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THE HEART OF KENTUCKY THAT TOOK OVER THE WORLD. JOHN TREADGOLD Jim Beam
BEAM’S DISTILLERS HAVE BEEN MAKING history since 1795. When you take sip Jim Beam® Original, you’re savouring Kentucky bourbon whiskey that has been produced essentially the same way the same family for more than 200 years. Isn’t good know some things never go out 1788style?after settling the Bluegrass hills Kentucky. There was fresh spring water and grain and corn and vast open fields, distilling wasn’t so much choice as where the name bourbon comes from. David Beam took over 1820; was 18. The US was going through major getter made the most of the advances communications and transport to get his family’s bourbon wider audience. His reign was followed another David, He moved the distillery Nelson county nearer the railroad, where took the name Clear Springs Distillery. Transport was vital for the growth the distillery but 1861 civil war broke out. was tough time but the distillery stayed strong and ensured maintained production Bourbon was staple the troops. fact became commodity and was as easily traded as currency. thrived. Which surprising, as he had endure 14 years prohibition. Prohibition ended 1934 and despite James Beam being 70 years old he threw for great-grandfather’s recipe hadn’t wavered. Operations were moved to Clermont and the name Jim Beam was He experienced life at the stills early but was forced to put his plans on hold when prohibition finished, he wasted time jumping back into the game help father. learned ropes quickly and by 97 explore WHISKY added another distillery and with the death grandson. took over as Master Distiller legacy was special brew called Booker bottled straight from the barrel. son Booker Noe and the seventh generation distiller and bourbon ambassador the distillery. 2005 generations with family members having risen being Master distillers. The classic Jim Beam bourbon aged Jim Beam Black triple aged years the wood and bottled per cent. This the heart the label; embodies the heritage of the brand and the flavours master distillers Jim Beam exploring the many flavours that their land affords them. They have number of releases that have expanded and nuanced the flavours THE DEVIL’S CUT Bourbon ages proportion lost evaporation, this known the angel’s inside the barrel wood this known the Devil’s Cut. that liquid, and the rich, wicked flavours has developed that extracted blend with six year proof Devil’s Cut.
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JIM BEAM BLACK CHERRY AND JIM BEAM HONEY flavour portfolio that are becoming popular with cocktail bartenders and mixologists. Bourbon sweet and distinctive; the Black Cherry and Honey this nature and bring out the fruit palates that are already present.
JIM BEAM WHITE clean, crisp bourbon with sweet taste has light caramel and vanilla aromas before sweet palate with bursts caramel and lightly woody char before crisp and clean finish with gentle snap.
FOUNDED 1826 BY JAMES HENDERSON AT THE HEIGHT OF WICK’S CELEBRATED HERRING BOOM, THE PULTENEY DISTILLERY IS THE MOST NORTHERLY ON THE BRITISH MAINLAND.
OLD PULTENEY Aged for 30 years, this expression features single malt whisky matured in ex-bourbon wood. The dram intensely complex and bottled at colours with copper glow open for and complex mix of gooseberry, citrus and lemons. slightly woody bodied palate with elements honey and aromatic with warm spiciness and sweet, long-lasting finish.
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223 explore WHISKY BROTHERS HUGH AND KENNETH MacAskill built the distillery 1831, naming after the Norse term ‘Thalas Gair’, which means ‘Sloping Rock’. Talisker distillery and remains standing after the still-room was destroyed fire 1960. The distillery was rebuilt painstaking detail, assuring the new stills were exact qualityTalisker’sspirit.softness owed to the twentyone underground springs that rise from 20,000 gallons hour cooling water from the fast running Carbost Burn fill traditional Talisker feature; five wooden Ask anyone Talisker and they’ll proudly tell you, “Talisker only single malt scotch whisky made the sea on the shores the Isle Skye, one the most Scotland. There are few whiskies that tell the story their origin better than Talisker. smell and taste instantly connect you with that rugged environment like warm challenging but adored; once discovered rarelyTaliskerleft.” brilliant gold colour seawater saltiness, fresh oysters and citrus sweetness. full body and rich, dried fruit sweetness the palate with smoke and strong barley-malt flavours. Finish long, warming and peppery with an appetising sweetness.Enjoyyour Talisker 10 with smoky salmon, classic fish and chips or spicy pork spare ribs. SAME, SPIRIT DEEP
OLD PULTENEY Matured wholly air-dried, the ‘unashamedly excellent’ Old Pulteney 12 Year Old the Pulteney family and traditionally crafted using techniques that other distillers have long abandoned. deep amber colour with slight intensity nose that dry with hint of sea and dry, medium bodied and smooth palate with clean finish that faintly salty with OLD PULTENEY This 17-year-old predominantly with the addition of spirit that has been wholly matured Spanish Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso. This adds subtle depth and complexity the whisky, making for an outstanding after-dinner drink. autumnal hue, this dram offers sweet nose with traces of apple and pear and slightly woody with and floral notes in the background. long-lasting, memorable finish.
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OLD PULTENEY Old Pulteney 21 Year old has been voted 2012 World Whisky of the Year prestigious Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. Scoring 97.5 points that single malt has ever won prestigious award, and Old Pulteney are just the second Scottish distillery do so. This dram marries together wood with spirit from ex-sherry wood that the ex- sherry wood this case and character to this truly superb malt whisky. golden amber colour with straw highlights opens for full-boded nose with traces fruit, slightly start palate with light fruitiness and hints honey before finish.
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