SCOTLAND JAPAN AMERICAN WHISKEY It’s believed -making It wasn’t too long ago that finding was like discovering an obscure bird. Rare, and once Whiskey is made all across America, from Washington to Virginia. From sweet Tennessee to began in Scotland as methods spread found, you never wanted the experience to end. spicy and unaged corn, the country uses a wide variety of grains in whiskey production. from monasteries in Europe; with Although distilleries in Japan have been producing no access to grapes, monks used whiskey for years, it is only recently that the western grain mash instead to produce world has discovered their rich pleasure. an early form of the popular spirit. The name itself derives from the Gaelic name, uisge beatha, which translates loosely to ‘water of life’.

NEW WORLD WHISKY

Injecting a small dose of exoticism has helped drive the appeal of new world whiskies behind any great back . This is something different. Riding coattails of non-conventionalism, great whiskies have begun to come through from the likes of Japan and even Australia.

NEW YORK, USA

Before Prohibition more than 1,000 farm distillers produced alcohol from New York grains and fruits. Once it began in 1920 and by the time it was repealed at the end of 1933, America’s legal distilling industry was all but crippled. Whole traditions and methodologies of American distilling were lost forever, including those of the New York State distillers.

In 2004, a handful of distilling pioneers worked with the state to draft the law enabling distilleries to return. Today there BRITISH ISLES WHISK(E)Y are, once again, hundreds distilleries AUSTRALIA operating in New York State and we are They say the British never remember and the Irish never forget. Our earliest records of northern pleased to showcase some of our favourites. European tell us that the Irish might have been first to the still; while the Irish are Tasmania has just about everything fond of repeating this, the Brits and the Scots can be forgiven for not having committed this you need to make good whisky: KENTUCKY, USA water, , even peat (although factoid to memory. it’s different to that found in The history of bourbon is a little sketchy. Many Scotland). While Tasmania remains important dates are disputed, many were forgotten (a The Irish may have been the first distillers in Still, between the Irish and the Scots, there are so many connections that their histories are the heart of Australia’s whisky few on purpose) and still more may have become hazy the British Isles and, for a brief period in the industry, expansion elsewhere has confused: Irish monks settling in present day Scotland likely brought along gifts: a new religion, been swift, with an estimated 20- due to the nature of the subject at hand. 19th century, reigned supreme a new language and pot stills as well. Both countries became vassals of the British Empire; over its Scottish rival. Boom was followed plus distilleries in operation in early According to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, the by bust – and near extinction – but today both were taxed to the limit on their spirits. 2014, scattered through New South Bluegrass State produces and ages approximately 95 the good times are back, with distilleries Wales, Victoria, Queensland and percent of the world’s . popping up all over the Emerald Isle. Western Australia. AMERICAN FLIGHTS BRITISH ISLES FLIGHTS NEW WORLD FLIGHTS LORD’S FAVOURITES An intrepid traveller, explorer and Typical Characters of American Whiskey Typical Characters of British Isles Whisk(e)y Typical Characters of New World Whisky lover of the finer things in life, the vanilla, toffee, cinnamon hay, grass, fruit cake vanilla, toffee, apple Lord Wargrave spent much of his later years travelling around the BOURBON FINISHES HOUSE OF BALVENIE THE globe discovering more about his £35 £25 £40 £42 LORD WARGRAVE’S one true passion; whisky. Amongst his travels which took him deep into Four Roses Single Barrel Balvenie 14 Year Old Carribean cask Suntory Toki Balvenie 12 Year Old Doublewood America’s heartland to the land of Willet Pot Still Reserve Ardmore port finish Hibiki harmony Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean cask EH Taylor Small Batch Pendryn Madeira Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve Balvenie 17 Year Old the rising sun he sampled some Noah’s Mill Ardbeg An Oa Yamazaki 12 Balvenie 21 Year Old Portwood of finest liquids being distilled – bringing them back to become one of London’s purveyors of whiskies in RYE IRISH JAPANESE TOUR PREMIUM the 1800s. £35 £22 £40 £35

Join us as we trace the steps he Knob Creek Rye Bushmills 10 Miyagikyo NAS Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Sazerac Straight, Tullamore Dew Hibiki Harmony Glenfiddich 15 Year Old took with each of the region’s best Bulleit Rye Red Breast 12 Hakushu 12 Glenfiddich 18 Year Old whiskies for you to try in a variety Hudson Manhattan Yellow Spot Nikka Barrel Glenfiddich 21 Year Old of different flight boards. We’ve also extended our trip to modern locations now partaking in the whisky AMERICAN TOUR SCOTLAND TOUR production process, including New INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION AROUND THE WORLD... York and Australia. £25 £30 £35 £27.5

Mackmyra Efva Maker’s Mark Glenkinchie 12 Laphroaig 10 Year Old Yamazaki 12 Knob Creek Glenlivet 15 Laphroaig Lore Starward Solera Maker’s 46 Cragganmore 12 Laphroaig Quarter Cask Paul John Brilliance Basil Hayden’s Glen Scotia 15 Laphroaig Triple Wood Ardbeg 10

AMERICAN TOUR SCOTLAND TOUR WORLD PREMIUM PREMIUM ...AND BACK OF £34 £53 £35 £25 Four Roses Single Barrel Auchentoshan Three Wood Mackmyra Special Jura 10 Year Old WHISKY Willett Pot Still Reserve Dalmore 18 Green Spot Jura 16 Year Old Rowan’s Creek Springbank 15 Paul John Brilliance Jura Superstition Hudson Manhattan Rye Glenfarclas 21 Penderyn Legend Jura Prophecy @LordWargrave Caol Ila 18