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Glenrothes 1995 Speyside Single Malt Scotch. malt specifically laid in casks with the intention of becoming one of these vintage-dated releases. About 30% of its malts were aged in American sherry oak and first fill Spanish sherry wood. Glenrothes��� parent company, Berry Bros. & Rudd, has also unveiled the extremely limited release Glenrothes Extraordinary Cask. Barreled in July 6, 1970, the malt is bottled in a hand-blown, lead crystal decanter created at Atlantis Crystal in Portugal and mounted on a Scottish Oak plinth with a custom leather carrying case. One reason for its limited supply is that the ex-bourbon oak barrel lost half of its original contents through evaporation. The whisky is priced at $5,000. ���The head of the stopper is actually fashioned from the very barrel that the whisky came from���cask #10573,��� comments David King, president of San Francisco���s Anchor Distilling Company and Glenrothes importer. ���Each hand-numbered bottle comes with a polished brass plaque engraved with year 1970. This extraordinary single malt whisky from Speyside will carve a coveted notch in the belt of a discerning highend whisky collector.��� Sales in the U.S. of The Glenfiddich rose 11.7% nationally between 2011 and 2012. To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Glenfiddich in 2012, the distillery���s sixth Malt Master Brian Kinsman introduced The Malt Master���s Edition, a whisky matured twice in two separate casks consecutively. First the whisky is aged in traditional oak���ex-bourbon barrels���between 6 and 8 years, Afterwards it is transferred to the highest quality sherry casks for an additional 4 to 6 years for its final maturation. This type of double wood finishing creates a rich, complex whisky with flavors imparted from both woods. The labor-intensive process differs from more conventional finishing in that there is a balance of maturation for several years in The two distinct woods, as Glenfiddich Malt Master���s opposed to long-term aging in one type of Edition. (9-Liter Cases) Brand House of Dewar's Johnnie Walker . Clan MacGregor Lauder's . . . . . . . Scoresby . . . . . . The Glenlivet . . . Chivas Regal . . . Inver House . . . . J&B ........ Famous Grouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplier 2011 .Bacardi USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186,980 .Diageo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173,958 .William Grant & Sons . . . . . . . . . .81,359 .Sazerac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79,857 .Diageo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65,406 .Pernod Ricard USA . . . . . . . . . . . .54,417 .Pernod Ricard USA . . . . . . . . . . .50,505 .Sazerac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46,698 .Diageo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47,203 .Remy Cointreau USA . . . . . . . . . .30,491 Total Leading Brands Others Total Scotch Whisky in the Control States 816,874 395,390 1,212,264 2012* . . . . . . . . . . .188,351 . . . . . . . . . . .180,289 . . . . . . . . . . .78,839 . . . . . . . . . . . .75,211 . . . . . . . . . . .62,488 . . . . . . . . . . .56,744 . . . . . . . . . . .49,903 . . . . . . . . . . .44,806 . . . . . . . . . . .44,005 . . . . . . . . . . .31,080 11/12 % Chg . . . . . . . .0.7% . . . . . . . . .3.6% . . . . . . . . .-3.1% . . . . . . . .-5.8% . . . . . . . .-4.5% . . . . . . . .4.3% . . . . . . . . .-1.2% . . . . . . . .-4.1% . . . . . . . .-6.8% . . . . . . . . .1.9% 811,716 400,476 1,212,192 -0.6% 1.3% 0.0% Source: Beverage Information Group Data from NABCA data. * 12-month rolling data through third quarter 2012 StateWays I www.stateways.com I March/April 2013 37

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