[MM-MALTS-L] Teaspooned IB Single Casks from named distilleries

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Hey Ralph,

great idea - could be a hype like finishing !

Macallan teaspooned with Glenlossie
Macallan teaspooned with Linkwood

Premium-Teaspooning

Highland Park teaspooned with Springbank

Bunnahabhain teaspooned with Rosebank and finished in south hungarian white
wine cask formerly used to mature white rum (my favourite ;-))

Endless opportunities...

Looking forward to it (Nah - not really...)
Michael

Original Message:
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From: Ralph Katzenell ralphoosh at 012.net.il
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:21:28 +0300
To: mm-malts-l at grsnet.net
Subject: [MM-MALTS-L] Teaspooned IB Single Casks from named distilleries


 
Greetings all.

There is a story that the Edrington are intending vigorously enforce a
policy of not releasing attributable casks outside the group. All casks
will, from some time in the very near future, be "teaspooned". No more IB
bottlings. Suppression of trade.

Is there a "work-around"?

OK, so they "teaspoon" a cask. Is it a fair guess that teaspooning will not
alter the essential characteristics in any noticeable way?
Suppose you were to create a new class of whisky, the Teaspoon series.
For example, you can get a "Pure Malt" from a teaspooned cask of Macallan,
18 yo from a sherry butt. You declare the usual details, and include the
fact that it has been teaspooned from an unknown distillery.
Think of the interest that such bottlings would generate.
I predict the following:
1) The punters will buy.
2) It will establish a new category of whisky.
3) Your access to potential stock is enhanced.
4) Lots to gossip about, lots of interest.

Offer me a teaspooned pure malt with semi believable tasting notes, I'll
give it a whirl.

At the far reaches of wild thought, it might even generate a "spoiled cod
fish" trade effect!!

Ralph



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