Issue 73 Arrived This Morning

[John McGill]

Issue 73 just arrived with this mornings post

[martin grant]

I really need to get around to renewing my subscription. I've missed the last couple of issues

[Deactivated Member]

But I only just bought issue 72!

[Willie JJ]

I've got it too.

There's a distillery focus on Mackmyra, which is timely, because I just received a sample of Di Blasi's home vatted Mackmyra a few days ago.

Cheers Jonathan

[John McGill]

Anyone else having problems getting to the HP40 competition? When I try the URL all I get is a 404 Page Not Found

[Deactivated Member]

What's the link?

[les taylor]

Mine has just arrived with it's free Macallan sponsored Whisky Bars of the world booklet.
And no Bills.

[les taylor]

Anyone else having problems getting to the HP40 competition? When I try the URL all I get is a 404 Page Not Found

John I got the same response. I guess it's something Whisky Mag will have to sort out.

[TreacleSponge]

Mine has just arrived with it's free Macallan sponsored whisky Bars of the world booklet.

Which lists them by country with a phone number and sometimes url too. Useful if you know your telephone dialling codes so you'd be able to work out where in the country they are

I'm sorry - I shouldn't complain, it's a free cover gift and I love free stuff, whatever it is

[martin grant]

Mine has just arrived with it's free Macallan sponsored whisky Bars of the world booklet.

Which lists them by country with a phone number and sometimes url too. Useful if you know your telephone dialling codes so you'd be able to work out where in the country they are

I'm sorry - I shouldn't complain, it's a free cover gift and I love free stuff, whatever it is

T-S, follow the link below from good old BT and you can find the location of any UK dialling code in seconds

http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.content/en/search/uk_codes/index.publisha

[Matt2]

Anyone else having problems getting to the HP40 competition? When I try the URL all I get is a 404 Page Not Found

It's on my schedule to do tomorrow. Looks like they have sent out the magazine early again

Try again tomorrow and it should work..

[Matt2]

Ok, should be working now at http://www.whiskymag.com/competitions/hp40/

Good luck

ps... One entry per household, all your entries will be deleted if you try and cheat

[les taylor]

Ok, should be working now at http://www.whiskymag.com/competitions/hp40/

Good luck

ps... One entry per household, all your entries will be deleted if you try and cheat

Thanks Matt. All working now. One less thing to do tomorrow.

[r900p]

I got mine too, it had already been opened , but its okay it was opened by my mother. I really like the front cover shot, don't know why exactly but like it.

This free gift is quite good, i would like to know the criteria bars had to fulfil to be nominated, certainly of the 7 or so listed in Liverpool only 3 have a good selection, the others have 4 bottles or so of malt, which is what i'd expect to find anywhere. Then i can think of places which have quite a good selection, the Red Lion at Lowther, but this is a pub though and not a bar so i'll let them off.

No whisky news in this on though.

Rob

[Di Blasi]

So I'll get mine in a few weeks then, great to hear! Headed over now to try and win that 40y Highland Park!!

[Deactivated Member]

Is it in the shops now?

[LagaDrinker]

The whisky exchange have the 40 y.o. for £770 - Bargain!

[LagaDrinker]

Also got my issue 73. Really like the free booklet, however as already mentioned it would have been useful to know the geographical location of the bars in each country. Anyone know of any good ones in New York city?

[bcrossan]

Also got my issue 73. Really like the free booklet, however as already mentioned it would have been useful to know the geographical location of the bars in each country. Anyone know of any good ones in New York city?

Without a doubt the Brandy Library would be one!!

http://brandylibrary.com/sections2007/home.htm

Look at the whisky list

[Di Blasi]

Also got my issue 73. Really like the free booklet, however as already mentioned it would have been useful to know the geographical location of the bars in each country. Anyone know of any good ones in New York city?

Without a doubt the Brandy Library would be one!!

http://brandylibrary.com/sections2007/home.htm

Look at the whisky list

In New York, though I unfortunately missed visiting, Keen's Steakhouse has an impressive collection of whisky and good food too.

[irishwhiskeychaser]

mine arrived today so not bad .... I used to be at least a month behind the UK for some reason but it has been virtually on the 2 week mark for the past 2 or 3 issues this one is about a 2.5 weeks. Can't complain about that.

Finally the last in the Trilogy of articles on Ireland's Distilleries. Bushmills being the focus, look forward to reading that.

[Di Blasi]

Hopefully I'll be getting mine too one of these days! It seems it's been a little while since the first got theirs, so I could be next.

[Muskrat Portage]

I finally finished reading Issue 73 and on page 47, middle paragraph, a comment really struck a chord with me.
It starts with the line "Which brings us onto the issue of choice." and goes on about reallocation to higher price markets, concluding with the following line:

" Of course we want to make hay while the sun shines...but nobody knows how long this current boom will last and you don't want to burn bridges with loyal customers for a quick gain" (Italics mine)

I have voiced my concerns on this very point before on these forums. I perceive a drop in availability of Single Malts to the detriment of some older, once loyal sectors of the global market to the benefit of new markets that have opened.

I am what I consider a knowledgeable and, up 'til now, dedicated collector and drinker of Single Malts. My personal collection is not large but contains 150+ bottles with very few duplicates.

From my position in the market, I see the bridges aflame and once loyal customers turning to other products to meet their required needs. Perhaps our version of phylloxera is this headlong rush to distribute to newly opened markets, burning those very bridges to loyal customers for a quick gain!

Perhaps American Borbon, Canadian Rye or even Tequila will fill the vacuum caused by the paucity of Single Malts in older established markets. Can the whisky makers chance that eventuality while they are jostling each other in pursuit of a quick gain?

Personally, I am redirecting some of my funds once intended for Single Malts, that are no longer available, into the purchase of finer sipping Rums.

I applaud Whisky Magazine being courageous enough to provide this analysis and present the views of some anonymous senior whisky marketing persons. I trust their courage will not go unheeded for too much longer.

Muskrat Portage