SPIRITUAL GUIDE | ISSUE 9

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SPIRITUAL GUIDE A guide for spiritual enlightenment by the pious team at Glengarry.

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Welcome to the ninth, and final edition of the year, for our journey into the spiritual world. This issue, we celebrate the 3rd Birthday of the Cardrona Distillery and, just in time for Christmas, The Cardrona Single Malt Whisky “Just Hatched” from the fantastic team there. The team have put together a few Christmas cocktail favourites, all designed to be made as a punch bowl to help spread the Christmas cheer. We introduce and explore the South American's spirit of choice - Pisco. And finally, Aroha and Tonci have their last session for the year with the bFM drive team, where they talk Gins! Our congregation meets monthly as we heighten our senses and understanding of the spirits surrounding us, we hope you’ll continue to join.

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CARDRONA

It’s been 3 long years since the first barrel was

I was lucky enough to be invited to attend

filled at Cardrona Distillery but spare a thought

Cardrona’s 3rd birthday celebration,

for those closest who have been patiently

unfortunately having to spend a day and half of

waiting a little bit longer. Closer to 8 years

the work week in Wanaka. The first stop

since the plans were set in motion for this

though, Cardrona Hotel for lunch with Ash,

distillery by Desiree & Ash Whitaker, and many

helping him stay clear of the setup stress but

more dreaming about it.

also for the Fried Chicken. A black-tie event attended by 300 people (officially...) of mostly cask owners. It’s clear what the distillery means to the locals and surrounding area.

Something they are all very proud to be a part of, to call their own. The mood was festive knowing what was to come that night, a taste of the first barrel laid down. It was announced that they would indeed be bottling some of the first casks for release. A bourbon cask, a sherry cask, and in the coming months a marriage of the two. A very limited sneak preview of what is to come from this distillery inspired by Ardbeg’s “Peaty Path to Maturity”, a number of sequential releases from the reopened distillery leading to the release of the Ardbeg 10-year-old, and you would have to 2

expect – demand.

Selected from the very limited 2015 laid casks.

Rich Cardrona spirit with youthful spice and undiluted heat with an underlying distillery character identified by Charles MacLean as “borage flower honey”. Then layered with dried fruits, Christmas spice and vanilla from the sherry wood.

A lack of regulations in this country means they could have released at 2 years old if they saw fit, but the 3 year age is very much in line with the “purist” approach by the Whitaker's. Scotch whisky must be matured for a minimum of 3 years. Throw in imported copper stills made by Forsyths in Scotland, unpeated malt from the UK and ex bourbon and sherry casks alongside the crisp Cardrona Valley air, and the result is a soft and sweet spirit that could one day mean we are talking about Cardrona Valley in the same breath as Speyside.

Ash and Desiree Whitaker The “Just Hatched” Bourbon Single Cask release, 200 litre ex-Bourbon barrel from Breckenridge Distillery in Colorado. Bottled at natural cask strength, 66.7% abv. Matured for 3 years & 1 day. Selected from the very limited 2015 laid casks. Similar distillery style to the Sherry cask but layered with vanilla, toffee and toasted coconut from the bourbon barrel. A pair of instant collectables!

So, just in time for Christmas, brought to you

by Ash and Desiree Whitaker and the fantastic

Ash will be instore at Victoria Park on the 21st

team at Cardrona Distillery – The Cardrona

and 22nd of December to taste through their

Single Malt Whisky “Just Hatched”.

available spirit range, or if you wish, just chat about Whisky.

The “Just Hatched” Sherry Single Cask release, 500litre Oloroso Sherry Butt from

Dave Broom stated of Cardrona, - “it’s not

Gonzalez Byass. Bottled at cask strength, 63.2

often you visit a new distillery and find they are

% abv. Matured for 3 years and 1 day.

nailing it”.

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- A.S

CARDRONA DISTILLERY IN-STORE TASTING | VICTORIA PARK The family-owned artisan Cardrona Single Malt Distillery sits high in the Cardrona Valley between Wanaka and Queenstown. The driving force behind the enterprise is Desiree Whitaker: 'Our spirits are made from scratch by traditional handcrafted methods, using only three ingredients: malted Scottish two-row barley, pure alpine water and yeast. This is an

WHEN: Saturday 22 December

in-store tasting so no need to book, just pop on

WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park,

down to the store and try a selection of Spirits

118 Wellesley St West Auckland TIME: 4:00pm-6:00pm

from 4.00pm - 6.00pm.

CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS

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One of the best parts of Christmas is the time

Bajan Rum Punch

spent gorging on delicious home cooked food

A real favourite of mine, the Bajan Rum Punch

whilst imbibing summer cocktails, with family

is made to be enjoyed on a warm sunny day

and friends of course. I’ve put together a few of

with the sea in view! The best part is, it doesn’t

my favourites, all designed to be made as a

require any careful measurement but the use

punch bowl to help spread the Christmas

of a simple ratio!

cheer! 

1 Part Sour



2 Parts Sweet



3 Parts Strong



4 Parts Weak

Combine the following in a large pitcher or bowl: 1 Cup of freshly squeezed lime juice, 2 Cups of sugar syrup (recipe at the bottom), 3 cups of Mount Gay XO Rum and 4 Cups of But first, what is a Punch? Derived from the

Water. Add a splash of bitters and grated

Sanskrit word ‘panca’ meaning ‘five’ and

nutmeg for Spice! Stir well and serve into

representing the core ingredients of any

glasses filled with ice.

punch: Strong (alcohol), Weak (water), Sweet This is a strong punch, drinker beware!

(sugar), Sour (citrus) and Spice (or tea). By ensuring you have each of these ingredients you are halfway towards building a delicious punch of your own… the secret is finding balance! I’m also a firm believer that ice should be kept in a separate vessel, as the melting ice adds dilution to the punch throwing out all your hard work on balancing the five portions!

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Old-Fashion Lemonade Sour

The lemonade base is made by: combining 1

This is a bit of a play on an old-fashion

cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan

lemonade, with a kick of pineapple to boot! I’ve

over medium heat, stir until sugar is fully

chosen a bourbon base for this punch, but it

dissolved and set aside to cool. Once cooled,

does equally well with a combination of

combine with 1 cup of fresh lemon juice, 8

coconut and dark rums. If you choose to go the

cups of water and stir well.

rum route, mix the coconut rum through the punch but add the dark rum over the top of a

Simply serve this base over ice with a wedge

serving and it will slowly blend through to

of lemon to garnish, or to mix it up you could

create a lovely ombre affect!

try: 

Combine the following in a large pitcher or

Blushing Arnold Palmer – ½ lemonade & ½ iced tea with a splash of grenadine.

bowl: 4 cups of old-fashion lemonade (home-

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Berry-Lemonade – Muddle selected

made for the win, but store bought will do

berries in base of glass, add lemonade

fine!), 2 cups of pineapple juice and 2 cups of

and stir.

Woodford Reserve Bourbon. Stir the ingredients well and serve into glasses filled

You can also use half this recipe for the Old

with ice.

Fashion Lemonade Punch and have a more responsible option available alongside.

In this recipe the lemonade can represent both the Sweet and the Sour portions alongside the pineapple juice which is covering Sweet and Weak. This is a recipe that needs to be tasted and

adjusted

depending

on

the

various

character of the ingredients, especially if homemade!

Simple Sugar Syrup Sugar Syrup is a 50:50 blend of water and sugar, made as simply as combining the two ingredients over low heat until dissolved and then allowed to cool. If in a hurry, mixing the sugar with soda water and stirring vigorously will do in a bind.

Lemonade for the Kiddies Here is an easy recipe for homemade

Whatever your preferences, the world of Punch

lemonade, the best part being the kids can mix

is wildly diverse and wide ranging. Stick to the

it up in several ways with a few simple

fundamentals of five ingredient categories

additions!

being Sweet, Sour, Strong, Weak and Spice and you are sure to succeed!

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PISCO

Originally developed by 16th-century Spanish

Over time, the spirit started to make a name for

settlers, Pisco is South America's answer to

itself in its own right. From passing, through

France's eau-de-vie or Italy's grappa. It is very

necessity, into and out of the port of Pisco, it

much a game of two halves, with Peru and

found itself a name. Historically, the wine areas

Chile vying for Pisco supremacy via their

of southern Peru and northern Chile dwelt

differing forms of production. As in other parts,

within similar frameworks and had strong

Pisco came into being via pragmatism: with

sociocultural ties, divided only by the Atacama

wine decidedly difficult to transport over long

desert. Disagreement arose between these two

distances, winemakers started distilling part of

groups, both of who laid claim to the

their fermented product into high-proof spirit,

Denomination of Origin Pisco.

which was a far more stable passenger.

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Peruvian Pisco must be made within the country's five official DOs, using only copper pot stills, Ă la single malt whisky. Unlike its Chilean peer, Peruvian Pisco is never diluted after it is distilled, and no additives may be added. Chilean Pisco must be made inside the country's two official DOs, with regulation quite high. Chilean distilleries are grouped into two categories, based on aromatic expressiveness: types utilising the Muscat grape are very Channelling their champagne tendencies, Peru

fragrant, while those using Pedro JimĂŠnez,

consider the word pisco to be inextricably

Moscatel de Asturia and Torontel are more

linked to the geographical location of the same

subtle.

name (naturally enough, in Peru), while Chile argues that the denomination is generic and

- L.W

should be available to both parties.

Kappa Pisco | 700ml The unaged version of Pisco, double distilled from Muscat grapes and pure Andean water.

Delicate orange and floral aromatics on a boldly sleek palate.

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Casa Lapostolle Pisco | 700ml Made from Muscat grapes from the Elqui and Limari Valleys in northern Chile, doubledistilled in a copper alembic imported from Cognac. An intense white spirit that's soft and smooth in style.

Pisco Sour Recipe Ingredients 

30 ml Pisco



30 ml lime or lemon juice



2 tsp caster sugar



1 egg white



4-5 ice cubes



4 drops Angostura bitters

Method 1. Combine Pisco, lime or lemon juice, caster sugar, and egg white in a cocktail shaker and fill with 4-5 ice cubes.

2. Shake vigorously then strain into a glass.

3. Garnish with 4 drops Angostura Bitters.

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ON AIR, LAST HURRAH FOR 2018! | LIVE ON 96bFM Friday the 7th of December was our last Glengarry Spiritual Guide with the team at 95bFM for 2018.

To send this segment on a high note we went all out and took along a selection of gins and the range of East Imperial Tonic Waters with the aim of finding our favourite combinations! Jump online to hear our bCast to find out more!

LISTEN HERE

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EVENTS AND TASTINGS

THOMSON WHISKY IN-STORE TASTING | VICTORIA PARK & DOMINION ROAD Thomson Whisky was started the same way you'd start a band. They got together and just started tinkering. It was never about taking over the world, or playing Wembley, but about giving it a go, creating the best spirit they could afford to and sharing their journey with anyone who liked whisky. They wanted to give New Zealanders a whisky they could be proud of, with a sharp brand on top. Their bottlings reflect who they are, because they are small enough to do it how they like it. As they grow these qualities remain.

WHEN: Thursday 20th December

WHEN: Friday 21st December

WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park,

WHERE: Glengarry Dominion Road,

118 Wellesley St West Auckland

250 Dominion Rd Mount Eden

TIME: 4:00pm

TIME: 4:00pm

VICTORIA PARK

DOMINION ROAD

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BLUSH GIN IN-STORE TASTING | KINGSLAND The vision for Blush is simple - they want to change the perception of gin away from the mother's ruin to something that is lively and pleasant and can be enjoyed over ice. Blush are serious about making a quality Gin, it’s triple distilled and hand crafted. From the flavour to the bottling and labelling every detail has had attention paid to it. There is something

WHEN: Thursday 20th December

to be said for being locally made.

WHERE: Glengarry Kingsland, 420 New North Rd Kingsland TIME: 4:00pm

SEE MORE...

CARDRONA DISTILLERY IN-STORE TASTING | GREY LYNN The family-owned artisan Cardrona Single Malt Distillery sits high in the Cardrona Valley between Wanaka and Queenstown. The driving force behind the enterprise is Desiree Whitaker: 'Our spirits are made from scratch by traditional handcrafted methods, using only three ingredients: malted Scottish two-row

WHEN: Friday14 December

barley, pure alpine water and yeast.

WHERE: Glengarry Grey Lynn 16 Williamson Ave Grey Lynn TIME: 4:00pm

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That's it for this month's Spiritual Guide.

Issue Ten will be coming your way next month (and next year) with more guidance through the spiritual world.

Cheers,

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