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      Prime & Ultima = Diageo hebt völlig ab?

      Diageo veröffentlich eine Prime and Ultimate Serie.
      So langsam kotzt mich meine Armut richtig an...oder will ich mir das gar nicht leisten können?

      Sind sicherlich spannende Tropfen dabei, aber natürlich nicht auf Trinker sondern nur auf Sammler ausgelegt.

      PR: Diageo stellt Prima & Ultima-Serie vor - 238 Sets von acht Single Malts aus 1971 - 1994 - WhiskyExperts

      Die acht Single Malts stammen aus den Brennereien Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Lagavulin, Mortlach, Port Ellen Dufftown und Talisker und sind zwischen 1971 (Cragganmore – eines der letzten Fässer,bei denen die Stills noch mit Kohle geheizt wurden) und 1994 (Mortlach, eines der ältesten PX-Fässer aus diesem Jahr) destilliert worden.
      Die 238 Sets kosten jeweils 20.000 Pfund – ein Set wird auch im August bei Sotheby’s in London versteigert werden.


      The eight single vintage malts chosen to open this inaugural series were personally selected by one of the world’s most respected whisky makers, Dr Jim Beveridge OBE. Dr Beveridge is one of Diageo’s most distinguished whisky blenders, widely known for his vast expertise and deeply respected among Scotland’ whisky masters. Dr Beveridge remarked

      ‘Over the past forty years I have worked intimately with our distilleries across Scotland and I’ve been fortunate enough to witness great change in the whisky industry. Each of the eight whiskies I’ve selected for Prima & Ultima tells a tale of heritage and craftsmanship and I’ve chosen them from distillers of great personal importance to me.’

      For the enthusiast, Prima & Ultima is an opportunity to build a collection of rare and historic Scotch on the solid foundation of Dr Beveridge’s expertise – the first time he has curated such a series of single malts; for the collector and connoisseur, it is a gathering of exquisite vintage single malts into an unmissable anthology of spirited tales.

      Every bottle in the inaugural Prima & Ultima series has a story to tell and is its own record of this significant period of whisky-making. Dr Beveridge marks the moment coal-firing of stills endedin 1971 at Cragganmore by including in the collection the last cask to be filled with whisky made this way at the distillery. The inclusion of three casks of The Singleton of Dufftown from 1988 marks a time when thegrassy, fruit flavours were uncovered in The Singleton character from anew slow-craft technique. This complex, rich whisky is the first 30-year-old released of this kind. The existence of prized 1979 whisky from a silenced Port Ellen, stoically maturing for 40 years, also speaksto the end of an era – and is a nod to the spirit of invention that will return when the beloved distillery will open its doors once again.

      During his career at Diageo, Dr Jim Beveridge spent considerable timeat Lagavulin to learn how the true distillery character is refined and perfected. The vintage he selected from this distillery comes from a handful of refill American oak hogshead casks filled right around this time, in 1991. A 26-year-old Clynelish from 1993 represents a triumph ofhis inquiry into how this distillery character reveals its renowned waxiness. His taste for the exceptional also informs this collection: six standout casks of Talisker with a more rounded and gently peated style to the distillery’s smoky signature have been carefully safeguarded for a moment like this since 1988, the last of their kind. Meanwhile, a 1984 cask of Caol Ila, number #5773 to be specific, was thefirst of a new style, and this bottling tells the story of a decade-long chase for this cask’s recovery. The final addition to this inaugural number, a muscular 25-year-old Mortlach takes its place as oneof the last remaining first-fill Pedro Ximenez seasoned oak butt casks from 1994.

      There will be an opportunity to own the very first set of the series,one of just 238 full sets, when it goes under the hammer for charity atSotheby’s online auction from 26th August – 2nd September 2020 in London. Bottle No 1 of each of the eight bottlings has been signed by Dr Jim Beveridge and all proceeds will be donated to Diageo’s charity partner WaterAid.

      The inaugural release of The Prima & Ultima Collection will be available to purchase for £20,000 directly through appointed Prima &Ultima agents across the world. A global registration at exceptionalwhisky.com will open on Wednesday 22ndJuly 2020 for whisky collectors to register their interest. Each of the238 full sets of cask strength bottlings is accompanied by a limited-edition book of personal stories from curator Dr. Jim Beveridge OBE and 20ml samples of each whisky.

      The First Release of The Prima & Ultima Collection:

      All of the single malt Scotch whiskies included are natural cask strength, non-chill filtered, with no colour added.

      Caol Ila 1984
      35-Year-Old | 50.8% ABV
      Bottled: 9.12.19 | Cask #5773 – Refill European Oak Butt
      Number Bottled: 499 | Port Askaig, Isle Of Islay

      A 1984 Caol Ila from a single refill cask (#5773) – the first releaseof a new style at the time, this particular cask was recovered after initially being sold. Mild in aroma, it is rich in texture with a long smoky-spice finish.

      Clynelish 1993
      26-Year-Old | 49.8% ABV
      Bottled: 9.12.19 | Refill American Oak Casks
      Number Bottled: 941 | Brora, Sutherland

      One of the first casks filled after the mysterious waxiness of Clynelish was understood and perfected. This 1993 small batch release isaromatic and intense, with a waxy, creamy smooth quality that is now the distillery’s hallmark.

      Cragganmore 1971
      48-Year-Old | 43.7% ABV
      Bottled: 10.12.19 | Cask #2301 – First-fill ex-sherry butt
      Number Bottled: 352 | Ballindalloch, Speyside

      This is the very last cask of whisky which was made at Cragganmore oncoal fired stills – cask #2301 – before the switch to oil-fired steam heating. A remarkable piece of history from a single first fill ex-Sherry butt, the whisky’s flavours run deep with hints of dark chocolate, it has a long fresh and drying finish.

      Lagavulin 1991
      28-Year-Old | 50.1% ABV
      Bottled: 10.12.19 | Refill American Oak Casks
      Number Bottled: 1013 | Port Ellen, Isle Of Islay

      Distilled not long after Lagavulin’s true distillery character was refined and perfected, this whisky comes from a handful of refill American oak hogshead casks filled in 1991. This 28-year-old is the first to highlight the pure golden Lagavulin spirit, thanks to carefullymanaged cask influence, and has a terrific depth of flavour.

      Mortlach 1994
      25-Year-Old | 55.1% ABV
      Bottled: 10.12.19 | Cask #2652 – First-fill Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso seasoned European Oak Butt
      Number Bottled: 389 | Dufftown, Speyside

      One of the last remaining first-fill Pedro Ximenez / Oloroso seasonedoak butt casks from 1994. The result is a 25-year-old with robust muscularity – the deep, rich style of mature Mortlach that earned its name as ‘The Beast of Dufftown’, by whisky expert Dave Broom

      Port Ellen 1979
      40-Year-Old | 51.2% ABV
      Bottled: 11.12.19 | Cask #6422 – Refill European Oak Butt
      Number Bottled: 436 | Port Ellen, Isle Of Islay

      One of the very last 1979 European Oak butts from Port Ellen, selected from the few casks remaining, long after the Islay distillery closed in 1983. It characterises Port Ellen at its peak – expressing to the full the wonderful balance between sweetness, saltiness and smokiness that is elegant and full of flavour after forty years.

      Singleton of Dufftown 1988
      30-Year-Old | 48.8% ABV
      Bottled: 12.12.19 | Refill American Oak Casks
      Number Bottled: 469 | Dufftown, Speyside

      From three of the last remaining casks filled in 1988, at a time whenthe new grassy, fruity flavours were uncovered from a new slow-craft technique at this Singleton distillery. This complex, rich whisky is thefirst 30-year-old released of this kind.

      Talisker 1988
      31-Year-Old | 51.4% ABV
      Bottled: 12.12.19 | Refill American Oak Casks
      Number Bottled: 721 | Carbost, Isle Of Skye

      A 31-year-old Talisker from the last 6 casks that showed an unusual less peaty, more rounded character, specially put aside in 1988 to mature. A Talisker full of vitality with sweet, smoky and peppery flavours

      slàinte mhath :prost:
      René

      Dem Enerlump sei Whischkybar (Samples)

      “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” ― Dalai Lama XIV
      Cool, die kommen zur richtigen Zeit, da wir ab dem 01.07. 3% MwSt sparen !!!

      Also unbedingt im nächsten halben Jahr kaufen bevor wir wieder mehr bezahlen müssen.

      Ich zitiere mal Albert Einstein: "Die besten Dinge im Leben sind nicht die, die man für Geld bekommt".
      Wenn jemand ein Problem mit mir hat, kann er es behalten. Ist ja schließlich seins.
      Die edlere Ausgabe von Game of Thrones? Für den gelangweilten Millionär der schon alles hat?
      Ah yes, predictability, a word that has come to define today’s whisky in so many ways.

      “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
      Oscar Wilde

      Es besteht keine Verpflichtung obigen post zu lesen, zu mögen oder zu kommentieren.
      Sollte eine persönliche Meinung enthalten sein, besteht weiter keine Verpflichtung, sich diese zu eigen zu machen.

      MiddleCut schrieb:

      Cool, die kommen zur richtigen Zeit, da wir ab dem 01.07. 3% MwSt sparen !!!

      Also unbedingt im nächsten halben Jahr kaufen bevor wir wieder mehr bezahlen müssen.


      Du glaubst doch im Leben nicht, dass die die 3% an den Endkunden weiterreichen. :smoke:
      slàinte mhath
      Michael

      Ich bin anders als vermutet,
      selten wie erwartet &
      erst recht nicht wie andere mich gerne hätten.

      Whisky is the answer, but I can't remember the question.

      Die Begründungen beim Caol Ila und Laga sind ja... "kreativ".

      Weitere Ideen für First/Last Gründe beim nächsten Release

      The very, very, very, very last cask of Port Ellen we laid down in Warehouse xyz, row abc (even if there are dozens more stored in another corner)
      The first cask filled by naked scottish maidens during full moon
      The first cask filled which we call EU butt instead of Sherry butt

      to be continued :moin:
      ... hat man bei der Managers Choice damals auch gedacht.... die wirken heute wie preisliche Waisenknaben...

      edit: und ne homepage hamm die auch, die heißt Rosa oder so und die tanzt den ganzen Tag den gogogo, aber sonst ist wieder alles klar...

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      Ah yes, predictability, a word that has come to define today’s whisky in so many ways.

      “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
      Oscar Wilde

      Es besteht keine Verpflichtung obigen post zu lesen, zu mögen oder zu kommentieren.
      Sollte eine persönliche Meinung enthalten sein, besteht weiter keine Verpflichtung, sich diese zu eigen zu machen.

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      Eneloop2009 schrieb:

      Sind sicherlich spannende Tropfen dabei, aber natürlich nicht auf Trinker sondern nur auf Sammler ausgelegt.


      Ist doch egal was da für ein Sche.... in den Flaschen ist. Die Story zählt, die Aufmachung designet ür ein exklusives Publikum und richtig teuer!
      Je mehr davon raus kommt umso mehr ist es egal was drin ist. Der absolute Schrott wird als NAS Ware für den unbedarften Yuppie-Whiskytrinker auf den Markt gebracht, der es dankbar aufsaugt!

      Die Erklärung warum heute nur noch viel Schrott raus kommt, wird gleich mitgeliefert.

      Das ist noch lange nicht das Ende der tollen Ausgaben!
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      Berliner Whiskykarawane - Whisky Cup Winner 2010
      Nach dem ersten Schock über den niedrigen Preis hab ich mir die Flaschen mal angeschaut. Da sie kein einheitliches Design haben mit Tieren und Naturbildern, sondern jenes der jeweiligen Destille aufgreifen, sieht das doch im Regal doof aus. Die sind halt auch nicht rare by nature.
      „Genügsamkeit ist natürlicher Reichtum, Luxus ist künstliche Armut.“

      Sokrates