Whisky lovers everywhere should be planning a trip to Glasgow on 18th and 19th February to experience a brand new Whisky Show. The show is dedicated to giving visitors the chance to taste incredibly rare whiskies at affordable prices - some from just £2 per dram! With over 350 amazing whiskies on show at The Grand Central Hotel, this is the only chance fellow imbibers will have to discover great whiskies produced in bygone eras.
Who doesn’t love a little bit of history? From a 17-year-old Highland Park distilled in 1960 to a 1972 Tobermory, or 1896 Orkney Malt bottled in 1918, every visitor will be tasting a true piece of whisky history.
And the good news is, Catawiki will be amongst the exhibitors, bringing its lead whisky auctioneer, expert & collector Jeroen Koetsier to pour some exquisite drams and talk all things whisky auctions !
Here’s what our Catawiki whisky team will be bringing :
£15 = Glenfiddich 1974 OB single cask. The first ever private vintage reserve for Fenton Tower Hotel
£15 = Hanyu 1988 Big Butt. Full Proof's 4th and final Hanyu release, featuring, besides the obvious Big Butt, Pete McPeat and Jack Washback sipping Coca Cola in the audience.
£15 = Hanyu 1988-2006 cask 9204 Caber Toss. This was the 1st Hanyu to make it to the EU market in 2006. It immediately fetched a Gold Medal at the Malt Maniac Awards
£25 = Highland Park 1960 OB 17 years old, green dumpy. One of the many highlights during 2016's dram spotting tour
£30 = Laphroaig 16 years old Cadenhead's dumpy. due to the big resemblance with the Laphroaig 1970 samaroli, this is most probably vintage 1970.
£10 = Springbank 12 years old OB, brown glass, bottled in the late 60s. Blast from the past, amazing 'standard' bottling
£10 = Tamnavulin 20 years old, a briljant sherry cask turned this 60s Tamnavulin distillate in to a brilliant whisky
£15 = Tobermory 1972 Moon Viris Illustribus, this is the best ever Tobermory/Ledaig according to whiskyfun. Auctioned at Catawiki for euro 1200+ in May 2016.
In addition to this incredible selection of rare whiskies to taste, the whisky world's greatest experts and leading whisky collectors - including the legendary 'Mr Ardbeg' - will be on hand to share their experience and expertise, while specialty whisky bars and independent bottlers will present some of their finest old whiskies.
Show manager Andrew Milne is excited to be bringing The Whisky Show to Glasgow: “It’s always been our desire to run a show that showcases old and rare whisky in an approachable and affordable way to both connoisseurs and whisky lovers who would never normally get a chance to ever taste whiskies like this. It feels like a natural step to hold such an event in whisky’s homeland where they were created. There is something magical about trying whiskies that most of us will never be able to buy.”
When discussing old & rare whiskies, organiser Angus MacRaild adds : « Whiskies distilled and bottled several decades ago display a different character to modern whiskies because the methods of production - and often the ingredients used - were notably different to today's whisky making practices. These kinds of old and rare bottlings represent what is popularly termed 'old style' whisky.
For enthusiasts these bottlings are more characterful and display more personality and individuality than their modern counterparts. For drinkers and collectors alike these bottlings represent liquid time capsules, drinkable history that offers a window onto the past; how whisky used to be produced and the character of the people that made these whiskies. The Whisky Show Old & Rare offers attendees an unparalleled opportunity to try these incredible spirits in the company of likeminded enthusiasts and world class experts on old and rare whiskies »
The details you need:
Where: The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
When: 18th & 19th February 2017
11.30am – 6.30pm
Day tickets: £100 (includes £50 of whisky tokens, free tasting glass and access to hundreds of old and rare whiskies)
Tickets available from whiskyshow.com.