What’s on in March?

The word of this evening is: Grain

On Wed 27 March, Bert Bruyneel (Asta Morris) and Mark Watt (Cadenhead’s) will be guiding you through 5 special grain whiskies. Grain whiskies are essential to the creation of Scottish blended whiskies, the backbone of the whisky industry. The majority still goes into the blends, but some independent bottlers have been bottling some exceptional grain whiskies. A great opportunity to explore something different at this whisky tasting!

Date: Wed 27 March 2019
Time: 19:30 – 21:00
Cost: HK$ 350 per person

A story about two friends bonding over whisky

Two long term friends, Mark Watt (Cadenhead’s) and Oliver Chilton (Elixir Distillers – Port Askaig), will share their story while sipping some of their whiskies. Don’t miss out the Caol Ila 34 Years bottled by Cadenhead’s!

Date: Thu 28 March 2019
Time: 19:00 – 20:30
Cost: HK$ 430 per person

Private Members Club open for 1 night!

Monte Carlo Whisky Club is a newly opened private members club in Causeway Bay. For one night only they open the doors for a Whisky Tasting with Bert Bruyneel, founder and owner of Asta Morris. Join us for a whisky experience on Thu 28 March! 

Date: Thu 28 March 2019
Time: 19:30 – 21:00
Cost: HK$ 350 per person

Come dine with us!

Relax, sit back and enjoy the Friday evening at Ming Yuen (Hong Kong Parkview Clubhouse) for a unique Whisky Pairing Dinner. Three whisky buddies, Bert Bruyneel (Asta Morris), Mark Watt (Cadenhead’s) and Oliver Chilton (Elixir Distillers) will be sharing their whiskies, rums and a lot of laughter! Normally, the restaurant is only open to the residents of Parkview, but for this special Whisky event everyone is welcome to join!

Date: Fri 29 March 2019
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Cost: HK$ 1,628 per person (include 1 complimentary bottle of whisky/rum)

The Whisky Event of the week: HKWF 2019

The largest whisky event in town, Hong Kong Whisky Festival 2019 is back by popular demand! Organized by InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong and Tiffany’s New York Bar, the 4th Hong Kong Whisky Festival returns on 30 March 2019 will be the largest ever with a number of amazing brands and exciting master classes.

1. Asta Morris & Cadenhead’s – this masterclass is a blind tasting (remember the blue glasses ?) and therefore we have not disclosed too much information on the line up in order to keep it as a surprise. Bert Bruyneel (Asta Morris) and Mark Watt (Cadenhead’s) will go head-to-head in this friendly competition and you can be the judge!
Tickets: https://paycart.paydollar.com/intercontinental-grand-stanford/ProductDetailServlet.do?product=238&lang=EN

2. Port Askaig & The Single Malts of Scotland – in this masterclass Oliver Chilton (Elixir Distillers) will present two brands: Port Askaig and The Single Malts of Scotland. 
Port Askaig is a range of Islay single malt whiskies that embodies the unique spirit of Islay and its people. Its character brings together the robust smokiness and soft fruitiness found in this beguiling island. While The Single Malts of Scotland is a range of superb vintage single malt Scotch whiskies selected for their individual quality and character.

Port Askaig is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year! We have two very special releases available only at this masterclass during the HKWF 2019: Port Askaig 10 Years & Port Askaig 28 Years. Be the first one to try these releases!
Tickets: https://paycart.paydollar.com/intercontinental-grand-stanford/ProductDetailServlet.do?product=237&lang=EN

Friends of Whiskies & More….

Friends of Whiskies & More…. New & Rare and Old & Common…

We at Whiskies & More, we believe that whisky (or any other drink) bonds people together. At a bar, on a plane, at a tasting, basically anywhere you can think of, friendships are created over a glass of whisky! Therefore, Whiskies & More would like to invite all whisky lovers – novice or experienced – to take part of this initiative!

At Whiskies & More, we will be hosting a free tasting once a month to discover various whiskies. The whiskies could be new releases of Whiskies & More’s brands, revisit past releases that are sold out, or sample and select future releases for Hong Kong!

What do you need to do ?
Every month, we will select 5 lucky winners to participate in this tasting. In order to qualify, post a picture with a glass of whisky of one of the brands distributed by Whiskies & More*. Write a short caption containing #friendsofwhiskiesandmore, where you have tasted the whisky and why you like it or not!
Tag on FB @whiskiesandmore / @timelessandtasty or IG #whiskiesandmore #timelessandtasty

Next tasting is Wed 15 Nov 2018 @ 8pm with the following line up to taste:

– A.D. Rattray – Croftengea 11 Years
– Arran – James MacTaggart 10 Year Anniversary
– Cadenhead’s – Glenrothes-Glenlivet 20 Years
– The Single Malts of Scotland – Aird Mhor 8 Years (Whiskies & More’s 2nd Year Anniversary bottling)

We will pm the winners before 13 Nov.

Great friendships start around a drink!

*A.D. Rattray, Arran, Asta Morris, Blackadder, Cadenhead’s, Elements of Islay, Hidden Spirits, The High Coast Distillery, Port Askaig, The Single Malts of Scotland, Vallein-Tercinier

Happy Anniversary Whiskies & More!

 

We all know that time flies when you are having fun and it is no different at Whiskies & More. The past year was filled with fun and hard work, with tears and laughter, with trial and error, with new and old friends.

To celebrate this little milestone, Whiskies & More has selected a whisky for its first year anniversary:

Asta Morris – Glentauchers 8 Years – 52.5%
Only 90 bottles available in Hong Kong

“Mirror mirror on the wall…” – 30th June 2017

After a couple of tastings and some barhopping, Mr. Asta Morris was ready for his last tasting in town. Correction: his last tasting of this visit to Hong Kong! At the cosy Music Room at Potato Head, the new releases of Asta Morris were lined up for our guests to taste.

The Safari Series

  • Aultmore 2006/2016 – Scotch Single Malt
  • Benrinnes 2006/2017 – Scotch Single Malt
  • Girvan 2006/2017 – Scotch Single Grain
  • Glenburgie 1999/2017 – Scotch Single Malt

At Whiskies & More, we always want to bring something special to our guests. For this tasting, Bert was kind enough to bring one of his first few bottlings as the mystery dram of the evening. During the tasting, everybody was guessing what the mystery dram could be. Scotch and Speyside region was pretty clear, however, it was not easy to guess the distillery, the year and the abv!

All the guests had a lot of fun guessing and in the end the Mirror on the wall revealed the mystery: a Dailuaine 1983, bottled in 2011 at 50%.

Can’t wait for the next tasting with Mr. Asta Morris.

HKWF 2017

Whiskies & More is happy to take part to this great whisky festival in Hong Kong. For the second year, Intercontinental Grand Stanford organizes this event with over 350 expressions to taste! For more information please visit http://www.hkwhiskyfestival.com/

Whiskies & More will host two masterclasses on the day: Bert Bruyneel of Asta Morris will present an incredible line-up including names like Chichibu and Benriach 1979 and A.D. Rattray will showcase some cask samples which eventually will be bottled for the HK market. If you are interested, please go to the following link and purchase your tickets before they are sold out!