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Blended Scotch whisky Johnnie Walker has collaborated with film director Denis Villeneuve on a limited-edition release – Johnnie Walker Black Label The Director’s Cut – to mark the imminent release of sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049, and to pay homage to the whisky’s appearance in the original 1982 movie. 

 

 

The new expression was created by Johnnie Walker master blender Jim Beveridge with the film’s director, Denis Villeneuve, with one eye on how whiskies of the future might taste.

 

It is a combination of more than 30 single malts and grain whiskies, blended in Black Label style, but with a smokier twist. Bottled at 49% abv – a nod to 2049, the year in which the new film is set – it is also stronger than the standard Black Label (40% abv).

 

Beveridge said: ‘I learned that film-making is much like blending – you have to constantly be committed to creating the best possible outcome.

 

‘Johnnie Walker blending tradition dates back to 1820 and I’m honoured to carry on the legacy and collective memory of our other past blenders to ensure that the same whisky enjoyed today can be enjoyed responsibly in 2049.’

 

The original Blade Runner film was set in Los Angeles in the year 2019 and featured lead character Rick Deckard (played by Harrison Ford) drinking Johnnie Walker poured from a futuristic bottle.

 

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve said: ‘Like many fans, I remember the Johnnie Walker bottle from the first film, so it was a unique privilege to collaborate with Johnnie Walker on designing a totally original, custom bottle for the new movie.’ 

 

Set 30 years after the original, Blade Runner 2049 stars Ryan Gosling, with Harrison Ford reprising his role of Deckard. The film premieres on 6 October.

 

Johnnie Walker Black Label The Director’s Cut, priced at £68 (US$90), with only 39,000 bottles available, will be sold in the US, Asia, Lebanon, Brazil and Western Europe, as well as via Amazon in the UK, Germany and Spain.

 

The name of the special edition is a reference to the 1992 re-release of the original film, which featured a significant recut by director Ridley Scott.

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The first official whisky from the silent North of Scotland distillery has been released, 37 years after its closure.

 

 

Ricky Christie, son of the distillery’s founder George Christie, partnered with Elixir Distillers to acquire some of the last remaining stock distilled at North of Scotland.

 

Just six American oak casks from 1965 were recovered, and vatted together to bottle as a 50-year-old single grain at 40.4% abv.

 

Just 1,500 bottles of the rare North of Scotland release are being made available globally, for £950 each.

 

Oliver Chilton, business manager for Elixir Distillers, said: ‘This is the first and only official bottling from the closed North of Scotland distillery.

 

‘At 50 years of age it’s a very old grain whisky of an extremely high quality, with notes of blood orange, spice and vanilla fudge from full maturation in ex-Bourbon casks.’

 

North of Scotland distillery was founded in 1957 by George Christie, the founder of Speyside distillery in Kingussie who purchased and converted the old Forth Brewery at Cambus into a malt and grain distillery.

 

The Lowlands site was known for distilling malted barley in its column stills – as well as at its short-lived on-site malt distillery, Strathmore – rather than the more prevalent maize or wheat.

 

As such, Chilton said that the distillery’s first and only official bottling, which was distilled in 1965, could well be made from malted barley.

 

He said: ‘North of Scotland distillery was using malted barley at the time it was built in 1957, so the likelihood is this whisky was also made from malt. However, there are no records for these specific casks.’

 

 

The official release, under North of Scotland Distilling Company – now operated by Ricky Christie, follows several well-aged expressions from independent bottlers in recent years.

 

While it is though to be the last remaining stock of whisky from North of Scotland, Chilton said he couldn’t rule out that some forgotten casks may still exist.

 

‘North of Scotland’s grain whisky was heavily traded for blends,’ he said.

 

‘Most of it was probably used quite young as you’d expect, but it’s likely there are a few casks lying in the corner of a warehouse somewhere.

 

‘You never know who still has hold of what would now be some really old stock.’

 

North of Scotland’s whisky was primarily sold for use in blends such as Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal and Teacher’s.

 

Following its closure in 1980, the distillery was sold to Distillers Company Ltd (which later became Diageo), and its stills and equipment stripped and transferred to other sites.

 

George Christie went on to open Speyside distillery near Kingussie in 1990, which is today operated by Harvey’s of Edinburgh. He passed away in 2012.

 

Ricky Christie said: ‘The one thing my father always wanted was for people to enjoy themselves; as he’d always say, there’s at least one good yarn in every bottle.

 

‘He would be pleased to see North of Scotland has reached this age and that there was still something around of him that people could enjoy.’

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Covece, iz koje godine je ova slicka - sve sa ladama, starim eskortima, a tamo, stidljivo - viri maltene 'humber sa krilcima'?

 

Mora da je neka zesca arhiva!

 

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Zatvorili su destileriju 1980 godine. Auta i ta godina se odprilike poklapaju. 

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Ballantine’s has launched a new series of single malts from the three main distilleries used to create the blended Scotch.

 

 

Fifteen-year-old single malts from Glenburgie, Glentauchers and Miltonduff distilleries have been released underneath the Ballantine’s brand.

 

The world’s second best-selling Scotch whisky, which sells over 80 million bottles a year, has made the unprecedented move to give consumers a ‘unique opportunity’ to experience the flavour of the three main malt whiskies that comprise the Ballantine’s blend.

 

Peter Moore, Ballantine’s global brand director, said: ‘The single malts category is dynamic and continues to grow rapidly as more consumers become lovers of this iconic Scottish spirit.

 

‘As a globally known brand, we are sure that consumers will have confidence in the quality and credibility of these new single malts as they are widely recognised as the signature malts that form the heart of Ballantine’s.’

 

Glenburgie distillery was built near Forres in 1829, and produces a fragrant, sweet and grassy style of malt whisky.

 

Glentauchers was designed by the legendary Charles Doig, and built by James Buchanan & Co. in 1898. Its spirit is floral and sweet, and light in style.

 

Lastly, Miltonduff is the oldest of the three distilleries, dating back to the at least the late 18th century. Another fresh, floral malt whisky, Miltonduff is another workhorse distillery, producing around six million lpa (litres of pure alcohol) every year.

 

 

Whisky from the three Speyside distilleries have rarely been bottled by their owner, Chivas Brothers, which also owns The Glenlivet distillery.

 

Instead, spirit produced by Glenburgie, Glentauchers and Miltonduff has been reserved almost exclusively for the Ballantine’s blend.

 

The three 15-year-old bottlings have been launched in Taiwan and Asia travel retail for around US$56 per bottle.

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Vrlo dobar blend.Jeftin a nadimljen.

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Vrlo dobar blend.Jeftin a nadimljen.

I to jos nadimljen Laphroaig viskijem. Znaci da nema greske.

 

 

Ja sam narucio Smokehead single malt. Radi ga Ardbeg. Znaci da mora biti dobar.

 

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Osim gore navedenih ima jos nekoliko kompanija koja pune Islay viskije i za koje se ne zna porijeklo i samo se sugerise sta bi moglo da bude. 

 

Finlaggan 

Islay Storm

Big Peat

The Ileach

Cask Islay

Peat's Beast

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Kupio sam bocu Highland Park juce. 

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Kupio sam bocu Highland Park juce. 

Koji? Sa godinama ili NAS?

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Koji? Sa godinama ili NAS?

 

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Ovaj je kod mene ali na zalost, necu ga ja popiti, kupio ga na poklon jednom drugu. Ja sam za sebe navukao rakijestine, 2L iz Srbije i 2L iz Bosne. Probao sam srbijanku, dobra je, samo malo prejaka. Mislim da ima preko 50°. Ludara.