The Bite Magazine - Spring Summer 2013

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will find a pair of fluorescent
angels’ wings hanging from the
ceiling as if to watch over them.
Given the name ‘Angel’s Share’,
the story goes that the angels
take a share of all whiskies during
the maturation process and
about 2% of the volume is lost in
this way each year.
For Father’s Day this year,
The Whisky Shop was on hand
to help customers find the
perfect gift. Some of their gift
ideas included The Strathisla 12
year old, which is the core malt
in Chivas Regal and provides a
classic Speyside whisky rich in
summer fruits; perfect if you’re
not sure of the recipient’s
whisky tastes. The Aberlour
12 year old, another classic fruity Speysider
mixes sherry cask red berry notes with a fresh
spring-like green apple characteristic and a hint
of mint. The Glenlivet 18 year old, in a stunning
gift pack, is the most popular gift so far, and as
well as the high profile bottle itself, the gift pack
includes the classic Glencairn whisky glass and
the highly coveted Speyside Source Water. If
you want a wonderful luxury selection of single
malts inside an attractive modern snap shut gift
box, accompanied by two specially shaped malt
blender glasses, then the Dalmore 12 year old
is the one for you. With its rich, full flavoured
and complex combination of spice, honey, pine
and peat with a whisper of smoke, this amazing
beverage was voted The Whisky Shop’s Whisky
of theYear 2012.
For a feisty, aggressive version of Macallan,
the earthy 18 year old Single Cask is full of rich
Speyside fruits and the perfect whisky for any
Macallan fan who wants to see the other side of
the gentle giant. Lastly, the Bowmore 21 year old
is gentle with cool menthol and beach bonfire
smoke on the nose which brings back memories
of Blackpool rock with a hint of soft pine and
camphor. It has a dry ashy mouth feel and
sweetens with some soft yellow fruits and touch
of citrus, candied lemon, with an elegant finishing
balance act of fruits, spices, smoke and oak.
The W Club is an exclusive whisky club
from The Whisky Shop that caters for whisky
lovers around the world. Club members
benefit from a host of goodies such as 10%
off products at any of The Whisky Shop stores
or online at access to
which is a fully interactive
website, access to Limited Edition bottlings,
selected free of charge distillery tours and tastings,
entry into ‘Money Can’t Buy Competitions’ and
invitations to exclusive in-store tastings as well as
the latest news in the industry.
So whether you know your single malts from
your blended scotch whisky, your Aberlour from
your Strathisla or nothing at all,TheWhisky Shop
is there to help and educate you on a one-to-one
personalised level.With branches in Scotland and
other counties such as Birmingham, Guildford,
Lakeside, Nottingham and York, there is enough
for everyone.
The Whisky Shop at Piccadilly
is opened seven days a week:
Monday to Friday from 10am-
7pm, Saturday from 11am-6pm
and Sunday from 12pm-5pm.
TheWhisky Shop, 70 Piccadilly,
LondonW1J 8HP Tel: 020 7499
6649