Sanctuary Cigars SINGLE MALT & CIGAR TASTING August 17, 2017 (Thursday @ 7:00 PM) - $50.00 - RSVP: (334) 593-8552 or [email protected]

Whisky #1 MACALLAN Single Malt / 10-year / 'Fine Oak' / 40% ABV / OB / Dist Owner: Edrington Group Ltd. (The Robertson Trust) / Speyside (Central)

The Macallan Distillery Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Banffshire (Moray) AB38 9RX

Pronunciation: ‘MA-kallan’ - SWA Map Location: #84 Translation: 'Fillan's Plain' -or- 'Farm of Saint Fillan' Slogan: "The Macallan, the great Single Malt" Region (District): Speyside (Central) - The label claims ‘Highland Malt’ Neighbors: Aberlour, Glenrothes, Glen Spey, Craigellachie Established: 1824 - Status: Active/Producing Water Source: Ringorm Burn & 4 drilled holes from River Spey (production); directly from River Spey (cooling) Barley: 85% Concerto & 15% Momentum (a strain that is exclusive to Macallan) Malt Spec (Phenols): 0-ppm (Unpeated) Gristmill: 2 Porteus Mills (Grist: 20% Husks, 70% Grits & 10% Flour) Mash Equipment: 1 semi-Lauter tun + 1 full-Lauter tun (6.0-tons) 22 Washbacks: 6 Douglas fir at #1 and 16 s/s at #2 @ 35,000-L capacity; Charged @ 30,000-L each at #1 and 36,400-L each at #2. Yeast: 4 types of yeast are mixed in a yeast mixing vessel; includes brewers and distillers yeast of which 50% is cultured yeast. Fermentation: 48 to 56 hours 21 Pot Stills: 7 Wash @ 13,000-L and 14 Spirit @ 3,900-L; all converted to indirect steam heating (note smallest of Spirit Stills) Middle Cut: 73% ABV to 68% ABV (the highest cutoff in Scotland) Casks: 80% ex-Sherry; 20% ex-Bourbon casks (mostly 1st fill as any cask used for 13 years or more for malt whisky is not refilled again for Macallan single malt). Sherry types are 75% Oloroso; 25% Amontillado and Fino. 37 Warehouse: 16 dunnage + 21 racked; holding 400,000 casks; 4 more WH's are planned for an additional 80,000 cask capacity. Vatting & Bottling: Bottling Hall in Glasgow Capacity: 11.0-Mlpa per yr - Output: 8.0-Mlpa (2016); 15.0-Mlpa beginning Fall 2017 Visitor Center: Yes - Tours: Yes OB's: Sherry Oak range: CS, 10, 12, 18, 25 & 30-yr; Fine Oak range: 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 25 & 30. Fine & Rare range. Special Releases. Blending Role: 30% Blends, 70% Single Malt OFFICIAL TASTING NOTES: Blend Partner: Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark, J&B Rare, Chivas Regal, Bell's, Lang's Supreme, Ballantine's & Long John Triple cask matured in a complex Parent-Owned Distilleries: Glenrothes (production), Glenturret, Highland Park, Macallan & North British Grain combination of European and Distillery American oak seasoned with Parent-Owned Blends: Famous Grouse & Cutty Sark sherry and American oak seasoned Management Team: with bourbon. Fine Oak is a lighter Distillery Manager: Russell Anderson - Master Blender: Bob Dalgarno style Macallan with flavors of Market Manager (GA): Katie Saul - CEO: Ian Curle - Chair: Dame Barbara Kelly, CBE citrus, vanilla and coconut. The Legal Name of Distillery: The Macallan Distillers Ltd. addition of American oak bourbon Owner (Parent): Edrington Group Ltd. (The Robertson Trust); The 1887 Company is owned by Edrington (70%) seasoned barrels imparts aromas and Wm. Grant & Sons (30%), operated solely by Edrington. and flavors slightly drier with more Distiller Licensee: Highland Distilleries Ltd. oaky notes and more pronounced U.S. Importer: Edrington Americas (Prior to 2014, Rémy Cointreau USA) aromas and flavors of coconut Elevation: 129m MSL (423-feet above mean sea level) than the American oak sherry casks. Yet it is still with the lighter Casks: A combination of charred American and toasted European oak casks. It is mainly American white oak of color and the hints of sweetness which the majority is ex-bourbon barrels with some ex-sherry barrels. As there is a lesser portion of European oak associated with American white (Spanish red oak) ex-sherry casks known for their ripe summer fruit and pungent notes, Fine Oak is softer and oak. classified in the Apéritif-to-all-rounder style whereas the Sherry Oak range whisky is bolder, sweeter and squarely COMMENTS: Jim Murray (Author of the Digestif style. If you enjoy sweeter whisky, Sherry Oak is the ticket; if you’re a lover of drier whisky (in the of The Whisky Bible): “The breadth, lighter Speyside style), then Fine Oak is the way to go. Admittedly, Fine Oak is a departure from the classic depth and sophistication of the Macallan style, I like it a lot (better). COLOR: Pale straw. NOSE: Complex with a hint of fruit and heather honey. Macallan Fine Oak Range is simply PALATE: Soft and malty balanced with oak and fruit. FINISH: Lingering with hints of oak and fruit. jaw-droppingly good.”

Sanctuary Cigars, 7700 Vaughn Road, Montgomery, AL 36116 - Phone: (334) 593-8552 8/17/17 - SINGLE MALT & CIGAR TASTING EVENT - SANCTUARY CIGARS (Montgomery, AL) - $50.00

Metro Atlanta Scotch Club (MASC) Page 2 of 6 Jack Smith, CSS - [email protected] 8/17/17 - SINGLE MALT & CIGAR TASTING EVENT - SANCTUARY CIGARS (Montgomery, AL) - $50.00

Whisky #2 HIGHLAND PARK Single Malt / 12-year / 43% ABV / OB / Dist Owner: Edrington Group Ltd. (The Robertson Trust) / Island (Isle of Orkney)

Highland Park Distillery Kirkwall, Isle of Orkney KW15 1SU SCOTLAND Pronunciation: HIGH-lun park - SWA Whisky Map Location: #33 Translation: Likely a corruption of illicit distillery at the same site, High Park Slogan: “The Best Spirit in the World” - Demonym: Its residents are called Orcadians. Region (District): Island (Isle of Orkney); it is a 2-hour ferry ride from the Highland region. Neighbors: Scapa & Longship (proposed new distillery project; apparently no longer viable) Established: 1798 (long before its initial legal distillation license was granted in 1825) Founder: Magnus Eunson Status: Active/Producing Location: The Northernmost distillery in Scotland (½-mile north of Scapa). HP is situated on the outskirts of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. The Orkney climate is much influenced by the sea, which varies in temperature by only a few degrees over the year. This ensures that winters are mild and that summers are never hot. The Gulf Stream flows northeast across the Atlantic Ocean and brings with it the humid air that makes Orkney’s climate much milder than other areas on the same latitude. There is less than 10°C difference between the average summer and winter temperatures (6°C and 15°C with a maximum of around 19°C). House Style: It’s an all-rounder with a little of everything. Do try it! Water Source: Hard water from Crantit Lagoons & Cabrera Maggie’s Spring. Barley: Concerto barley Floor Maltings: 5 on-site malting floors provide 20% of malt requirement @ 30-40 ppm; 80% is sourced from Simpson’s of Berwick @ 0-ppm. Always mixed prior to mashing. Malt Spec (Phenols): 10.5-ppm (a combination of its on-site maltings (30% floor maltings @ circa TASTING NOTES Master of Malt: 30-40 ppm & 70% sourced from Simpson´s of Berwick @ 0-ppm from). Casks: Sherry casks of American & Peat Source: Hobbister Moor (7-miles from Highland Park); a heather-centered peat. Euro. oak. Malt Spec: 10.5-ppm. EYE: Bright toffee in color. NOSE: Kiln: 36-hrs: first 18-hrs with peat; then 18-hrs with coke (coal) rather than hot air. “Fresh, clean and very aromatic. Gristmill: 1 Porteus Malt Mill (Twin Roller) Floral notes abound the senses Mashing Equipment: 1 semi-Lauter tun @ 11.4-ton capacity (6-ton charge) with a light grassiness. Notes of Washbacks: 12 Oregon pine washbacks @ 29,900-L each creamy manuka honey and a touch Fermentation: 50-hours (short) and 80-hours (long); always mixed prior to distillation. of juicy citrus with cream and a 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 20,000-L (charged to 14,600-L), 2 Spirit @ 18,000-L (charged to 9,000-L); well-balanced sweetness. indirectly heated by steam coils. PALATE: Quite full with a pleasant Casks: Ex-Sherry HH and butts (20% 1st fill; 80% refill) for both SM and blending malt. subtlety to the depths. Lurking 23 Warehouses: 19 on-site dunnage + 4 racked WHs; 44,000 casks capacity. somewhere in the substratum a Capacity: 2.5-Mlpa per year grilled orange lies. Notes of granary Current Output: 2.2-Mlpa (2016) toast and green tea with jasmine. Visitor Center & Tours: Yes - Yes (Just a 1½-hr ferry ride from Thurso’s Scrabster Ferry Terminal). A touch of sweetness. FINISH: OB’s: The core range of Highland Park consists of 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 30, 40, 50 year and numerous Long with peppered spicy and others. Dark Origins (NAS series @ 46.8% ABV: 80% 1st fill sherry casks). wood shavings.” Viking Heritage series (Travel Retail): Svein, Einar, Harald, Sigurd, Ragnvald, Thorfinn. Valhalla Comment: HP-12, the entry level Collection (100% Bourbon cask (1st fill) matured): Thor, Loki and Freya. bottling from Scotland's most Blending Role: 25% Single Malt, 75% Blends - Blend Partner: Famous Grouse & Cutty Sark northerly distillery, has loads of Parent-Owned Distilleries: Glenrothes, Glenturret, Macallan & North British Grain. citrus and green notes. Highly Recommended. Parent-Owned Blends: The Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark and Brugal. AWARDS: Gold Medal & Best Island Management Team: Distillery Manager: Marie Stanton (December 2015) SM 12 years and under @ WWA Brand Heritage Manager: Patricia Retson - Master Brand Ambassador: Martin Daraz (2012). Gold Medal & Best in Class Production Manager: Erik Smith - Director of Malts: Ken Grier @ IWSC (2009). Gold Medal @ ISC Legal Name of Distillery: Highland Distilleries Co. Ltd. (2009). Double Gold Medal & Best Owner (Parent): The 1887 Co. Ltd. (Edrington Group @ 70% & Wm Grant & Sons @ 30%) Whisky in the Show (out of 700+ Distiller Licensee: James Grant & Company spirits from 52 nations) @ SFWSC U.S. Importer: Edrington Americas (replacing Rémy Cointreau USA in 2014) (2008), the world’s top competition Elevation: 35m MSL (115-feet above mean sea level) Metro Atlanta Scotch Club (MASC) Page 3 of 6 Jack Smith, CSS - [email protected] 8/17/17 - SINGLE MALT & CIGAR TASTING EVENT - SANCTUARY CIGARS (Montgomery, AL) - $50.00

Whisky #3 HIGHLAND PARK Single Malt / 'Dark Origins" / 43% ABV / OB / Dist Owner: Edrington Group Ltd. (The Robertson Trust) / Island (Isle of Orkney)

Highland Park Distillery Kirkwall, Isle of Orkney KW15 1SU SCOTLAND Pronunciation: HIGH-lun park - SWA Whisky Map Location: #33 Translation: Likely a corruption of illicit distillery at the same site, High Park Slogan: “The Best Spirit in the World” - Demonym: Its residents are called Orcadians. Region (District): Island (Isle of Orkney); it is a 2-hour ferry ride from the Highland region. Neighbors: Scapa & Longship (proposed new distillery project; apparently no longer viable) Established: 1798 (long before its initial legal distillation license was granted in 1825) Founder: Magnus Eunson Status: Active/Producing Location: The Northernmost distillery in Scotland (½-mile north of Scapa). HP is situated on the outskirts of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. The Orkney climate is much influenced by the sea, which varies in temperature by only a few degrees over the year. This ensures that winters are mild and that summers are never hot. The Gulf Stream flows northeast across the Atlantic Ocean and brings with it the humid air that makes Orkney’s climate much milder than other areas on the same latitude. There is less than 10°C difference between the average summer and winter temperatures (6°C and 15°C with a maximum of around 19°C). House Style: It’s an all-rounder with a little of everything. Do try it! Water Source: Hard water from Crantit Lagoons & Cabrera Maggie’s Spring. Barley: Concerto barley Floor Maltings: 5 on-site malting floors provide 20% of malt requirement @ 30-40 ppm; 80% is sourced from Simpson’s of Berwick @ 0-ppm. Always mixed prior to mashing. Tasting Notes-K&L (James Knight): Malt Spec (Phenols): 10.5-ppm (a combination of its on-site maltings (30% floor maltings @ circa 30- Casks: Initially aged in Sherry 40 ppm & 70% sourced from Simpson´s of Berwick @ 0-ppm from). casks of European and America Peat Source: Hobbister Moor (7-miles from Highland Park); a heather-centered peat. oak (1st & Refill); then married and Kiln: 36-hrs: first 18-hrs with peat; then 18-hrs with coke (coal) rather than hot air. finished in fresh Oloroso sherry Gristmill: 1 Porteus Malt Mill (Twin Roller) casks of toasted Spanish red oak st Mashing Equipment: 1 semi-Lauter tun @ 11.4-ton capacity (6-ton charge) (1 fill). Malt Spec (Phenols): 10½- Washbacks: 12 Oregon pine washbacks @ 29,900-L each ppm (lightly peated) EYE: A medium-bronze hue, not Fermentation: 50-hours (short) and 80-hours (long); always mixed prior to distillation. luridly dark (the label says), but a 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 20,000-L (charged to 14,600-L), 2 Spirit @ 18,000-L (charged to 9,000-L); naturally dark hue. Note that it is indirectly heated by steam coils. neither artificially colored nor Casks: Ex-Sherry HH and butts (20% 1st fill; 80% refill) for both SM and blending malt. chillfiltered. 23 Warehouses: 19 on-site dunnage + 4 racked WHs; 44,000 casks capacity. NOSE: The peat aroma is of a Capacity: 2.5-Mlpa per year floral, gentle heather sort, not a Current Output: 2.2-Mlpa (2016) hot, burning heather like some Visitor Center & Tours: Yes - Yes (Just a 1½-hr ferry ride from Thurso’s Scrabster Ferry Terminal). young peated drams; there's milk chocolate, too, accenting the OB’s: The core range of Highland Park consists of 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 30, 40, 50 year and numerous perfume-y sherry; there’s no others. Dark Origins (NAS series @ 46.8% ABV: 80% 1st fill sherry casks). walnut character here. Like an HP Viking Heritage series (Travel Retail): Svein, Einar, Harald, Sigurd, Ragnvald, Thorfinn. Valhalla 21-year that I sampled last year, Collection (100% Bourbon cask (1st fill) matured): Thor, Loki and Freya. this retains its applejack (hard Blending Role: 25% Single Malt, 75% Blends - Blend Partner: Famous Grouse & Cutty Sark cider) character to the last, but it's Parent-Owned Distilleries: Glenrothes, Glenturret, Macallan & North British Grain. so refined. Parent-Owned Blends: The Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark and Brugal. PALATE: It's like the champagne of -the warmth spreads Management Team: Distillery Manager: Marie Stanton (December 2015) slowly across the palate instead of Brand Heritage Manager: Patricia Retson - Master Brand Ambassador: Martin Daraz quickly burning a post-nasal path Production Manager: Erik Smith - Director of Malts: Ken Grier out and up. Legal Name of Distillery: Highland Distilleries Co. Ltd. Comments: This is like my perfect Owner (Parent): The 1887 Co. Ltd. (Edrington Group @ 70% & Wm Grant & Sons @ 30%) fantasy of what Highland Park can be: subtle grace plus a wee bit Distiller Licensee: James Grant & Company more stuffing. U.S. Importer: Edrington Americas (replacing Rémy Cointreau USA in 2014) Elevation: 35m MSL (115-feet above mean sea level)

Metro Atlanta Scotch Club (MASC) Page 4 of 6 Jack Smith, CSS - [email protected] 8/17/17 - SINGLE MALT & CIGAR TASTING EVENT - SANCTUARY CIGARS (Montgomery, AL) - $50.00

Whisky #4 Single Malt / 16-year / 43% ABV / OB / Dist Owner: plc / Islay (South Shore/Kildalton) , Islay (Kildalton) PA42 7DZ SCOTLAND Pronunciation: ‘la-ga-VOO-lin’ - SWA Whisky Map Location: #7 Translation: ‘The hollow by the mill’ Slogan: “The Prince of Islay” & “The definitive Islay malt” Region (District): Islay (South Shore aka Kildalton) Location: Location: Situated in a small bay near the South coast of Islay (‘Kildalton’), Lagavulin stands near the ruins of . Located on 6-arces at the head of the Bay. Established: 1816 - Neighbors: Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Port Ellen Founder: John Johnston, local farmer and distiller, founded the first legal distillery, within view of Dunyvaig Castle, once the stronghold of the Lords of the Isles. A year later Archibald Campbell founded a second, which seems later to have traded under the name Ardmore. After Johnston's death the two were united, when Glasgow-based Islay malt merchant Alexander Graham, to whom Johnston had been in debt, acquired Lagavulin for the princely sum of £1,103. Graham improved the buildings and his successors, James Logan Mackie & Co., carried on the business successfully. As a result, Lagavulin went from strength to strength. Owner Peter Mackie became famous throughout the whisky world as the creator of the famous blend, . A man driven by the Victorian work ethic and so nicknamed by his staff Restless Peter, he was continually planning fresh ventures, one of which the famous ‘traditional’ Malt Mill distillery opened alongside Lagavulin in 1908 and closed in 1960. Status: Active/Producing Location: Situated in a small bay near the South coast of Islay (‘Kildalton’), Lagavulin stands near the ruins of Dunyveg Castle. It’s located on 6-arces at the head of Kildalton Bay. House Style: Many refer to Lagavulin as the driest of the Islay malts with a smokiness akin to TASTING NOTES: Malt Spec: 35-38 Lapsang Souchong tea. Jim Murray remarked, “It’s not a malt you simply sip; it devours you. Dry smokiness with complexity through the phenols.” ppm. Casks: Ex-bourbon hogsheads of American white oak (250-L); refill. Water Sources: Solum Lochs and Lochan - Barley: Optic Wine Enthusiast - 90-95 Pts: “Best Buy” Malt Spec (Phenols): 35-38 ppm (from Port Ellen Maltings) - Gristmill: 1 Porteus Mill (4-roller) Soy sauce, olive brine, peat, honey, Mashing Equipment: 1 s/s full-Lauter mashtun @ x-L (4.32-ton) Oloroso Sherry, brewer’s yeast, bread 10 Washbacks: 10 Oregon pine washbacks; charged @ 21,300-L each dough, barley malt and cigar smoke in Yeast: Mauri + Quest commercial yeast on a 1:1 ratio. - Fermentation: 55-75 hours the bouquet. The flavor that magically 4 Pot Stills: 2 Wash @ 12,300-L (charged @ 10,500-L), 2 Spirit @ 12,900-L (charged @ 12,200-L); includes the innate intense peatiness of 9-10 hour spirit still runs. Indirectly fired. Shell-and-tube condensers. Islay malts and the masterly Spirit Cut (Middle): 72% to 59% ABV; lower cut captures heavier phenols/bold peatiness. employment of oak barrels phase Casks: 99.5% Bourbon HH (3rd fill); 0.5% Sherry Butts (3rd fill) - Cask Entry: 63.5% ABV defines classy Islay. Finishes sweetly, Warehouse: 13 Islay dunnage WHs hold only 16,000 casks; 3 on-site, 9 @ PE, and 1 @ Caol Ila. without sacrificing its inherent tangy, Most of the new make is transported in bulk (tankered) to mainland for barrel entry/maturation. astringent peatiness. Wine Spectator: A fascinating turn on an essentially peaty Vatting & Bottling: Non-Islay stock @ Diageo’s Blackgrange Bottling Plant (Alloa) on mainland. Islay. The smoke offers a toasty Capacity: 2.45-Mlpa per year - Current Output: 2.45-Mlpa (2015); working 24/7 for 51-weeks. element as it coyly introduces itself on Visitor Center: Yes (the buildings are those of the former ‘Malt Mill’ distillery) the nose, with hard candy as a partner. OB’s: 16 year, annual special release of 12 year & periodic Distillers Edition. The peat comes on with salt spray in Blending Role: 90% Single Malt, 10% Blends - Blend Partner: White Horse & Logan blends. the mouth, but once again gets quite Parent-Owned Distilleries (28): Auchroisk, Benrinnes, Blair Athol, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Clynelish, candy sweet, with a bread dough core. Cragganmore, Dailuaine, Dalwhinnie, Dufftown, Glen Elgin, Glen Ord, Glen Spey, Glendullan, Finish: the smoke fairly disappears for a Glenkinchie, Glenlossie, Inchgower, Knockando, Lagavulin, Linkwood, Lochnagar, Mannochmore, while as you enjoy the delicate sweetness, masking the next wave of Mortlach, Oban, Roseisle, , Talisker and Teaninich. outer limits toast. Recommended! K&L Parent-Owned Blends (Partial): Bell’s, Black & White, Buchanan’s, Bulloch Lade, Chequers, Dimple Notes: Full amber in color, with a (Pinch), , J & B, , McCallum’s, Old Parr, Sanderson’s, Spey Royal, VAT 69, dominant sherry nose. Full-bodied yet White Horse & Windsor Premier. Sister Distillery: Caol Ila (Lag & CI used for Diageo’s blends) smooth. Dryness is offset by the Distillery Manager: Georgie Crawford - Legal Name of Distillery: White Horse Distillers Ltd. sweetness of the sherry character. Salty Owner (Parent): UDV, since 1927 (Diageo plc, since 1997) notes and a huge powerful peaty finish. Distiller Licensee: United Malt and Grain Distillers (UMGD) U.S. Importer: Diageo North America, Inc. - Elevation: 6m MSL (20-feet above mean sea level)

Metro Atlanta Scotch Club (MASC) Page 5 of 6 Jack Smith, CSS - [email protected] 8/17/17 - SINGLE MALT & CIGAR TASTING EVENT - SANCTUARY CIGARS (Montgomery, AL) - $50.00

Whisky #5 ARDBEG Single Malt / 'Uigeadail' / NAS / CS 54.2% ABV / NCF / OB / Dist Owner: LVMH Moët Louis Vuitton S.E. / Islay (South Shore/Kildalton) Port Ellen, Islay (Kildalton) PA42 7EA SCOTLAND Pronunciation: ‘ard-BEG’ - SWA Whisky Map Location: #1 Slogan: “The ultimate single Islay malt ” Region (District): Islay (Southshore/Kildalton) - Demonym: Ileach, resident of Islay Neighbors: Laphroaig & Lagavulin - Translation: ‘Small hillock’ Established: 1815 - Status: Active/Producing Founder: Alexander Stewart; Duncan MacDougall took over 4-years later. Location: Ardbeg lies solitary in a small cove off the south coast of Islay. It’s a remote location with exceptional conditions for whisky production. Its chief water source, Loch Uigeadail (Gaelic: ‘dark and mysterious place’), became the inspiration for the same named bottling launched in 2003. House Style: Earthy, tarry & peaty with citrus and apple notes with a clear seaside edge. Water Source: Loch Arinambeast & Loch Iaran Uisgeadale Barley: Optic spring malting barley (from Port Ellen Maltings) Malt Spec (Phenols): 54-ppm (since May 1998) Gristmill: 1 Boby Mill twin roller mill (Robert Boby Ltd, 1881) Mashtun: 1 s/s semi-Lauter tun (4.5-ton). 6 Washbacks: 3 larch + 3 Oregon pine @ 28,000-L (23,500-L). Yeast: Mauri cultured distillers’ yeast (dry); 75-kg per washback. Fermentation: 55-hrs (Week) & 96 hrs (Weekend) @ 8% ABV. 2 Pot Stills: 1 Wash @ 18,279-L (11,775-L); 1 Spirit @ 16,957-L. Cuts: 73% to 62.5% ABV; Spirit Still run of 9-hrs with 5¼-hr MC. Casks: 98% bourbon barrels; 2% sherry casks. Bourbon is 50-50% 1st fill (mainly JD, HH and MM); use 53-USG/200-L American Standard Barrels. Cask Entry: 63.5% ABV (reduced from 69.5-70.5% ABV with deionized water) Warehouse: 4 on-site (24,000 casks): 2 dunnage + 2 racked. Vatting & Bottling: On mainland, Broxburn Bottlers, West Lothian. Capacity: 1.3-Mlpa per year - Current Output: 1.3-Mlpa (2016); 7 days since 2012 Visitor Center: Yes - Tours: Yes - OB’s: 10-yr, Blasda (8-ppm), Corryvreckan (Amer/French oak), Supernova (peatiest), Uigeadail (sherry oak) & ltd. releases (Airigh nam beist, Alligator, Auriverdes, Galileo, Kildalton, Rollercoaster). Tasting Notes by Master of Malt: Parent-Owned Distilleries (2): Glenmorangie (2004) & Ardbeg (2004) Casks: Uigeadail is matured in a combination of Blending Role: 80% Single Malt, 20% Blends Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry casks on a 50/50 Blend Partner: Ballantine, Teachers, Black Bottle & J. Walker. Periods of closure basis by volume; it’s aged for 8-12 years, married (1981-89) and sporadic production (1989-96) have resulted in a large shortfall in (vatted together) for a few weeks and then aged stocks (a 15-year span); much of the recent production is being retained for bottled at without reduction or extended maturation to gradually mitigate that situation. Its sales reached one- filtration. NOSE: Smoky and sweet with some million bottles for the first time in 2015, a huge number for 1.3-Mlpa distillery! organics. Petrol and other machine shop Management Team: phenolics as well. The organic elements (leather, Distillery Manager: Michael ‘Mickey’ Heads mussels, sweaty socks) grow a little stronger Global Ambassador: David Blackmore - Master Distiller: Dr. Bill Lumsden before disappearing. TASTE: Tar, licorice and CEO: Bernard Arnault (LVMH) - CEO & President: Jim Clerkin (MH No. America) smoke over a medium sweet undercurrent. A bit Legal Name of Distillery: MacDonald & Muir Ltd dba Ardbeg Distillery one-dimensional. Score: 86 points. AWARDS: Owner (Parent): Glenmorangie plc (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.) The Whisky of the Year @ Whisky Magazine Distiller Licensee: Alexander McDougall & Co., Ltd. (2009). Uigeadail is an awesome peated whisky; U.S. Importer: Moët Hennessy USA, Inc. dba Moët Hennessy North America 99-percentile single malt! Elevation: 5-m MSL (16-feet above mean sea level)

Metro Atlanta Scotch Club (MASC) Page 6 of 6 Jack Smith, CSS - [email protected]