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Whisky takeaway: extra info!
Because some people notified us that they could not make it last weekend, we organise an extra moment for you to pick-up your box. Thursday 17th of december between 16h00 and 19h00.
When you come to the Thistle church to collect your order, please bring the correct amount of cash, or make sure the money has been transferred to our bank account before you arrive at the takeaway.
That way, everything runs smoothly.
Zavelbergweg 7, 1640 Sint-genesius-Rode
It has been a BIZAR past year with the struggle to launch this unique Single Malt Scotch and for completely different reasons we are currently still living in BIZAR times.
We are really, very happy to announce that you can come and pick-up your new Whisky à la Belge bottling, Glen Moray à la Belge, on the 12th and 13th of December 2020. This also means that we can start shipping to those who are not able to personally come and pick-up their BOX.
We planned on a special event for this grant occasion, but Covid-19 really limits us to a simple take away moment.
We do like to give you a suggestion to make it a happy day-out.
The BIZAR location to pick up your BOX is: Church Ten Broek at Zavelberg 7 in 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode.
The church is located on the outskirts of Pajotteland, which is a really nice, rural area near Brussels. It is really good for hiking and mountainbiking, so we suggest to combine one of these sportive activities in the nearby area and enjoy the surrounding nature before picking-up your BOX.
You can google your own routes or pick one of these 3 suggestions for some lovely walks that pass the BIZAR pick-up location very closely:
Herisem walk, Fairtrade walk or the Lambiek walk.
Here you can find and download walking routes or MTB-routes: RouteYou
Dates: 12th and 13th of December 2020
Hours: Between 16h00 and 19h00
We are really looking forward to meeting you all.
A really rather exciting release from Springbank will soon arrive!
Drop us a line if you want to reserve a bottle, we only have 3 bottles allocated.
Price will be +/- €150.
This Campbeltown single malt was initially matured for 14 years in a intriguing combo of rum and bourbon barrels, before being moved over to fresh Madeira hogsheads for a three-year-long finishing. It’s not going to be every day you see a whisky having that kind of maturation! Just 9,200 bottles were produced.
Springbank distillery is the oldest independent, family-owned distillery in Scotland. Legal distillation began in 1828. The chairman is Hedley Wright, the great, great grandson of John Mitchell, the first
legal distiller of Springbank whisky. There are a few Scottish distilleries that
still malt their own barley but Springbank is the only distillery which malts 100% of its own barley, using the traditional floor
maltings. The whole production process: malting, milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation and bottling,
happens on the one site in Campbeltown. This is unique in Scotland.
Three malt whiskies are produced at Springbank distillery, each with its own
character. Springbank which is 80% of production, is lightly peated and distilled two and a half times. Longrow is more
heavily peated and distilled two times. Hazelburn is unpeated and distilled threetimes.
Springbank Madeira Cask specifics
Age 17 Years Old
Casks 14 years Bourbon & Rum
3 years Fresh Madeira
ABV 47.8%
Availability 9,200 Bottles
Bottled October 2020
MADEIRA WOOD
Nose
Sweet and jammy. There are aromas of parma violets, boiled sweets and buttery tablet with a note of fennel. Sticky ginger cake, strawberry jam with a tang of grapefruit and lemon sherbet. There is a familiar coastal saltiness on the nose.
Palate
The briny, maritime characteristics follow through with light peat smoke. Sticky toffee pudding, caramelised sugar and a spicy, herbal hint of black cracked pepper and tea leaves.
Finish
The finish is nutty, smooth and slightly woody. Notes of walnuts and pecans with subtle peat smoke to the end.
… our Whisky à la Belge – 2nd edition is on its way to our beloved Belgium.
We have had confirmation that our bottles, holding our very rare 11yo Glen Moray, have been pick-up in bonny Scotland.
If all goes well we should be unwrapping them in about 2 weeks time.
If you still need a box you can order them here.
Most of you reading this, will have already ordered their special, exclusive box of the last Single Malt Scotch that will be finished on a iconic Kriek Cantillon cask. As you know by now the Scottish Whisky Association has changed their regulations in August 2019 regarding the casks that are allowed to be used in the maturation of Scotch. Kriek beer casks aren’t allowed anymore.
It has taken us more than 2 years to bring this bottling to an end. I still remember ordering casks samples in may 2018 for this 2nd Whisky à la Belge. It was a choice between Benrinnes, Linkwood and Glen Moray. The Glen Moray Single Malt came out strongest.
We planned on releasing this edition in januari 2020, but then in december 2019 we came into the SWA-maze with a lot of vague regulations and some new additional rules that seemed to be made as a reaction on the Arran à la Belge.
After a fierce discussion we came to an understanding and the SWA agreed on allowing us to release this last Kriek finished Scotch.
Now we are waiting for the transport from Scotland and the bottling of the Geuze Kriek Cantillon. The Kriek will probably be bottled in 2 weeks time, so I just went over to deliver the special labels for our Whisky à la Belge beer bottles.
So, we seem to be on track to achieve our new estimated release date in the beginning of December 2020. Right on time for the festivities, right?
Fancy a box of your own? Order here.
