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JAB
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| Thats a shame would of been good! |
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William
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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JAB i heard from Glengoyne about the micro release, as you know the bottling was due to have a big unveiling at the Glengoyne Food and Whisky Festival on the 4th but unfortunately this was cancelled due to the heavy snow.
The bottling is now only going to be available to buy from the distillery, not from any retailers or online. They are waiting until people can actually get to the distillery before releasing details and putting it on sale but as soon as i hear it is available and what it is i will ket you know. |
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JAB
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you know if you can reserve / buy over the phone and collect it? |
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William
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| JAB wrote: | | Do you know if you can reserve / buy over the phone and collect it? |
I am sure once they announce its release they would put one aside for you if you called the distillery shop and said you where coming to collect it but didnt want a wasted journey. I still dont know what the release will be and how limited it will be but i am sure all will be revealed in the near future. |
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JAB
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info william, think i may phone tomorro and ask about it, see if they disclose any more info! |
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JAB
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Phoned this morning about the micro release!
It will be getting released between christmas and newyear.
only 100 bottles will be getting released! (and a further 100 next year from the same cask)
It comes from an oloroso sherry cask, and is an 8 year old!
the price will be £100. Only avalible for collection from the distillery!
When i hear any more info on the date i will post it here! |
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Bookie
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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I thought it may be a oloroso sherry cask as it is sort of Glengoynes signature although they do use a few bourbon casks but i dont think many.
JAB I assume it will be non chilfiltered and no added colour as is Glengoynes style i think, did they say if it would be cask strength? I would assume it will be. |
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JAB
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Bookie Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject:
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I thought it may be a oloroso sherry cask as it is sort of Glengoynes signature although they do use a few bourbon casks but i dont think many.
JAB I assume it will be non chilfiltered and no added colour as is Glengoynes style i think, did they say if it would be cask strength? I would assume it will be. |
The woman on the phone said it had not been long drawn from the cask so assume it is non chilfiltered and no added colour and cask strength |
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butephoto
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Charlie
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| butephoto wrote: | | £100 for an 8yo? The world has indeed gone mad. |
I agree i think half that price would have been pushing it a little. I guess they know they can ask that price as there are some willing to pay it. Too rich for me for an 8 year old whisky. |
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JAB
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| Quote: | Glengoyne Distillery is to launch its SLOWEST ever bottling. Taking over four years to complete, this is a world's first small batch release from a single cask, creating a live experiment which whisky enthusiasts can take part in.
Available from Tuesday 28 December 2010, The Glengoyne Christmas Cask will be released each Christmas until 2014. Just 100 bottles will be released at a time, exclusively available to buy in person from the distillery shop. This highly innovative, first of a kind bottling will allow single cask lovers to trace the flavour evolution in this remarkable, yet typical, Glengoyne cask over its next four years of maturation.
Cask 790, a First Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt distilled in 2002, is currently rich, with hints of rosehip syrup, cocoa beans, oak and spice. It still clings to the last of its spirited youth, but delivering plenty and promising much more.
Glengoyne's unique flavour is derived from Scotland's SLOWEST malt whisky distillation and the use of some of Spain's finest sherry casks. Every year a team of dedicated noses search the warehouses for casks that are just right, releasing between two and four Single Casks a year. Once in the bottle the whisky stops maturing, so Single Cask bottlings represent a snapshot in time.
Stuart Hendry, Glengoyne Brand Heritage Manager explained "One day, after a particularly productive tasting session, we got to thinking - what if there is something more? We at the distillery are able to taste casks as they mature, witnessing their highs and lows, their flavour peak and troughs as they wind their way towards maturity. What if we were able to share that with our anorak-wearing whisky chums?"?
"Headspace' - the area within the cask unoccupied by liquid - is normally created through evaporation at the rate of approximately 1.5% per annum. In the case of the Christmas Cask we will be removing 70 litres from the cask each year, leading to much increased headspace, giving the potential for higher rates of evaporation and interactive maturation. Stuart continued: "We don't know for sure what will happen, but we're looking forward to finding out."?
The release of the Glengoyne Christmas Cask is something completely different, a first of its kind for the distillery, and the world, representing the Glengoyne SLOW ethos. It is an utterly unique insight into the life of a Single Malt Whisky cask, with the staggered bottlings perfectly demonstrating the long slow path each and every cask takes to reach the moment of perfect maturity. Each bottle will be numbered and signed by the Glengoyne Tasting Panel, but will be presented without packaging in order to keep the price down.
The release date for the first 100 bottles is 28th December 2010 and the bottles must be purchased AT the distillery, priced £100. They will not be available online or through telesales. |
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Big Mac
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| i like the the whole idea behind this but i think maybe a bit expensive for its age |
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The pierced 1
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:39 am Post subject: |
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If the quality is as good as it boasts the the price is most fitting although £100 for a 8 year does need thinking about 
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JAB
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:29 am Post subject: |
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I think these will be bought for collections at this price not 2 be drank 
But i am sure in 5 years time you will see the full set of 4 popping up at auction! |
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JAB
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| Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:38 am Post subject: |
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