflet attached to the magazine. The leaflet is about the best whisky bars from around the world according to the expert staff of the whisky magazine. Of course, I checked out whether is there any bar mentioned from Hungary. There is none! What a shame! There are good bars listed from Prague, Vienna,

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This story is unbelievable. I would not be suprised, if it happened here in our region, but it comes from the UK. Well, it seems that there are no such big differences in certain aspects as I believed. Blackwood distillery produced its very first whisky on Shetland, named Muckle Flugga. They made a blend of three 8 years old Single Malt Scotch from North-Scotland, and matured it for an extra 18

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Glenfiddich is to introduce a new variant of its Rare Collection 40 YO Single Malt Scotch whisky. The new whisky salutes Michael Jackson whisky writer who died last summer. Michael Jackson had written tasting notes to Glenfiddich 40 YO between 2000 and 2007. Master Distiller, David Stewart selected a mix of American and European oak casks and blended them together with previous Glenfiddich 40 YO

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Aberlour launched a very limited edition 31 years old Single Malt Scotch whisky created specifically for the French duty free exclusively. The whisky is bottled from a single cask of American oak ex-bourbon barrel (cask no. 4581) resulting only 96 bottles of Aberlour whisky. The cask was filled in 1975, and the whisky has been aged for 31 years. Those numbered bottles will only be available in

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The new phase of the Johnnie Walker's Responsible Drinking programme was unveiled in Monaco before the Monte-Carlo Formula 1 Grand Prix. Although I don't understand why would anyone be convinced of the disadvantages of drink&driving when it is communicated by two paid sportsmen (let's say celebrities), if everyone knows that they are not allowed to drink anyway. Plus, I have seen some Formula 1

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Have you ever tasted a Tokaji Cask Finish whisky? No? And have you ever tasted Tokaji wine? This is a special late harvest wine from the North-Eastern region of Hungary, called Tokaj. „Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum” as we say it in Hungary, which means: The wine of Kings, the King of the wines. And it really is! There are even 3 distilleries which found it a good idea to put there Single Malt Scotch

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Traditionally, Scotch whisky was matured either in Bourbon casks or Sherry casks. Couple of decades ago, some marketing guru might have advised to leading Single Malt distilleries to use Bourbon casks for the first period of the maturation, then Sherry casks for the last couple of years … then label the whisky as Sherry Cask Finish. To be honest, I don’t know who was the very first to play this

a szomjas chefnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527336.post-50073069288148568002008-04-21T23:01:00.002+02:002008-04-21T23:20:39.306+02:00

Finally, it is running for more than a month. Web 2.0 is 'ante portas' in the whisky/whiskey industry. 'forscotchlovers' is a community portal for all the whisky fans. The site itself roots back to the US. Okay, okay ... I have to admit that I write about it, because I shall be one of the 'engine-bloggers'. Shall be, because I didn't have time to write my first long post about 'unique finished

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Finally, the owners of the Jack Daniel's Distillery made their decision naming the 41 one year old Jeff Arnett as the new (7th) Master Distiller in the history of the company. He replaces the well-known and popular Jimmy Bedford, who retired at the end of March this year. Mr. Arnett and his family is also living in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The company has just sent out the announcement yesterday.

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No, I'm not crazy. I'm still passionate about whisky. Therefore, I joinded the petition 'Say No! to Blended Malt Scotch Whisky!'. What it is about? The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has made an effort to help limit consumer confusion in the labelling of Scotch whisky, but unfortunately a key aspect of their proposal will make matters far worse. The Scotch whisky industry is using some category

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The company was first established by William Lawson in Dundee in 1849, but it became bankrupt in a very short time. It took almost hundred years to re-start the company and produce blended whisky again. And what a surprise, the new William Lawson established its business not in Scotland, but near Liverpool right after the Second World War, when the ban on using grain for producing whisky was

a szomjas chefnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527336.post-4674238922614919382008-02-29T22:14:00.004+01:002008-02-29T22:54:31.832+01:00

I heard this rumour for couple of months already, but didn't believe it. Then I have seen the news published on John Hansell's blog and I started to worry. If John writes it, it must be true. And it is. After working 40 years at the Jack Daniel's distillery (including the last 20 years as master distiller), Jimmy Bedford will retire effective end of March 2008. When he started in 1968, Jack

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I held recently a short presentation about the whiskies of the world when I had to explain the difference between Single Malt Scotch and Blended whiskies. At our last Whisky Club we have tasted four Scotch Blended whiskies which are not so popular and widely available in Hungary. When I was preparing for the tasting, I have just recognized that the Blended whiskies are somehow scorned by the

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I've got the message from Serge who is the famous author of whiskyfun.com. He and many others had some bad experiences with whiskies bought on eBay, therefore he put together a useful subpage about fake whiskies. "My aim is to make sure that nobody ever buys a fake bottle of whiskyon eBay or elsewhere anymore unknowingly. There has been fakes since a long time and we already saw some cops,

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Along the Orinoco river that borders Brazil and Venezuela, the Yanomamö people are living (hunter-gatherers) whose average annual income is estimated at the equivalent of $90 per person. Living along the Hudson river that borders New York City and New Jersey are the Manhattan people (consumer-traders) whose average annual income is around $36,000 per person. That dramatic difference of 400 times

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As I have some urgent parties to visit, I'll be quick: here's my recommendation which has some tie to my home-country and therefore is worth to start 2008 with. The Arran Malt finished in the finest Tokaji Aszu wine cask sourced directly from Hungary. Slainte & Happy New Year! Mivel sürgősen meg kell látogatnom egy szilveszteri partit, ez alkalommal rövid leszek: itt van ezévi utolsó ajánlott

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Jameson seems reconsidering its future. Started with a new, fancy and unusual advertising campaign last year, continued by the re-thinking of its whiskey range this year. The producer of Jameson, Irish Distillers has a throughout and deep knowledge of how to make best quality Irish whiskey. Lately, Irish Distillers is adding a vintage variant to its Jameson whiskey portfolio. The brand's vision

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The Macallan and the French crystal house Lalique launched a limited edition decanter this November. The first Lalique decanter within The Macallan 50 yo single malt was launched two years ago. The new "The Natural Colour" decanter is the second in what is planned to be a series of six and contains a rare The Macallan 55 yo single malt whisky. The decanter itself was created by the Lalique design

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Ian Macleod Distillers launches three limited edition Glengoyne choice malts. Glengoyne's distillery manager Robert Hughes, and two of its warehousemen William Edmiston and Derrick Morrison favourite single casks are bottled and will be sold mainly at the distillery's own shop, and selected specialist retailers globally. The retail price of these single malts will be around US$500 for Hughes

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As part of its expansion plans for Dewar's, Bacardi announced to build a new Scotch whisky production plant in South Lanarkshire. The facility will be developed as a maturation, blending and storage plant with a capacity of housing almost 10 million liters of whisky. The construction is planned to begin next year and be completed in 2018, although the first phase will already set to go

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The owner of Wild Turkey Bourbon whiskey, Pernod Ricard, has recently announced that it is to expand the production of Wild Turkey in Kentucky. The reason is that the annual sales volume of Wild Turkey reached the 1 million case mark (9 million liters worldwide) for the first time ever. It seems that the demand is higher than the supply. Do not worry, there will be enough Wild Turkey for every

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Burn Stewart Distillers has posted a strong results for 2006 ... sales grew by 33% compared to 2005. According to the company, the successful performance was coming from a sustained marketing investment put behind its core brands of Scottish Leader, Black Bottle and Bunnahabhain. Some other Scotch Malt whiskies like Deanston, Ledaig and Tobermory also owned by Burn Stewart. Scottish Leader was

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Teacher's Highland Cream is a very unique blend as it is probably the smokiest blended Scotch among the well-know international whisky brands. The characteristic smoky flavour is coming from the guaranteed 45% malt whisky content which is one of the highest among the blended sctoch brands. The two fingerprint malt whiskies of Teacher's are Glendronach and Ardmore. The first gives its spicey

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Pernod Ricard took over the Ballantine's range from Allied Domecq in 2005. Since then Chivas Brothers cares about the Ballantine's age variants. It was more than self-explanatory that the Chivas marketing team re-considered the brand positioning of Ballantine's Finest as soon as it was possible. They did the job in less than a year finding 'Leave Your Mark' as the essence of the brand. They might

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I have just recently discovered the following headline in a webmagazin: "Pocket Shot Introduces New Packaging Category For the Alcohol Industry". Whereelse can it happen than in California. Pocket Shot offers to consumers a unique single serve whiskey product, sort of a "grab & go". They say it's an easy pouring, high quality transparent pouch which fits an active and on-the-go lifestyle. They

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Biggest loss of the world of whisky this year: Michael Jackson, the worldwide famous whisky and beer expert and writer passed away. He was 65 years old. He died on the 30th of August, after suffering several years of Parkinson's disease. He wrote some of the best whisky books. His most popular books were the 'Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch' and the 'Malt Whisky Companion'. Now, he might

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Two events took place last week: the Whisky Club of the Whisky Society of Hungary, and the quarterly tasting session of SMWS Hungary. There was a nice series of Single Malt Scotch whiskies in the past two club evenings of the Whisky Society. A month ago, we tasted Benriach 12 yo Dark Jamaican Rum Finish, Bruichladdich Infinity with its cask strength abv of 55.5%, and Stronachie 12 yo from Dewar

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Summer is over. I'm back in town. Working hard again. BUT. September will come with several whisky events. Whisky Club on Sep 3; going to taste Benromach 19yo, Edradour and Littlemill. SMWS quarterly tasting on Sep 7; it's always a good fun to survive the tasting of plenty of cask strength malt whiskies. The Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador visit Budapest end of September, and I'm invited for the

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I am very proud that the editors of the Whisky Magazine selected my 'whiskynews' among the top 5 whisky blogs! I am happy that they appreciate my efforts I have put in to this whisky education in the past 2 and a half years. And thanks for all my readers who come back time to time to check what happens in the world of whiskies. There are two other blogs - clearly better than my one - among the

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World WHisky Conference took place at the end of April in order to discuss the issues and challenges the whisky industry is about to face in the near future. I have just recently read some of the strangest statements which were agreed on the conference:- Get rid of regionality! Make it possible to produce whisky anywhere around the world without any restrictions on where it can officially be

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I visited the WhiskyMesse in Vienna on the weekend. Together with some enthusiastic members of our Whisky Klub we hit the road Saturday and in the afternoon we already tasted the whiskies in the city center of Vienna. I do not mention now each and everyone of the exhibitors (you can find them on the WhiskyMesse webpage), but I want to share with you the list of those whiskies I tasted on the

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This is the 100th post on this blog. It would be great to write about something important or exciting. But the only thing happened in my "whisky-world" is that I am very much disappointed about the results of the two whisky tests I attended recently. First there was this Scotch test held by Decanter. Then a month later came the second round with Bourbons, Irish and Canadian whiskies. Although

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The Whisky Magazine asks industry members from four countries, US, Scotland, Ireland and Japan, to vote for the Icons of Whisky. This year result is as follows:Distiller of the Year - Buffalo Trace Distillery, USVisitor Attraction of the Year - Glenfiddich, ScotlandHotel of the Year - City Inn London and Gleneagles Hotel, UKRetailer of the Year (single outlet) - Berry Bros & Rudd,

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I have found a small franchise store in Budapest, where any sort of liqueurs but even some Scotch and Irish whisk(e)ys are on sale directly from barrels. Strange, huh? At least unusual to buy whisky from barrels outside of Scotland. But it's possible. The store belongs to some sort of Swiss franchise. Anyway, I bought a pint of Cooley as it is not available in any format in Hungary. For decades,

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No, I don't want to draw up the family tree of the Walkers. I rather want to tell some words about the family and history of the Johnnie Walker blends. The brand was originally known as Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky. John 'Johnnie' Walker granted the business, but whisky sales was just 8% of the family business's income in his time. Alexander, his son, and later Alexander II, his grandson were the

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From "whisky" point of view, February is lazy compared to Jan and March. There is the Burn's Night at the end of Jan, and St. Patrick's Day mid March. There should be some American whiskey celebration in February. But there is not. Instead, I was invited to a sort of a carnival night. At least I had the opportunity to wear my kilt again. It's a great fun. Especially after drinking a half bottle

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Couple of weeks without internet connection. What a terrible feeling! I felt like loosing the connection with the outer world. We moved into a new apartment, and there was no internet in the first couple of weeks. (Not to mention how worried I was to be able to move my many dozens of whisky collection without any damage.) I have just installed my brand new wifi router. So, I'm back. In the

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There has been only one extremly limited bottling of heavily peated Bunnahabhain whisky before. It is interesting because the usual Bunnahabhain is not so peaty then some other Islay whiskies like Laphroaig, Ardbeg or Lagavulin. Now Royal Mile Whiskies in Edinburgh has some on stock. And the price is not even high. Anyway, in the night of January 25 was the Burns Night celebrated all over the

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I rarely write about any single part of the fermenting, distilling equipments. Except now. I have just recognized that even the most of my whisky-freak friends do not know what function the lyne pipe fulfills in the distilling process. The lyne pipe is usually a copper or stainless steel pipe which connects the head of the still to the condenser or worm. During distillation some of the heavier

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Singleton is re-newed in design and packaging and on the market as single malt. The single malt is produced in Auchroisk, one of the newest distillery of Diageo. The distillery was built in 1973, and the stills produced their first spirit a year later. The first Singleton was bottled only in 1986, after 12 years of maturation. Only 10% of Auchroisk's whisky is bottled and sold as the Singleton

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Last year's highest whisky price was paid by an Anonymus bidder on an auction in London last November. 14,850 GBP for The Glenavon *** Special Liqueur Whisky bottled by the distillers' dates from the 1850s. This could be the oldest bottle of whisky in existence. As one commented in a chatroom: "Worthless if you open it ... Pointless if you don't!" Well, I would really like to keep such a "

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A short list of some of the most rare and most valuable (expensive) whiskies.Over 50 years:The Macallan Fine & Rare Collection, distilled in 1926 - 38,000 USDThe Macallan Fine & Rare Collection, distilled in 1939 - 10,125 USDBlended Scotch:Royal Salute 50 YO - 10,000 USDHighland Malt whisky:Glen Garioch, distilled in 1958 - 2,600 USDIslay Malt whisky:Bruichladdich 40 YO - 2,500 USDSpeyside Malt

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Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Ardbeg. The three distilleries standing in the chilly, but moist weather and facing the Atlantic Ocean on South Islay. Three unique distilleries couple of hundreds miles from each other on a relatively small Island. But three distinctively different Single Malt whiskies. I knew them, first I tasted each of them couple of years ago. They are definitely not for the beginners.

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Glenmorangie’s master distiller Bill Lumsden raised the standard of whisky to new heights with his Margaux Cask Finish. The Glenmorangie Margaux Cask Finish is quite spectacular, being the only whisky to claim having spent its last two years in a used Margaux wine barrel. Glenmorangie managed to get 10 barrels or barriques from the House of Margaux in the French Bordeaux region which, in itself,

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Islay...Jura...Skye...Mull...Orkney...Arran...The 6 Isles Island Vatted Malt Scotch Whisky. Scotland has more than 140 islands, however malt whisky is distilled on only six of these islands. The 6 Isles is a unique vatting of casks of single malt whiskies selected from the six distilling islands. The peaty and smoky character of Islay is balanced with the soft heather and honey notes of the

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"When George Smith founded his distillery in 1824, he resolved to create a Single Malt Whisky of such exceptional quality that all other whiskies would be judged against it. He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams, although success did not come easily. Inhospitable terrain, harsh winters and violent hostility from distillers whose illicit livelihood was now threatened, all had to be endured. But

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Neither I still fighting with demons after get stoned last night, nor it is a new horror section on this blog. Redbreast is a Pure Pot Still whiskey. Whiskey, because it comes from Ireland. 12 year old, complex, assertive and full flavoured ... as stated on the bottle. For me it is the proof of the revival of the Irish whiskey industry. Finally, they look for new ways, they start new things. Like

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If it is the "take a dram", why not introduce it a bit more. Auchentoshan 10 YO Lowland Scotch Malt whisky (Och-en Tosh-an). Fresh, perfume scented with a touch of lemon peel. Its taste delivers a mixture of sundried fruits and citrus with slight cinnamon and the malt also comes through. The finish is clearly malty with nutty and cocoa flavour at the end. Auchentoshan 10 YO is a lightly sweet,

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Sandy Hyslop, the 5th Master Blender in the long and distinguished history of Ballantine's. With over 20 years of experience in the whisky industry. This news is coming from Chivas Brothers. They probably don't count George Ballantine and R.A. McKinlay as Master Blenders. The first was who established the brand and the business, the latter was who bought the company from the Ballantine family and

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Glenfiddich Solera Reserve is uniquely different and worthy of discovery. The Solera process is common in Jerez when making brandy, but is unique amongst Scotch whisky distillers. 15 year old Glenfiddich Single Malt is matured to perfection in three types of oak casks: sherry, traditional bourbon and new oak. The whisky is then brought together in the impressive Solera Vat, which is always kept

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‘The single malt that started it all’ is celebrating a stellar performance at this year’s International Spirits Challenge. The Glenlivet 18 Year Old has been awarded a coveted Trophy at the 2006 awards at the gala dinner held at The Dorchester Hotel, London on 27 September.In its eleventh year, the International Spirits Challenge is highly regarded by the whisky industry as an awards scheme of

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Chivas Regal has stolen a march on its competitors by being named the UK’s coolest whisky brand, 2006, by the CoolBrands Council, a panel of influential opinion leaders drawn from the world of media, fashion and design. One of the reasons may be >> "This is the Life"A Chivas Regal utcahosszal megelőzte versenytársait, mivel egyetlen whisky márkaként az Egyesült Királyság CoolBrand-jévé

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3 of the best Scotch Malt whiskies. One for each of the past 3 nights. Just to avoid any heart-attack. I hope you all aware of the fact that whisky - when drinking moderately - is beneficial for the body. It's proven, it's shown and now it seems to be nicely experienced by me, too. So not more than a shot, helps to relax and hang loose. Puts you in a 'stand-by' condition. And it also makes a calm

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The Whisky School at Ladybank Distillery lets participants create their own whisky. The three-day program gives instructions in whisky making and tasting and includes a sample of the ‘new-make’ whisky created by participants. Nothing too shocking so far, but this is where it gets fun, similar to Crushpad: all DIY creations are recorded and stored in the warehouse until they've aged sufficiently

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Sorry for "hiding", but the past couple of weeks were very busy ... and so unfortunately, I had no time to update the blog ... but I'm back now.So let's see some news about one of my favourite Scotch Malt ... Aberlour.Aberlour is now renowned as being one of the greatest malt whiskies. As of 2005, it had an impressive number of gold medals and trophies from the prestigious International Wine &

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Maybe it is too early for notification, but anyway, the 3rd Whisky Fair comes to Vienna on April 14-15, 2007. Thanks to the enthusiastic and whisky-passionate and connoiseur Mr. Mario Prinz and Mr. Erich Plessberger we can check and taste all the best whiskies of the world and meet the producers and craftmen in our neighbourhood.More info (in German) on the official website of the Wiener

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Global warming reached my town. After an extremly cold May when I was happy to drink whisky to warm up a bit ... extremly tropical hot weather arrived. Unfortunately, we've got no oceans nearby to cool the air down every night. This weather is not for whisky times. Scotch&Soda or any blend 'on the rocks' is not enough cold to set my temperature anyway. But I can recommend some light, bright,

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From time to time I forget how nice the best bourbon (so far) can be. I've got some botles of Maker's Mark hidden in my secret cupboard. I've just opened one recently to enjoy its wonderfully smooth taste again.Maker's Mark is acknowledged by experts to be the world's best bourbon. "The noblest of all bourbons" says Michael Jackson, internationally acclaimed writer on spirits. The secret of

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This one I've found on the wall of the Old Midleton Distillery:Health and long life to you,A wife of your choice to you,Children every year to you,A land without rent to you,And may you be in heaven half an hour,before the devil knows you're dead.Slainte!A fenti köszöntőt az Old Midleton Distillery falára írva találtam (alább szabad fordításban):Egészséget és hosszú életet Neked,A kedved szerinti

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Last week I spent couple of days in Midleton on the Annual Conference of Irish Distillers. That's a Paradise for any Irish whiskey fan. The city itself is not big, pretty close to Cork, so easy to get there by plane from everywhere. But the small Midleton city is the centre of making Irish whiskey. The Old Midleton Distillery is rebuilt as a heritage center for Jameson, Paddy and Powers, but also

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Surprise, surprise ... The result is as follows:Islay 42.9%Highland 35.7%Lowland 14.3%Speyside 7.1%Islay is the winner. This is now wonder. Connoisseurs praise the subtle and complex character of Islay whiskies and value them high above any other Scotch Malt whisky. The judgement of Speyside region is however strange. The most popular Scotch Malt whiskies are coming from this region where

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I've just made some interesting calculations. How much whisky we drink?For example, Johnnie Walker Red Label sells around 63 million litres a year around the globe. This means that people drink= 1.5 billion shots per year= 4,315,068 million shots per day= 180,000 shots per hour= 3,000 shots per minute.It's almost the same level as the consumption of all spirits in Hungary in a year. Crazy, huh?

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Two completely different Single Malt Scotch. I already tasted both several times. But last weekend I discovered them again with my friends.Ardbeg 10 Years OldWorking distillery, established in 1815 on Islay, owned by Glenmorangie (Louis Vuitton Moet Henessy).nose: very peaty, a bit oily with a hint of saltinesstaste: lightly sweet, first oily-malty, later turns into see-weedy and oakyfinish:

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Check this out! I've just discovered the new Jameson website.I particularly like the ads.(Well, the best ever spirit website is still the Absolut one.)Ezt érdemes megnézni! Most fedeztem fel, hogy megújult a Jameson weboldala.Nekem különösen a reklámjai tetszenek.(Jóllehet az eddig legjobb website a kategóriában még mindig az Absolut vodka oldala.)

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A Bourbon-ageing warehouse is a large rectangular structure, eight or more stories high, built of traditional post-and-beam cosntruction, sided and roofed with tin, with a neat row of small windows along each story. Inside, each floor is divided into three tiers of ricks, with each rick holding a row of barrels, extending broadside from a narrow passage down to the centre of the building. Most

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The question was: "Which type of whisk(e)y you prefer?"The result is, I believe, not a surprise for whisky connoisseurs. Although it's a surprise for me that none of the categories got the majority of the votes. Thanks for voting!The results:1. Scotch Malt Whisky 48%2. Irish Whiskey 26%3. Blended Scotch Whisky 15%4. American Whiskey 10%5. Canadian Whisky 1%A kérdés az volt, hogy "Melyik a kedvenc

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Last day of 2005. I thought at Christmas, that I spend my time tasting whiskies with friends at home. Or maybe mixing some good blends on New Year's Eve. But I was lucky enough to attend SMWS tasting session again. 5 great cask strength Scotch single malts:- Glenkinchie 17YO 58.2% ... the classic Lowland single malt- Aultmore 17YO 56.6% ... a Speyside whisky with an interesting "freshly-distilled

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Scotch whisky forever! I just want to wish Merry Christmas and a Happy Jolly New Year for each and every whisk(e)y fan around the world. I spend the Christmas days in the company of a bottle of a splendid Mortlach 13YO. Perfect for Christmas.Nollaig Chridheil agus Blidhnad Mhath Ur (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!)SlanjivarSkót whisky mindörökké! Ezúton szeretnék mindenkinek Boldog Karácsonyt

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Did not dissapeared. The past couple of weeks were very busy. Becasue of Christmas – the main season in whisky business. But also I was lucky to be got involved deeper in the world of whiskies, as well as tasted many new whiskies. One event I must mention from the past month, is the Hungarian adaptation of Chivas Snowgolf Series. The first ever Chivas event in Hungary, Chivas Icegolf, was took

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I was planned to go to Bratislava to visit the first ever Whisky Fair in the country. There's a regular one in Austria, but nowhere else in the region. So, it was a pleasure to hear that Slovakians are ready to organize their international whisky-gathering inviting representatives from the industry, as well as from many independent bottlers. Now, I'm a bit disappointed that the Whisky Fair is

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I already mentioned it couple of posts earlier: the first ever SMWS tasting took place at Budapest last week. It doesn't mean that there will be a local "affiliate" of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, but at least we, Hungarians, can join the swiss SMWS club as distance members. We were not too many on the first ocassion, and maybe I was the only "stranger" in the team that day. All the others

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No question, Prague is a beautiful city. I lived there, I know its hidden streets, and I know its secret places. But it’s always full of surprises. I spent the last weekend there, and I discovered some new places again. This time I found a whisky store – the “Spirit of the World” shop in the Old City. I can only recommend visiting it, when someone walks by the Staromestske Namesti. Or at least

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... you'll love the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.The Scotch Malt Whisky Society began life some twenty years ago when a group of friends clubbed together to buy a cask of fine malt whisky. It took a few years before they opened their doors wider and today the Society has three superb venues and over 20,000 members worldwide. The Society remains true to its origins in camaraderie, retaining its

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First of all, this was not my first experience with Jameson Irish whiskey, but the most convincing so far. I've met two representatives of Irish Distillers this week, they told me about the heritage and background of Jameson, and we also had some 'Jameson on the rocks' (well, not some, but in fact 8 in an evening). If someone is new in Irish whiskey, the very secret of the fresh, melty, round (

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We had our monthly whisky-gathering last week, where we tasted three famous Scotch blends against their 'fingerprint' Single Malt Scotch whiskys. Unfortunately, for financial reasons, not against all their fingerprints, but the most important ones. The tasted pair of whiskys were: Ballantine's Finest vs. Miltonduff 10 YO, Buchanan's Black&White vs. Dalwhinnie 15 YO, Teacher's Highland Cream vs.

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Well, this is what Mortlach means. 'Duck massacre', referring to Malcolm's victorious battle in 1010 against the Vikings. A lot happened since then around Mortlach. William Grant was working there for 20 years before he granted Glenfiddich in the neighbourhood. The whisky comes out from Mortlach gets its unique taste partly from the traditional 'cooling' system of fresh whisky after distillation.

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Last week I met with some members of the Austrian Whisky Club in Vienna, by chance. I wanted to buy some single malt Scotch whiskys, but they had their usual monthly gathering right at the same time, same place. They were really kind since they let me tasted some of their rare whisky curiosities.MacDuff 38 YO Limited Edition (bottle No.92, out of 204 bottles)distilled in June 1967 - bottled in

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After 8 months of blogging, it was time to re-new Whiskynews. Two days of hard work on the last weekend, but finally succeeded to put together "Whisk(e)y 2.0". Some face-lift, new design - I hope you like it. Some changes also in content, like the poll, the collection of whiskyblogs, and the tag-board - and more to come. From now on, posts will also be focused more on whisky heritage, traditions,

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This week, on the occasion of my 35th birthday (old I am, huh?), I've got the nicest Single Malt in my life so far: Murray McDavid Mission III Craigellachie 1970. Distilled in the year I was born, aged in oak casks for 33 years, then bottled only 498 limited edition bottles - out of which one has landed last week in my collection. I'm still hesitating to open it, but already dug up the internet

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I don't know why people think whisky as an old-fashioned drink. This year whisky giants show us how they think - three of the biggest brands started to sponsor the most popular car racing series targeting racing fans. Jack Daniel's and Jim Beam invested in racing teams of the Nextel Cup Series, or NASCAR, while Johnnie Walker set up a partnership with Team McLaren Mercedes in Formula 1. The

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The Distilled Spirits Council of US and Historic Mount Vernon hosted a whiskey vatting and tasting event with master distillers on the grounds of the George Washington Distillery at Mount Vernon, VA, where the nation's Founding Father ran the largest whiskey distillery in the 18th century America. At the event, casks of the most famous American whiskey brands (Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Maker's

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A week ago Diageo, the world's biggest spirit producer, completed the purchase of the Irish whiskey brand Bushmills from Pernod Ricard for almost 300m euro. Pernod Ricard sold the brand as a tactical deal in order to keep Diageo far away from the Allied Domecq takeover. Old Bushmills Distillery is the oldest licensed distillery in the world where the renowned Bushmills whiskey has been distilled

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Jim Beam Brands reached a milestone recently filling the 10 millionth barrel of its famous Kentucky Bourbon whiskey. On the occasion of this achievement, the company has launched an interactive educational website for whiskey fans and commercial partners. The website, called Spirits Academy, offers various exciting services and games, such as searchable database of links and description of brands

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Quick news, although a week old: A bottle of Irish malt whiskey from the Nuns' Island Distillery (closed in 1913) has just recently turned up in a specialist shop in England and is expected to reach 100k euro when sold. According to Mr. Kenneth Thomas, the owner of the specialist shop, this bottle of whiskey is believed to be one of the rarest bottles of malt whiskey in the world - dating

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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has issued new industry rules on the marketing and promotion of Scotch Whisky in the UK. Covering all commercial communications, including advertising, promotional materials, sponsorship, websites, and so on, The SWA Code of Practice for the responsible marketing and promotion of Scotch Whisky will directly apply to all brand activities in the UK. The code also

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"Future is uncertain for Allied Domecq whisky brands" wrote The Whisky Magazine a month ago. Well, we don't know. Actually, no one knows. But all the whisky fans hope for the brightest future for the former AD brands and distilleries. I'm sure Pernod Ricard will take good care of them. As they did it with Irish Distillers, and the Seagram portfolio. Although, there are always bad examples. Since

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Since Allied Domecq was sold, I feel somehow worried about its brand portfolio. Especially, about the Single Malt whiskies. Are they in good hands now? Or their days are numbered? We shall see. But there are some examples, which show how multinational spirit companies are thinking about Single Malt distilleries. For example, Bruichladdich. The distillery was built in 1881 by the Harvey family. At

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Yesterday, a new whisky giant was born. This should be no news for those who follow not only the life of the whisky brands, but the life of their mother-company, too. Allied Domecq, the former owner of the Scottish Allied Distillers, the whisky brands like Ballantine's, Teacher's, Laphroaig, Glendronach, Scapa, Tormore, other distilleries like Imperial, Miltonduff, Ardmore, Glenburgie, as well as

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Today we shall raise our glasses to John Walker, the man who created Johnnie Walker. He was born on July the 25th, 1805. His story started in Kilmarnock, when his father, Alexander Walker, died and he succeeded him in running the family business. Begining of the 19th century blending was still "illegal", but John Walker created his first blend of Scottish grain and malt whisky. After 1830, when

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Well, I didn't post anything for a long time. Sorry. The company I work for is merging with another one, so we have a lot to do for the time being. Anyway, I was in London Thursday-Friday (not to mention the terror attacks), so I could finally buy Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2005. It's great and it's necessary for any whisky connoisseur. I studied it a little bit and just recognized that one of my

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Well, I didn't know anything about that see-through J&B -6 brand, so I tried to get some answers for my question: "Why the J&B -6 is a see through whisky? Is it not aged in oak barrels?" J&B has a website which answers any questions you ask. I hoped its not only a marketing bullshit, but it seems it is. For my question, I've got back this answers:"Hi David,Thank you for your email and I set out

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Straight Kentucky Bourbon takes its name from Bourbon county, Kentucky from where the whiskies headed down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. Barrels shipped from the county's ports were stamped with the county's name and Bourbon and whiskey soon became synonymus. There are strict laws governing just what a Bourbon must be to be labelled as such. For example, at least 51% of the

a szomjas chefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527336.post-1120146884630437552005-06-30T17:54:00.001+02:002005-06-30T18:58:45.353+02:00

Well, I've just found this ad in a fancy UK bar magazin. I'm not sure whether we have to take it seriously. J&B -6 blended Scotch 40% abv, well that's okay. Blended from a selection of Speyside malt and grain whiskies, smooth, fresh and subtle with vanilla sweetness and fruity tones, well that's still okay. But it's transparent, and that makes it strange. The first question comes into my mind is

a szomjas chefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527336.post-1119561552923152542005-06-23T23:19:00.000+02:002005-06-23T23:19:12.953+02:00

The Muree distillery in Rawalpindi (Pakistan) is gathering suggestions for the first 18 YO Single Malt whisky of the Islamic country. Muree's staff tells the whisky to be smooth and palatable, however the majority of the country's population won't appreaciate its taste, as 97% of them are Muslims and forbidden to consume any alcohol. The Muree distillery deals with spirits since 1861 also does

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Do you remember Sophia Coppola's 'Lost In Transition' featuring Bill Murray? I can't forget his bored, wooden face when repeating the famous headline thousand times - but it worked, that scene spread Suntory's fame around the world. Not long ago, a bottle of Suntory Yamazaki 50 Years Old whisky was sold out in a day for almost 7,500 euro. That means appr. 430 euro for a shot of whisky. Some

a szomjas chefnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10527336.post-1119370442511124042005-06-21T18:14:00.000+02:002005-06-21T18:14:02.806+02:00

Nine cats are competing for a job hunting mice at Scotland's oldest working distillery. One of the lucky candidates will be picked to follow in the paw- prints of Towser, a record-breaking mouser who worked at the Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, Perthshire. The chosen cat will have a hard act to follow; Towser, a tortoiseshell, caught almost 30,000 mice in her 24-year lifetime, earning herself a

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In Britain, alcoholic strength is measured according to the recommendation of the International Organisation of Legal Metrology since 1980. Alcoholic strength means a percentage of alcohol by volume at a temperature of 20 Celsius. It replaced the Sikes system of measuring the proof of strength of spirits, which had been used in Britain for over 160 years. Proof spirit meant that the whisky at a

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