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As well as our exclusive bottling from ‘Probably Speyside’s Finest Distillery’ (details soon), The Whisky Show will also have a limited bottling of a very special 1979 Port Ellen. Released at cask strength, just sixty bottles of this deliciously elegant peated dram from Islay’s most lamented lost distillery will be available to Whisky Show visitors.

THE WHISKY SHOW • 2009 Bottlings

The Whisky Show is delighted to announce this exclusive malt bottled specially for this year’s event – a 1966 single malt from ‘Probably Speyside’s Finest Distillery’. Bottled by exhibitors Douglas Laing to help us celebrate The Whisky Show 2009, this 43 year-old Speysider hails from one of the best-loved distilleries in Scotland, under family ownership since 1865. The whisky is from a single Oloroso sherry cask and has been bottled at cask strength.

THE WHISKY SHOW • 2009 Bottlings

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Every stand at the show is spoken for, so there will be something for everyone at this year’s Show. Just make sure you pace yourself, eat lots of food and drink plenty of water – you won’t want to miss out on anything at The Whisky Show 2009!

It’s really hotting up at The Whisky Show! Our friends at Monkey Shoulder, the vatted malt made with Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie, will be mixing up a storm on the main stage at the show, with delicious Monkey cocktails and a poker event as well! Whether you’re a seasoned poker pro or just learning the ropes, grab a chair and some Monkey tokens and take part in the fun. You can always cheer yourself up with a Monkey cocktail if you lose all your chips…

We’re delighted to announce that Whisky Show exhibitors Diageo will be bringing a selection of malts from their 2009 Special Releases to the Show for Visitors to try!

This year’s releases to be tasted at the Show include a delicious sherried Mannochmore, a delightful unpeated Caol Ila, and top-quality new expressions of Pittyvaich (now demolished) and sherried Speysider Benrinnes – all bottled at their full natural cask strength.

The Number One Drinks Company will be showing some fabulous Japanese malts at The Whisky Show 2009. The company has been bringing fantastic malts from previously-unknown distilleries including Hanyu and Karuizawa to the UK market since its inception in 2006.

The quality of some of these malts has been simply staggering, and many of the company’s hand-selected casks have won international awards – most notably the Karuizawa 1971, which picked up several awards including ‘Best Japanese Whisky’ from the Malt Maniacs Awards, as well as ‘Best New Whisky’ at the 2008 Drammies and the overall ‘Best in Glass 2008′ from Caskstrength.net.

Karuizawa 1967

Number One Drinks will be showing a variety of exclusive new bottlings at The Whisky Show, including The Whisky Exchange’s 10th Anniversary bottlings of Karuizawa 1967 and 1982, as well as some exciting new releases from Hanyu and Chichibu. These are guaranteed to be some of the most sought-after drams in the whole show, so make sure you drop by their stand or you’ll miss out!

Pernod Ricard will have their Chivas Regal 25yo blend available for Visitors to taste at The Whisky Show 2009! This superlative blend is a recreation of the very first Chivas Regal, which was a 25yo blend exported to America in 1909. With exotic fruits, chocolate and a delicious creamy nuttiness, this extremely rare blend is one of the finest we’ve ever tasted.

Glenglassaugh have confirmed that they will have their recently-released 30yo available for Visitors to sample at The Whisky Show 2009! Emerging this year after a hibernation going back to 1986, the distillery has been revitalised under the guiding hand of Stuart Nickerson, and we are very proud to have them on board for the Show.

International Beverage Holdings will be showing the Balblair 1975 vintage at The Whisky Show 2009. A follow-up to the wildly successful 1979, this new release is a bottling of 100% sherry casks.