Glenglassaugh 30yr 55.1% – a true celebratory malt

I’ll be upfront here. Many folks out there will not have the chance to try this stuff. It’s rare and it’s very expensive. Before you start calling me a Daddy Warbucks I will tell you that I reviewed this dram from a sample. A big, *BIG* thank you goes out to Alan for the sample! Cheers He’bro!

Why am I so excited about a bottle I could never afford? Well, because A) some of you good people out there can swing the squids for a bottle and B) Glenglassaugh is a newly re-opened distillery and if this whisky is any indication as to what we’ll see coming out of their stills & casks, well… let’s say we should all be excited.

On to the whisky!

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No, really. I’m not making this up.

Turns out that Smith has been going to Japan to sell his wine since 2003, and a creative director for Pokemon is a big fan of his wines. As a cartoonist, he also loves Smith’s labels; no wonder.

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Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy. 27 July 2010.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

· First account of historic distillery re-opening.

· Glenglassaugh – A Distillery Reborn written by Ian Buxton – with Foreword by Alex Salmond.

The Glenglassaugh Distillery Company today announces the release of Glenglassaugh – A Distillery Reborn, published in association with The Angel’s Share (NWP, Glasgow).

The 118 page full colour book was written by Ian Buxton, a well-known whisky writer and consultant, who has worked with the distillery since March 2008. It records the history of the distillery from its establishment in 1875, through closure and the 2008 acquisition by the Scaent Group and Glenglassaugh’s subsequent refurbishment and re-opening. Many archive photographs are included, together with stunning new photography of the restoration by renowned distillery photographer Ian McIlwain.

The distillery’s MD, Stuart Nickerson, said:

“We are delighted with this book and our collaboration with The Angel’s Share. The result is a complete record of a remarkable story, told by a real insider, that is important both to the Scotch Whisky industry and this beautiful corner of Scotland.”

“We believe that Glenglassaugh – A Distillery Reborn will be of interest to our growing international customer base, whisky enthusiasts and local people. It’s a fascinating story, well told, and a handsome book to grace any library. We’d like to thank and congratulate Ian; Jules Akel, who designed the book and Alex Salmond, who contributed the Foreword in his previous role as our local MP.”

Glenglassaugh – A Distillery Reborn is available from the distillery; good bookshops everywhere; on-line at www.nwp.co.uk and www.glenglassaugh.com and from Amazon.

Retail price: £14.99 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-906476-10-6

£19.99 (hard cover) ISBN: 978-1-906476-13-7

About Glenglassaugh

The Glenglassaugh Distillery is situated on the Banffshire coast in the North-East of Scotland, close to the small village of Portsoy. The distillery was built in 1875 by local businessmen to satisfy the growing global demand for Scotch Malt Whisky and the site was chosen due to its close proximity to a high quality water supply and easy access to the nearby barley fields.

After a visit in the late 1880s, the highly-regarded Victorian commentator Alfred Barnard described Glenglassaugh as “too well known to need any praise.”

More recently, spirit from Glenglassaugh was used primarily in blends such as Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse. In 1986 the then owners mothballed Glenglassaugh as part of wider cutbacks in production and the distillery has remained silent thereafter. In 2008 The Scaent Group of Amsterdam purchased the distillery and have invested more than £1m to recommence operations and to reintroduce to discerning customers the distinctive and high quality attributes of The Glenglassaugh Single Malt Scotch Whisky. For more information, please visit www.glenglassaugh.com

Redevelopment

The refurbishment and reopening of the Glenglassaugh Distillery have been managed by Stuart Nickerson, a renowned whisky expert, who was the sole consultant during the acquisition. Nickerson has worked in the Scotch Whisky industry since 1981 with a significant part of his career being with William Grants, where he was Distilleries Director. Previously, he managed Highland Park Distillery, Glenrothes and Glenfiddich Distilleries in succession. He was appointed the new Managing Director of the Glenglassaugh Distillery Company in February 2008.

One of Stuart Nickerson’s first actions was the appointment of Graham Eunson as Distillery Manager, effective from 1st April 2008. Graham joined the Distillery from Glenmorangie where he was Manager of the world famous distillery for the last 12 years. Graham has also worked at Glendronach and Scapa distilleries.

Production at Glenglassaugh was restarted on 24th November 2008 by Rt Hon Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister and the distillery’s MP. Distilling was thus commenced under the guidance of Stuart Nickerson and Graham Eunson and “The Spirit Drink that dare not speak its name™” is the first product released to be made by the new management team.

Ian Buxton

Having worked in the Scotch Whisky industry since 1987 and with Glenglassaugh since March 2008, author Ian Buxton knows the company very well.

His other publications include an introduction to Aeneas MacDonald’s Whisky; contributions to Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser, co-author of Dorling Kindersley’s Eyewitness Guide to Whisky and the award-winning World Whisky and Whiskey and Philosophy (Wiley). He has written the history of John Dewar and Sons, The Enduring Legacy of Dewar’s as well as numerous magazine articles in the UK, Europe and the USA.

Ian is a Keeper of the Quaich, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Distillers and a Grand Ordinary Member of the von Poser Society of Scotland. He lives near Pitlochry on the site of a derelict distillery!

The Angel’s Share/NWP Glasgow

Neil Wilson Publishing is one of Scotland’s leading independent publishers. Under five imprints we produce a wide range of books with a Scottish (and, very occasionally, Irish) flavour. Whisky titles are published under The Angel’s Share imprint, with more than 20 titles currently available, including The Enduring Legacy of Dewar’s, also by Ian Buxton. For more information, visit www.nwp.co.uk

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Glenglassaugh Distillery Company Limited

Hi Everyone,

The Chicago Chophouse is doing a great feature on Charles Smith wines and has come up with an amazing menu. See menu below.

The feature is running until Stampede, July 9th, so if you have a chance to get in for lunch or dinner you are guaranteed a ‘Charles Smith’ good time!

Everyone’s wearing Charles Smith t-shirts, they have a number of Charles Smith posters up and are running the silent video on one of their tv screens – looks fantastic!

Make sure you spread the word!!

For more info contact Jocelyn

403-519-5351

Charles & Aki an owner of The Chicago Chophouse

The Chicago Chophouse

Charles Smith Wines Menu

***For a limited time only

Hand Tossed Grilled Pizza

slow roasted pork shoulder with fresh tomatoes, basil, soft mozzarella

$13

paired with

Charles & Charles Rose

$8.5 glass   $35 bottle

Chef Moe’s Butter Chicken

accompanied by saffron quinoa

$13

paired with

Kungfu Girl Riesling

$12 glass  $50 bottle

Peppercorn Crusted Lamb Sliders

resting on sweet buns, with aged asiago cheese, & wild mushroom compound butter

$13

paired with

Boom Boom Syrah

$13 glass   $55 bottle

Veal Tenderloin Confit

doled out with prosciutto and fingerling potatoes hash, topped with spanish paprika tomato chutney

$33

paired with

Velvet Devil Merlot

$11 glass   $45 bottle

Jocelyn will be pouring an assortment of the award winning wines from Botalcura

Date & Time: Friday June 25th 6:30-9:30

Location: Willow Park Wines
10801 Bonaventure Dr SE
Calgary, Alberta

No name spirit drink launched by Scotch distillery

Not old enough to be Scotch or carry the distillery name, the first release from the reopened Portsoy distillery was called “The Spirit Drink that dare not speak its name”. Now the distillery has released ‘The Spirit Drink that blushes to speak its name’ to celebrate 6 months of production.

The Glenglassaugh Distillery Company released 8,160 individually numbered 50cl bottles of a 50% abv spirit drink under the title “The Spirit Drink that dare not speak its name”. This was the first new product from the distillery since it reopened under new management in 2008 after being mothballed for 22 years.

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Malt Advocate Whisky Awards Announces Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey as
“Artisan Whisky of the Year”

DENVER – Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey™, a distinctive small-batch whiskey cultivated in Colorado’s first-ever micro-distillery, has been named “2009 Artisan Whisky of the Year” by the Malt Advocate Whisky awards.
The Malt Advocate Whisky Awards exist to recognize excellence in the world of whiskey. Now in its sixteenth year, the program is the oldest and longest-running annual whiskey awards program, honoring the world’s greatest whiskies and distilleries, and the individuals behind them.
The 16th annual Malt Advocate Whisky Awards will be presented in the spring 2010 issue of the Malt Advocate magazine. To be eligible for this year’s awards, products must have been sold in the U.S. during the 2009 calendar year.
According to Malt Advocate Publisher John Hansell in the Malt Advocate blog, Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is a great example of an artisan whisky that rivals well-established scotch or bourbon distillers in quality.
As an all-malt product, Hansell remarks that Stranahan’s resembles a single malt scotch in many ways, with a unique flair and a hint of bourbon character. He further remarked that the whiskey shows nice maturity, as well as smoothness with a layered sweetness and a good grip of tobacco and polished leather on the finish. “An example of the right way to do artisan distilling,” Hansell concluded.
Setting a new classification for whiskey, Stranahan’s unique distilling techniques blend the processes used to make both Scotch and Bourbon whiskeys in order to produce a straight Rocky Mountain whiskey that is sweeping the nation, as well as awards.

Stranahan’s Wins Award

Other awards include Best Small Batch Distillery Whiskey of the Year by Jim Murray’s Whiskey Bible 2009, Best of Show at the 5th Annual American Distilling Institute Conference, inclusion in The History Channel’s Modern Marvels “Whiskey” program which toured distilleries from around the world, and more.
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is available in select markets and is also available at the distillery. For more information, visit www.stranahans.com

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