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...The show takes its title from the fractional blending of sherries whereby different vintages are combined to produce a perfectly balanced result. The metaphor is an apt one....
...This came from the collecting couple Sherry and Joel Mallin, who still plan to offer the work, now earmarked for Sotheby’s London sale in March....
...In order to achieve a rounder, sweeter profile closer to the gin liqueurs of Alas’s childhood, they aged the gin in a mix of virgin Spanish oak, sherry casks and French oak....
.... $199.99, thewhiskeydealer.com John Walker & Sons 200th-Anniversary Celebratory Blend Released to mark the 200th anniversary of Johnnie Walker, this special-edition blend is a homage to the more robust...
...Jim Beveridge, master blender at Diageo’s Johnnie Walker brand, says maturing Johnnie Walker Black Label for 12 years is “fundamental to the flavour....
...Laid down in 1964 in Dufftown, Moray, in a single American-oak hogshead, it is the oldest whisky ever released by Diageo (the Scotch giant that owns Johnnie Walker and 30 distilleries)....
...Back to Frieze LA, and Walker is excited about the pairings he is bringing to the Sherry Lansing Theatre on February 16 and 17, part of more talks he is curating at the fair....
...A couple of armchairs were arranged at right angles as if for a tutorial; nearby stood a dark-wood drinks table, with sherry, port and a single malt....
...Mr Patel estimates his collection of nearly 5,000 bottles, comprising many single malts plus old blends from brands such as Johnnie Walker and Royal Salute, is now worth close to $5m....
...It’s enough to make a career director choke on his sherry....
...Sherry casks are an important element of the blend, according to Jim Beveridge. “A classic Walker blend is a balance of the smoky West Coast style with lighter Speyside....
...Newton Johnson Pinot Noir 2004 Elgin/Walker Bay Morrisons £9.99 Fine, true burgundian flavours from this suitably dry, cool-climate South African....
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