The Prestige Whisky guide to the Whisky Regions of Scotland – Part 3
Having taken a brief romp through the joys of Lowland whisky last time, it’s time to get on to what most people – rightly or wrongly – consider to be the main event, first Highland Whisky and then the Speyside “sub-region”.
Many people think these regions hold some of the best examples of Scotch and the simple predominance and volume of malts and distilleries within them mean that there are dozens of fine expressions to be had. We really are in the ‘heartland’ of Scotch Whisky production.
So let’s kick off with the Highlands.
Highland whiskies tends to be slightly heavier in style compared to the softer lowland or Island varieties. A a fine example of this would be the Dalmore King Alexander 111 – one of PW’s all time favourites !
Here are it’s tasting Notes :
It has a nose with plums, bilberries and a little caramel. On the palate the berries and sweet flavours from the bourbon barrel offer a delightfully complex taste.
Obviously, the King Alex is available at www,prestigewhisky.com
Moving into Speyside, whiskies from this region tend to be more floral and fragrant in style and we offer the most choice of malt whisky from this region – again due to the sherr volume of exquisite malts that are available.
For our selection from this region I’ve chosen the Glenlivet 12 YO from our excellent value ‘Silver’ collection as the perfect example of a quality affordable single malt whisky.
The 12 Year Old is an award winning balanced malt offering fruity and floral flavours. Oak is present but in the distance. This classic Speyside conveys beautiful images of a fertile orchard, blossoming at springtime and laden with juicy ripe fruit at summertime. Nose and palate offer a warm experience of Speyside's fresh and fragrant air. The single malt to choose for a relaxing moment.
The Speyside Regions of Scotland produce some real whisky gems. Many of the more well know distilleries and brands hail from near the Spey river not least of all the Macallan.
Their Distillery is located in the Scottish Highlands within Banffshire and has produced some of the finest malts since 1824.
One of the best Macallans is the Macallan 21 which is a true classic malt.
The Macallan 21 is a 43% spirit and is a light amber colour.
On the nose it is intense and rich with hints of vanilla and passion fruit.
The palate reveals a soft yet spicy twist with just a hint of orange and peat
The finish is long with just a hint of oaky wood smoke.
You will not be dissapointed with this classic gem of a malt which is a perfect treat or gift for the whisky lover or connoisseur of whisky.
That’s all for now, next time we’ll move on to the Island and Campbeltown regions to finish up our whistle stop tour of fine Scotch whisky.
See you all soon – we’re aiming for next Monday with part four, the penultimate edition of our guide.
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Prestige Whisy Guide to Whisky regions
To keep you all updated, edition 3 of our featured article will be arriving at 9.00 am tomorrow morning with issue four on Monday 5th October.
The final edition which pulls everything together comes along on Friday the 9th.
The response to this series of articles has so far been very positive and we're hoping to hold similar events on an on-going basis.
Once the five parts have 'aired' on line we will be offering a full transcript of all the articles plus the whisky region map that we've recommended as an e-mailable free extra. Let us know at info@prestigewhisky.com and we'll add you to the growing list to send this out to you once the final fifth edition goes live at the back end of next week.
The final edition which pulls everything together comes along on Friday the 9th.
The response to this series of articles has so far been very positive and we're hoping to hold similar events on an on-going basis.
Once the five parts have 'aired' on line we will be offering a full transcript of all the articles plus the whisky region map that we've recommended as an e-mailable free extra. Let us know at info@prestigewhisky.com and we'll add you to the growing list to send this out to you once the final fifth edition goes live at the back end of next week.
Birthday searches and SSL security
If you've dropped by www.prestigewhisky.com recently you'll see a couple of changes to the home page.
We talk a little bit about the SSL encryption we're using provided by our payment gateway - RBS Worldpay. We've always used this to ensure maximum protection for our customers but a couple of people have pointed out that mention of payment security is 'hidden' away in our terms and conditions - we thought it pretty important then to make sure all our customers know that they are 100% secure when they shop with Prestige Whisky - feel free to contact us for more information if you like the techy stuff !
Also on the homepage now are details of our revised quick search facility. If you'd like to locate a whisky for a birthday or anniversary simply type in either the year ore age/anniversary (e.g. 30 years) and our system will bring up a range of suggested whiskies that might fit.
Given that we now have pushing 200 fine expressions with many more to be added in coming weeks this facility will also help you locate anything within the site - you can also search by brand or distillery.
Enjoy !
We talk a little bit about the SSL encryption we're using provided by our payment gateway - RBS Worldpay. We've always used this to ensure maximum protection for our customers but a couple of people have pointed out that mention of payment security is 'hidden' away in our terms and conditions - we thought it pretty important then to make sure all our customers know that they are 100% secure when they shop with Prestige Whisky - feel free to contact us for more information if you like the techy stuff !
Also on the homepage now are details of our revised quick search facility. If you'd like to locate a whisky for a birthday or anniversary simply type in either the year ore age/anniversary (e.g. 30 years) and our system will bring up a range of suggested whiskies that might fit.
Given that we now have pushing 200 fine expressions with many more to be added in coming weeks this facility will also help you locate anything within the site - you can also search by brand or distillery.
Enjoy !
Monday 28 September 2009
Structural changes to the website
If you visit www.prestigewhisky you will find some small amendments that have now gone live.
You will see a slightly more streamlined range of tabs both at the top of the page and down the left hand side.
The changes have been to make the site a little cleaner to look at and accommodate the amalgamation of our terms and delivery tab into one section - now called 'Terms' and more importantly to enable the inclusion of a special promotional feature tab.
To us at Prestige Whisky our website is as much about the love of whisky as it is about the sale of it. But we are now getting some really exciting expressions that we'd like to feature more heavily on the website. The new 'Promotions' tab is a representation of this. you'll find as our inaugural promo items the following three excellent expressions :
The Glen Ord 30 Year Old, special release
The Dalwhinnie 20 Year Old 2006 release
The Highland Park 25 Year Old
These are all excellent value single malts discounted and hard to get hold from top whisky distilleries. All for under £ 170 - ideal for gifts or that chilly Autumn evening.
Obviously as we change or update the promo page we will update here and on the site.
You will see a slightly more streamlined range of tabs both at the top of the page and down the left hand side.
The changes have been to make the site a little cleaner to look at and accommodate the amalgamation of our terms and delivery tab into one section - now called 'Terms' and more importantly to enable the inclusion of a special promotional feature tab.
To us at Prestige Whisky our website is as much about the love of whisky as it is about the sale of it. But we are now getting some really exciting expressions that we'd like to feature more heavily on the website. The new 'Promotions' tab is a representation of this. you'll find as our inaugural promo items the following three excellent expressions :
The Glen Ord 30 Year Old, special release
The Dalwhinnie 20 Year Old 2006 release
The Highland Park 25 Year Old
These are all excellent value single malts discounted and hard to get hold from top whisky distilleries. All for under £ 170 - ideal for gifts or that chilly Autumn evening.
Obviously as we change or update the promo page we will update here and on the site.
Aug/Sept 2009 Whisky Magazine
If you have access to a copy, I'd recommend flicking to page 50 of the most recent edition of Whisky Magazine as they have an excellent article on the new Jura Paps range click on Prestige Whisky to visit the site and then just click into the Island section you'll see to the left.
Sunday 27 September 2009
Prestige Whisky News - 28th September 2009
A couple of things to report this morning.
Firstly you'll see the second part of our exciting whisky regions article immediately below this post. The enxt section is due to arrive at the blog on Wednesday morning and you will of course be able to buy all the example whisky we include within this feature at www.prestigewhisky.com
Secondly, we have enabled a feature over the weekend to enable you to search within our 'quick search' function (top right of the screen at www.prestigewhisky.com) for a specific year - enter any year that we hold an expression for of that vintage and the whisky will now come up. This means it's even easier to find the right whisky for that special birthday or anniversary.
Firstly you'll see the second part of our exciting whisky regions article immediately below this post. The enxt section is due to arrive at the blog on Wednesday morning and you will of course be able to buy all the example whisky we include within this feature at www.prestigewhisky.com
Secondly, we have enabled a feature over the weekend to enable you to search within our 'quick search' function (top right of the screen at www.prestigewhisky.com) for a specific year - enter any year that we hold an expression for of that vintage and the whisky will now come up. This means it's even easier to find the right whisky for that special birthday or anniversary.
The Prestige Whisky guide to the Whisky Regions of Scotland – Part 2
Last time we gave a quick overview of this subject and tried to add some context to what is potentially quite a complicated subject.
Let’s dive in to the main body of this subject.
These regions break down as follows :-
· Lowland
· Highland
· Speyside
· Islay
· Island
· Cambeltown
Let’s start with a center through each of these areas. Obviouly the name comes from the area of Scotland in which the distillery is placed. We have quite a good map in pdf format which might be of interest to readers. If you’d like a copy e-mail us at info@prestigewhisky.com and we will send through a copy. Alternatively have a look at the following website :
www.whisky-pages.com/whisky-regions
This has a pretty simple representation of where everything sits geographically.
Typically lowland style whiskies tend to be quite light in character and taste soft on the palate. A good example is the Rosebank 1991. It’s lighter and softer than you might expect and you’ll find it’s tasting notes below : -
Nose - Sweet toasted malt, laced with floral & dry grass aromas
Body - Clean
Palate - Spicy-cedarwood and cracked peppercorns
Finish - Slightly drying with a delicate floral edge
Next time we’ll move on to Highland and talk about one of my personal favourites, the Dalmore King Alex III.
Let’s dive in to the main body of this subject.
These regions break down as follows :-
· Lowland
· Highland
· Speyside
· Islay
· Island
· Cambeltown
Let’s start with a center through each of these areas. Obviouly the name comes from the area of Scotland in which the distillery is placed. We have quite a good map in pdf format which might be of interest to readers. If you’d like a copy e-mail us at info@prestigewhisky.com and we will send through a copy. Alternatively have a look at the following website :
www.whisky-pages.com/whisky-regions
This has a pretty simple representation of where everything sits geographically.
Typically lowland style whiskies tend to be quite light in character and taste soft on the palate. A good example is the Rosebank 1991. It’s lighter and softer than you might expect and you’ll find it’s tasting notes below : -
Nose - Sweet toasted malt, laced with floral & dry grass aromas
Body - Clean
Palate - Spicy-cedarwood and cracked peppercorns
Finish - Slightly drying with a delicate floral edge
Next time we’ll move on to Highland and talk about one of my personal favourites, the Dalmore King Alex III.
The Whisky Regions - part 2
Watch out for part two of our new whisky regions feature which hits this blog tomorrow moring.
Thursday 24 September 2009
The Prestige Whisky guide to the Whisky Regions of Scotland - Part One
Even with a little knowledge of Scotch whisky, the wide variety on offer in the market today can be a little daunting for the neophyte whisky drinker.
To try and help our customers on the Prestige Whisky website we’ve lined up our main range of whisky in region order. Each of these regions brings a slightly different character profile to your drinks cabinet. In the next few days we’ll be running through these whisky regions to give you a little bit more of a feel for what to expect from the personality of the regions as well as give some fine examples from our own range.
Experts differ over how many regions there really are and how far you are able to sub divide or break them down. So for example. The Speyside region sits squarely within the normally defined Highland region. But most if not all experts would classify a Spey separately from a Highland.
Island and Islay all hale from the Western Islands but have definite flavour characteristics that set them apart and Campbeltown, despite being halfyway between high and lowlands in the West shares some characteristics with Island and Islay malts.
Confused ?
If so we’ll try to clarify a little and give you some pointers as to which region is for you and maybe which of our extensive range might be of interest to you.
That's the end of the first part of this multi 'episode' guide to the world of Scotch. In future articles we will be examining the regions and in each case giving recommendations of fine examples you might enjoy.
Watcch out here, on Twitter and at www.prestigewhisky.com for more information. The enxt article should go live on Monday 28th September.
To try and help our customers on the Prestige Whisky website we’ve lined up our main range of whisky in region order. Each of these regions brings a slightly different character profile to your drinks cabinet. In the next few days we’ll be running through these whisky regions to give you a little bit more of a feel for what to expect from the personality of the regions as well as give some fine examples from our own range.
Experts differ over how many regions there really are and how far you are able to sub divide or break them down. So for example. The Speyside region sits squarely within the normally defined Highland region. But most if not all experts would classify a Spey separately from a Highland.
Island and Islay all hale from the Western Islands but have definite flavour characteristics that set them apart and Campbeltown, despite being halfyway between high and lowlands in the West shares some characteristics with Island and Islay malts.
Confused ?
If so we’ll try to clarify a little and give you some pointers as to which region is for you and maybe which of our extensive range might be of interest to you.
That's the end of the first part of this multi 'episode' guide to the world of Scotch. In future articles we will be examining the regions and in each case giving recommendations of fine examples you might enjoy.
Watcch out here, on Twitter and at www.prestigewhisky.com for more information. The enxt article should go live on Monday 28th September.
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Elite Discount
There has been a lot of noise in our inbox about our new Elite 5% discount offer - just to remind everyone that with each purchase you'll receive a voucher for a 5% discount from your next purchase at www.prestigewhisky.com, it's as simple as that.
Remember this voucher is also transferable so you can pass to a friend or relative to use as well.
Watch out for our new Whisky Regions series here at the PW blog - hopefully this will help you choose which whisky you can use your voucher on !
Enjoy !
Remember this voucher is also transferable so you can pass to a friend or relative to use as well.
Watch out for our new Whisky Regions series here at the PW blog - hopefully this will help you choose which whisky you can use your voucher on !
Enjoy !
Easier navigation at www.prestigewhisky.com
We have made some minor changes to www.prestige whisky.com this morning.
You'll now find a call to action (highlighted in red) on most of the major tabs directing you to either the Elite 5% discount section or the new Silver range or both !
The idea is to give two or three click navigation for visitors to critical areas of the site to ensure that they get to where they need to be quickly.
Let us know what you think.
You'll now find a call to action (highlighted in red) on most of the major tabs directing you to either the Elite 5% discount section or the new Silver range or both !
The idea is to give two or three click navigation for visitors to critical areas of the site to ensure that they get to where they need to be quickly.
Let us know what you think.
Tuesday 22 September 2009
New feature to the blog
In the next couple of weeks we're going to be running a major new feature on the whisky regions of Scotland.
This series will be aimed mainly at new drinkers to give them some background on what can be a very confusing number of whiskies that are available all with different characteristics and flavours.
The first introductory article will be published towards the end of this week and the follow ups including relevant tasting notes and Prestige Whisky recommendations will be published regularly in intervals.
Keep checking back for announcements of the next edition of this important article here and on Twitter (where you'll find us under the name whisky1)
This series will be aimed mainly at new drinkers to give them some background on what can be a very confusing number of whiskies that are available all with different characteristics and flavours.
The first introductory article will be published towards the end of this week and the follow ups including relevant tasting notes and Prestige Whisky recommendations will be published regularly in intervals.
Keep checking back for announcements of the next edition of this important article here and on Twitter (where you'll find us under the name whisky1)
Problems with Twitter on the blog
I've just noticed that someone elses Tweets have been appearing within this blog for the last couple of days.
Not quite sure why this happened. I've deleted this feature pending my working out exactly what happened.
In the meantime you can read our real tweets directly at Twitter where our name is whisky1, I don't think there was any problem with the erroneous Twitter in terms of offensive content but apologies that it wasn't us !
I'll add the Twitter tool back on as and when I can fix the problem.
Not quite sure why this happened. I've deleted this feature pending my working out exactly what happened.
In the meantime you can read our real tweets directly at Twitter where our name is whisky1, I don't think there was any problem with the erroneous Twitter in terms of offensive content but apologies that it wasn't us !
I'll add the Twitter tool back on as and when I can fix the problem.
Saturday 19 September 2009
Silver Range up to strength
More details to follow on specifics and a link later but if you visit www.prestigewhisky.com you'll find our range of affordable, branded whiskies under the Prestige Whisky Silver tab.
There are 24 wonderful expressions to choose from including the Balvenie, Macallan and Glenfiddich.
There are 24 wonderful expressions to choose from including the Balvenie, Macallan and Glenfiddich.
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Linking to Prestige Whisky
If you're active within the Scotch Whisky community either as a retailer, podcaster,drinks producer, brand owner etc feel free to get in touch with Prestige Whisky on info@prestigewhisky.com or leave a comment below.
One of our goals is to increase the publics knowledge and awareness of scotch and we think using this blog and website as a way of increasing traffic with our peers is a great idea.
Get in touch
Prestige Whisky.
One of our goals is to increase the publics knowledge and awareness of scotch and we think using this blog and website as a way of increasing traffic with our peers is a great idea.
Get in touch
Prestige Whisky.
Reader Comments
I have just updated the comments section of the blog to allow comments by anyone who reads the blog.
You'll need to complete a random work checker to ensure we don't pick up loads of spam
but feel free to leave comments about this blog, the Prestige Whisky website or Twitter activity, you'll find us under whisky1
Thanks
You'll need to complete a random work checker to ensure we don't pick up loads of spam
but feel free to leave comments about this blog, the Prestige Whisky website or Twitter activity, you'll find us under whisky1
Thanks
Links to and from www.prestigewhisky.com
It occurs to me that there isn't a formal link from www.prestigewhisky.com back here and vice versa.
So today I've added a link at the bottom of the about us page on the website that comes straight here and hopefully if you click www.prestigewhisky.com it will link back to the site too.
I'd be grateful if people could test this out for me !
Thanks
So today I've added a link at the bottom of the about us page on the website that comes straight here and hopefully if you click www.prestigewhisky.com it will link back to the site too.
I'd be grateful if people could test this out for me !
Thanks
Monday 14 September 2009
Prestige Whisky Elite Discount Scheme
As well as getting our new Silver range up and running today we are also beginning the roll out of our new Elite Loyalty/Discount scheme.
We've been trying to look at a way to reward all the loyal customers who have supported Prestige Whisky since our launch earlier this year. We'd also like to offer something extra as we move towards Christmas. So I've been working on a price/offer structure that works both for us as a business and also for our customers.
So, with immediate effect anyone ordering from us, from any range will receive a free 5% discount voucher to use with their next purchase with us. The voucher is transferable - we don't care who uses it. But each one will only work once. Even better news, if you buy from us and use a voucher you'll get another for your third order and so on.
Full details are available under the Terms tab at www.prestigewhisky.com
As a last point, I really don't want to let down any of our existing customers. With this in mind even though the offer opens for new orders from today. I will be sending 5% Elite vouchers to every customer who has bought whisky from us since we launched - existing customers should expect an e-mail in the next couple of days.
If any clarifiaction is needed feel free to drop me a line at info@prestigewhisky.com
We've been trying to look at a way to reward all the loyal customers who have supported Prestige Whisky since our launch earlier this year. We'd also like to offer something extra as we move towards Christmas. So I've been working on a price/offer structure that works both for us as a business and also for our customers.
So, with immediate effect anyone ordering from us, from any range will receive a free 5% discount voucher to use with their next purchase with us. The voucher is transferable - we don't care who uses it. But each one will only work once. Even better news, if you buy from us and use a voucher you'll get another for your third order and so on.
Full details are available under the Terms tab at www.prestigewhisky.com
As a last point, I really don't want to let down any of our existing customers. With this in mind even though the offer opens for new orders from today. I will be sending 5% Elite vouchers to every customer who has bought whisky from us since we launched - existing customers should expect an e-mail in the next couple of days.
If any clarifiaction is needed feel free to drop me a line at info@prestigewhisky.com
Prestige Whisky Silver arrives at last ..
We've been trailing this for a while but we've finally had chance to begin loading the first tranche of our new Prestige Whisky 'Silver' range.
The first nine whiskies in this range are now live and available, check them out at :
www.prestigewhisky.com/acatalog/Prestige_Whisky_Silver.html
This a series of specially selected mass market liquid which is aimed at everyone and not just the connoisseur. In other words if you want to try a little more of an unusual tipple that you won't find amongst the six or seven decent malts that your local supermarket carries then look to either our 'Silver' tab or alternatively our 'Whiskies of the World'.
Here you'll find quality expressions from some of the finest distilleries around priced between £ 20 and £ 50. So our new range is ideal for that bottle for yourself for the weekend or for that present for your husband/dad/brother/uncle etc.
At the moment the silver range of whisky is only available to UK purchasers. The rest of our range is available worldwide. (Overseas customers can contact us on the e-mail address below as we can supply these whiskies worldwide at slightly different prices).
For more information contact us at info@prestigewhisky.com
We're also about to launch a new Prestige Whisky Elite loyalty scheme - so watch out for more.
The first nine whiskies in this range are now live and available, check them out at :
www.prestigewhisky.com/acatalog/Prestige_Whisky_Silver.html
This a series of specially selected mass market liquid which is aimed at everyone and not just the connoisseur. In other words if you want to try a little more of an unusual tipple that you won't find amongst the six or seven decent malts that your local supermarket carries then look to either our 'Silver' tab or alternatively our 'Whiskies of the World'.
Here you'll find quality expressions from some of the finest distilleries around priced between £ 20 and £ 50. So our new range is ideal for that bottle for yourself for the weekend or for that present for your husband/dad/brother/uncle etc.
At the moment the silver range of whisky is only available to UK purchasers. The rest of our range is available worldwide. (Overseas customers can contact us on the e-mail address below as we can supply these whiskies worldwide at slightly different prices).
For more information contact us at info@prestigewhisky.com
We're also about to launch a new Prestige Whisky Elite loyalty scheme - so watch out for more.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Dalwhinnie Special Release - still available
For those who are interested, we still have availability of the Dalwhinnie 20 Year Old Special Release from 2006.
This is a lovely mature Dalwhinnie with an inviting nose that is pleasantly complex with a long and warming finish.
You'll find it at www.prestigewhisky.com for £ 124.99 plus p & p
Enjoy ....
This is a lovely mature Dalwhinnie with an inviting nose that is pleasantly complex with a long and warming finish.
You'll find it at www.prestigewhisky.com for £ 124.99 plus p & p
Enjoy ....
Wednesday 9 September 2009
'Ban all Alcohol Advertising' says the BMA
The story above has been running in various news outlets for the last couple of days and whilst it's not for Prestige Whisky to say what the drinks industry, the medical profession or indeed the government should be doing, we do have to point out the following :
Prestige Whisky has a company policy backing the sensible and reasonable use of alcohol in all its forms. We strongly believe that a drink should be a fun part of a relaxed social experience.
We fully back on an on-going basis campaigns to reduce and control abuse of alcohol and would refer people interested in this subject to www.drinkaware.co.uk - this is an excellent website and we recommend you view it.
We also have a strict policy on age for purchase of alcohol and enforce this with all of our customers.
For more information on our policies please visit www.prestigewhisky.com or contact us on info@prestigewhisky.com
Prestige Whisky has a company policy backing the sensible and reasonable use of alcohol in all its forms. We strongly believe that a drink should be a fun part of a relaxed social experience.
We fully back on an on-going basis campaigns to reduce and control abuse of alcohol and would refer people interested in this subject to www.drinkaware.co.uk - this is an excellent website and we recommend you view it.
We also have a strict policy on age for purchase of alcohol and enforce this with all of our customers.
For more information on our policies please visit www.prestigewhisky.com or contact us on info@prestigewhisky.com
News update for 9th of September
Couple of bits on-going today.
Overnight you'll find a new Balvenie 12 Year Old Doublewood arriving on the site at £ 29.49 in our new Silver Range of whiskies. There's also a new Japanese malt - an 18 Year Old from Yamazaki in our Whiskies of the World section.
We always like to thank our gracious suppliers when they go above and beyond in helping us to help our customer. So thanks goes to Whyte & Mackay/Dalmore and Yamazaki/Suntory in Japan for enabling us to feature their fine whisky in a more positive light - both have been EXTREMELY HELPFUL in providing marketing support in the last couple of weeks.
We're hoping to work with both more in the future
You'll therefore find a number of improved images at www.prestigewhisky.com for both the Jura and Dalmore ranges.
Overnight you'll find a new Balvenie 12 Year Old Doublewood arriving on the site at £ 29.49 in our new Silver Range of whiskies. There's also a new Japanese malt - an 18 Year Old from Yamazaki in our Whiskies of the World section.
We always like to thank our gracious suppliers when they go above and beyond in helping us to help our customer. So thanks goes to Whyte & Mackay/Dalmore and Yamazaki/Suntory in Japan for enabling us to feature their fine whisky in a more positive light - both have been EXTREMELY HELPFUL in providing marketing support in the last couple of weeks.
We're hoping to work with both more in the future
You'll therefore find a number of improved images at www.prestigewhisky.com for both the Jura and Dalmore ranges.
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Web based marketing
It's interesting but we've had nearly 600 visitors onto our blog since launch and have around 400 followers on Twitter after only a couple of months of Tweeting.
The www.prestigewhisky.com website gets around 500 visits a month as of the end of August and this is rising at a healthy rate each month at the moment.
I'm not sure which format drives traffic from one to the other (if any) or whether they are all independent and viewed by different demographics.
However I'd like to keep them all moving along - is there any chance that blog readers could bob along to Twitter and have a look at whisky1 ?
The www.prestigewhisky.com website gets around 500 visits a month as of the end of August and this is rising at a healthy rate each month at the moment.
I'm not sure which format drives traffic from one to the other (if any) or whether they are all independent and viewed by different demographics.
However I'd like to keep them all moving along - is there any chance that blog readers could bob along to Twitter and have a look at whisky1 ?
IWSC News update
We have added an update on Gold wins at the IWSC for some of our top brands on the website at www.prestigewhisky.com - look under 'News'
Prestige Whisky goes for gold
Prestige whisky are pleased to announce that following the International Wines and Spirits (IWSC) Awards a number of our rare malt collection whiskies have taken a Gold/Best in Class Award at the IWSC 2009.
The following whiskies from some of the worlds most famous distilleries swooped this important accolade as gold medal winners!!!
· Balvenie – 21 Year Old Portwood
· Glenglassaugh – 40 Year Old
· Glenmorangie – 18 Year Old
· Balblair – 1975
· Highland Park – 25 and 40 Year Old
· Bruichladdich – 18 Year Old
· Laphroaig – 25 Year Old
You can find bottles of all of these exciting whiskies and much,much more available at www.prestigewhisky.com
The following whiskies from some of the worlds most famous distilleries swooped this important accolade as gold medal winners!!!
· Balvenie – 21 Year Old Portwood
· Glenglassaugh – 40 Year Old
· Glenmorangie – 18 Year Old
· Balblair – 1975
· Highland Park – 25 and 40 Year Old
· Bruichladdich – 18 Year Old
· Laphroaig – 25 Year Old
You can find bottles of all of these exciting whiskies and much,much more available at www.prestigewhisky.com
Monday 7 September 2009
Busy weekend at Prestige Towers
Busy times at www.prestigewhisky.com at the minute.
We have some exciting news regarding our new Silver range to come in the next few days. A press release is pending.
Check our price reduction on our Indian range (Whiskies of the World on the site) at www.prestigewhisky.com
We have added the new Isle of Jura, Paps mountain expressions at market leading prices.
All this coming to the website in the next 24 hours (or sooner, depends when you read this post!)
Plus we begin the long marketing push towards C******s (still too early to type the word !) with an exciting marketing/brand announcement coming soon.
Phew, I'm out of breath thinking about it all
Come on, join the PW party !
We have some exciting news regarding our new Silver range to come in the next few days. A press release is pending.
Check our price reduction on our Indian range (Whiskies of the World on the site) at www.prestigewhisky.com
We have added the new Isle of Jura, Paps mountain expressions at market leading prices.
All this coming to the website in the next 24 hours (or sooner, depends when you read this post!)
Plus we begin the long marketing push towards C******s (still too early to type the word !) with an exciting marketing/brand announcement coming soon.
Phew, I'm out of breath thinking about it all
Come on, join the PW party !
WSET Courses
We’ve had a number of recent enquiries from our customers with reference to learning more about how things operate within the spirits industry. I wanted to provide details for anybody who may be interested in training foundation courses and have provided the detail for you to inquire direct.
The WSET head office and WSET School are located in London. The address is Wine & Spirit Educational Trust, International Wine & Spirit Centre, 39-45 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF, telephone number: + 44 (0) 207893800, e-mail: wset@wset.co.uk.
They provide a number of courses to suite all levels of candidates from the novice to the professional. I’ve outlined some examples below of the kinds of courses available:
Level 1
Foundation certificate in spirits - this is a one-day course, which provides basic product knowledge and skills in both service and marketing of spirits which can be useful to prepare a person for the first job in hospitality or the spirit industry.
Level 2
Professional certificate in spirits - this spirit course provides a greater depth and in depth knowledge within spirits and liqueurs.
Level 3
Advanced certificate in wines and spirits - provides a more comprehensive coverage of the wide range of the wines and spirits around the world. The qualification has an increased focus on tasting technique.
Level 3 International Higher Certificate in Wines and Spirits
This qualification is available through international WSET providers only. It is also available in several different languages.
Level 4
Diploma in wines and spirits. The diploma is a specialist qualification where detailed knowledge is also combined with commercial elements and a thorough system for the professional evaluation of wines and spirits.
Level 5
Honours diploma. The WSET level 5 honours diploma is an individual research project which enables students to develop skills in research, evaluation and analysis in a wine and spirit related subject of their choice. This qualification is open to anyone that holds the WSET level 4 diploma.
Please note that if you wish to enquire in connection with wine courses at level 1 and 2 these are also available.
I hope you find the above useful and informative.
Meanwhile check out the prestige whisky website which brings some of the worlds best whiskies at www.prestigewhisky.com
(If you don't see the bottle you specifically require online just simply drop us an e-mail and we will endeavour to source this : info@prestigewhisky.com
The WSET head office and WSET School are located in London. The address is Wine & Spirit Educational Trust, International Wine & Spirit Centre, 39-45 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF, telephone number: + 44 (0) 207893800, e-mail: wset@wset.co.uk.
They provide a number of courses to suite all levels of candidates from the novice to the professional. I’ve outlined some examples below of the kinds of courses available:
Level 1
Foundation certificate in spirits - this is a one-day course, which provides basic product knowledge and skills in both service and marketing of spirits which can be useful to prepare a person for the first job in hospitality or the spirit industry.
Level 2
Professional certificate in spirits - this spirit course provides a greater depth and in depth knowledge within spirits and liqueurs.
Level 3
Advanced certificate in wines and spirits - provides a more comprehensive coverage of the wide range of the wines and spirits around the world. The qualification has an increased focus on tasting technique.
Level 3 International Higher Certificate in Wines and Spirits
This qualification is available through international WSET providers only. It is also available in several different languages.
Level 4
Diploma in wines and spirits. The diploma is a specialist qualification where detailed knowledge is also combined with commercial elements and a thorough system for the professional evaluation of wines and spirits.
Level 5
Honours diploma. The WSET level 5 honours diploma is an individual research project which enables students to develop skills in research, evaluation and analysis in a wine and spirit related subject of their choice. This qualification is open to anyone that holds the WSET level 4 diploma.
Please note that if you wish to enquire in connection with wine courses at level 1 and 2 these are also available.
I hope you find the above useful and informative.
Meanwhile check out the prestige whisky website which brings some of the worlds best whiskies at www.prestigewhisky.com
(If you don't see the bottle you specifically require online just simply drop us an e-mail and we will endeavour to source this : info@prestigewhisky.com
Creating the perfect whisky
I’ve blogged before about the nature of brands within the whisky sector.
At its most basic, to be able to be call their product ‘scotch whisky’ there are a number of hoops that any whisky company must jump through from a ‘regulatory’ standpoint.
In addition all of the whisky distilleries, large and small have an interest in creating unique, complex and flavoursome versions or expressions of their whisky which fit a variety of needs from the simple blend right up to a massively complex special release malt worth hundreds of pounds.
To achieve these results, the distilleries employ extremely talented master blenders whose role it is, like a Michelin star chef, to come up with the very finest in taste,nose and finish for each expression.
Every bottle of whisky that is sold by Prestige Whisky has gone through this exhaustive and often years (or decades!) long process. So whether you’re buying for yourself, an employee/client or as a gift for a loved one and regardless of the brand you choose : Macallan, The Balvenie, A Glenlivet or a Glenfiddich you can rest assured that every bottle of whisky we supply for Prestige Whisky customers is the genuine article.
At its most basic, to be able to be call their product ‘scotch whisky’ there are a number of hoops that any whisky company must jump through from a ‘regulatory’ standpoint.
In addition all of the whisky distilleries, large and small have an interest in creating unique, complex and flavoursome versions or expressions of their whisky which fit a variety of needs from the simple blend right up to a massively complex special release malt worth hundreds of pounds.
To achieve these results, the distilleries employ extremely talented master blenders whose role it is, like a Michelin star chef, to come up with the very finest in taste,nose and finish for each expression.
Every bottle of whisky that is sold by Prestige Whisky has gone through this exhaustive and often years (or decades!) long process. So whether you’re buying for yourself, an employee/client or as a gift for a loved one and regardless of the brand you choose : Macallan, The Balvenie, A Glenlivet or a Glenfiddich you can rest assured that every bottle of whisky we supply for Prestige Whisky customers is the genuine article.
Friday 4 September 2009
Minor changes to our blog
You'll find a couple of minor changes to the blog - gone is the old whisky picture immediately to the right of this post - replaced by, the new whisky picture ! This is the 18 Year Old Yamazaki (a Japanese single malt, very popular in Japan and just finding a market in the UK & Europe. Somewhat reminiscent of a cross between an Islay and Island malt - very flavoursome with hints of peat.) This will be the next whisky to appear in our growing (slowy) Whiskies of the World section at www.prestigewhisky.com
Apologies to 'Barrelman' - he was in the picture at the bottom of the blog. This was a shot used with permission of Macallan, we thought he was getting a little tired forever pushing those barrels around so he's now gone to be replaced with a lovely picture of some whisky casks instead.
Lastly you'll see the background to the blog is a slightly darker shade of grey - hopefully to make the text slightly easier on the eye.
Let us know what you think of these changes via e-mail at info@prestigewhisky.com
Apologies to 'Barrelman' - he was in the picture at the bottom of the blog. This was a shot used with permission of Macallan, we thought he was getting a little tired forever pushing those barrels around so he's now gone to be replaced with a lovely picture of some whisky casks instead.
Lastly you'll see the background to the blog is a slightly darker shade of grey - hopefully to make the text slightly easier on the eye.
Let us know what you think of these changes via e-mail at info@prestigewhisky.com
Thursday 3 September 2009
New Silver range
Work to enable our new affordable range of whiskies procedes apace.
The stock is chosen and most ready to load onto the site. We have an excellent range of quality malts from leading brands like Macallan,Dalmore, Glenlivet,Ardbeg and the Balvenie. All to be priced very competitively.
In summary it's the kind of range that you will want to give as gifts but probably end up keeping and drinking yourself - its that good.
Watch out for exciting news coming soon concerning our new 'Silver Range' of quality malts.
Our Press Release is imminent.
Come on, join the party ...
The stock is chosen and most ready to load onto the site. We have an excellent range of quality malts from leading brands like Macallan,Dalmore, Glenlivet,Ardbeg and the Balvenie. All to be priced very competitively.
In summary it's the kind of range that you will want to give as gifts but probably end up keeping and drinking yourself - its that good.
Watch out for exciting news coming soon concerning our new 'Silver Range' of quality malts.
Our Press Release is imminent.
Come on, join the party ...
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