Last Event Before Christmas
The Aberdeen Whisky Club's last monthly event will take place at Norwood Hall Hotel in Aberdeen on December 13 at 7.30 pm..
The evening will be convivial, amusing and an informative tour through the
history and tasting of Scotland's national drink.
The club is designed for established aficionados as well as those befuddled
and bamboozled by the mystery surrounding whisky appreciation.
A Blind Whisky Tasting will sort the men from the boys.
Come and find out how to measure alcoholic strength, age and density of
your preferred dram. You will never look at whisky the same way again.
Evening starts promptly @ 7.30pm.
Entry fee £25 per person, Bring a friend!
Help us ensure that sufficient stock and spaces will be available by
reserving your places by email or on
07891990 070
with name and
numbers of attendees.
For details of our extensive New Membership Discounts: email admin@regiswhiskymad.co.uk
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Spirit of Speyside Cocktail Competition Winner
The winner of the Spirit of Speyside Festival is Chris Brennan, Bar Manager of The Highlander Inn, Craigellachie, Speyside. The winning recipe, called The Highland Flames, caught the imagination of the judges because it captured the Speyside taste.
In Chris’s recipe, all of the flavours came together in one powerfully seductive flavour burst.
Highland Flames
35ml Speyside Selected Malt Whisky
5ml Macallan Amber Liqueur
15ml apple and melon Juice
Top up with ginger ale. Serve in the Glencairn Whisky glass and flame an orange twist for the spectacle.
ULTIMATE BEEFEATER COMPETITION
The UKBG, Matthew Clark and Pernod Ricard are please to announce the results of the
competition held during the recent SLTN show. Andy Walsh of Home House, Edinburgh, was the winner of this prestigious competition. His short drink recipe is below:
The Ravenmaster
6.25cl Beefeater gin
1cl Amaretto
.5cl Opal Bianco sambuca
1.25cl Kaffir Lime Leaf
gomme
2 dashes peach bitters
In mixing glass, add ice. Coat the ice with sambuca, stir and discard. Add new ice and the remaining ingredients. Double strain into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a gelatin gin and kaffir lime leaf shamrock.
In second place was Mathieu Clausel of The Piano Bar, Glenmoriston Townhouse Hotel, Inverness.
In third place was Lisa Tracey of Strata in Glascow.
The results of the Macallan Amber Liqueur Cocktail Competition held at the Craigellachie Hotel in the heart of Speyside on the 26th April, 2007
The winner was Salvatore Damian, of Careys Manor Hotel, England. His winning recipe is:
VANILLA CASK
(Martini Glass)
35ml Macallan Amber Liqueur
10ml Cointreau
15ml Lychee Juice
Ganish with a piece of a caramelised ginger and a small vanilla pod.
In second place was Davide Trupia, of Manor House Hotel, England.
UKBG Scotland Area
PLEASE NOTE: EDUCATION COURSE DATES ARE ON THE TRAINING PAGE.
Contact Regis Whisky Mad on mobile 07985538282
All written correspondence to go to
Sonia Willems,
UKBG,
Edinburgh School of Food and Wine,
The Coach House, Newliston,
Edinburgh EH29 9EB.
Telephone Sonia Willems, Scottish Education Officer 07891990 070
Why should you become a member?
The UKBG has plenty opportunities this year to put its members through Cocktail Competitions. There are two competitions at Scothot, and one cocktail competition at SLTN show 2007. There is also the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Cocktail Recipe competition, and the UKBG National Cocktail Competition. Plus the Calvados Nouvelle Vogue Cocktail Competition to be held in March.
Why should you participate in activities proposed by the Guild in 2007?
Without its members the Guild is not a Guild. The Guild is here for its members and its members will endeavour to participate in its activities.
Why should you propose to help develop the UKBG Scottish Area in 2007?
With your participation and your ideas for the future, the Guild will move forward.
Members! Please assist by participating in the activities and join with the Guild to build on product knowledge and training for your team members’ career development.
What are we up to now?
- Potential of a Cocktail TV program with the involvement for Scottish Area TBC is an on-going discussion.