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ing better represents the brand���s values and shows that we are an innovative force in the industry,��� says Iain Weir, marketing director for Ian Macleod Distillers. ���It is almost 10 years since we acquired the Glengoyne distillery and in that time we have increased sales volumes by 250%. This is against a backdrop of increasing global sales of Scotch whisky and a shift towards premium brands in the sector. By distilling slower than anyone else in Scotland, we can genuinely claim that Glengoyne is ���Worth the Wait.������ Weir refers to the fact that the Glengoyne Distillery in Dumgoyne near Loch Lomond runs its stills slower than any other distillery. Unlike most other single malt whiskies, Glengoyne dries the malted barley using only warm air, resulting in a subtle, yet complex malt where all the delicate flavors are freely expressed. U.S. sales of Highland heavyweight Glenmorangie increased 25% nationally in 2012. Leading the charge was newly release Glenmorangie Ealanta 1993. The limited edition malt is matured for 19 years exclusively in virgin American white oak casks sourced from the Mark Twain National Forest situated in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. Glenmorangie Ealanta is bottled at 46% alcohol by volume and is non-chill filtered for added texture and mouthfeel. It will be available in limited quantities in the U.S. market. Founded in 1797, Glen Garioch (pronounced ���Glen Geery���) is one of the oldest operating distilleries in Scotland and is the most easterly distillery in the Highlands region. It has gained renown for its range of non chill-filtered single malt whiskies, which are matured in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. New to their portfolio is the limited edition Glen Garioch 1986 Vintage, a peated single malt aged 25 years entirely in North American oak barrels and bottled at cask strength (54.6% alcohol by volume). This limited edition bottling is one of the most exclusive of the Glen Garioch vintages���others currently available in the U.S. are the 1991 and 1994 vintages. The 1986 vintage has a suggested retail price of $250. Easily the most intriguing release of 2012 was The Dalmore���s Constellation Collection, a rare grouping of 21 individual expressions. Each of the featured malts was bottled at natural cask strength and at natural color to ensure that none of their character has been diluted. The assembled malts were Glen Garioch 1986 Vintage. 36 deemed the finest crafted by the Highland distillery between the years of 1964 and 1992. Each expression is housed in a hand-blown crystal decanter that has been engraved by hand and adorned with a solid silver stag. The entire collection carries a price of $250,000. Says David Robertson, rare whisky director at The Dalmore, ���These unique bottles of whisky, often referred to as Investment Grade Scotch, are rapidly becoming a hot commodity in the alternative investment market and outperforming luxury goods such as gold and diamonds. These single cask whiskies from The Dalmore distillery are a truly remarkable piece of craftsmanship. They will certainly stand the test of time and continue to rise in value year after year.��� The Dalmore���s Constellation Collection. GlenDronach is expanding its line of heavily sherried malts in a new direction for the first time in its 180year history with the introduction of the Wood Finish collection. The new range now includes the GlenDronach Virgin Oak Wood Finish, which was initially matured in European oak and thereafter finished its maturation in a very small batch of Virgin Oak, and the GlenDronach Sauternes Wood Finish expression, which was finished in Sauternes wine barrels. Both are matured for 14 years and bottled at 46% alcohol. The Deanston Distillery has expanded their awardwinning range with the release of Deanston Virgin Oak Highland Single Malt. Master distiller Ian MacMillan blended together several malts between 6 and 10 years old and finished them in freshly charred new oak barrels from a small, family-owned cooperage in Bardstown, Kentucky. The new Deanston malt is bottled without the use of chill-filtration at 46.3% alcohol by volume. T New Speyside Releases he Glenrothes Speyside Single Malts feature rare vintage-dated whiskies embodying the nobility of the Speyside. Almost 90% of the malts��� constituent elements were matured no less than 15-years in American oak bourbon barrels, the rest having been aged in sherry wood. The recent vintage release ��� The Glenrothes 1995 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky ��� was their first StateWays I www.stateways.com I March/April 2013

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