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Alberta Premium Awarded World-Class Distinction

Local whisky takes home the gold for Canada

CALGARY - This Thursday, Calgary's own Alberta Premium will receive international recognition during a special presentation to Master Distiller Jim Rogerson at the Alberta Distillery. UK native and world's foremost authority on whisky, Jim Murray, a.k.a. Whisky Jim will award Alberta Premium the title of "2006 Canadian Whisky of the Year."

Author of the renowned Whisky Bible 2006, Jim Murray calls Alberta Premium the "great hope for Canadian whisky," believing it can "stand shoulder to shoulder with any whisky in the world."

Following the presentation, the man the BBC refers to as the World Guru of Whisky, will conduct an exclusive tasting of Alberta Premium, highlighting reasons why this local whisky received an international accolade.

Who: Jim Murray (Whisky Jim/World Guru of Whisky): Author and former television and radio broadcaster
Jim Rogerson, Alberta Premium Master Distiller

What: Presentation of international accolade by Jim Murray to Jim Rogerson for 2006 Canadian Whisky of the Year, followed by exclusive Alberta Premium tasting

When: Thursday, January 26th, 2006 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Where: Alberta Distilleries 1521 34th Avenue S.E.


About Alberta Premium:
Alberta Premium is the only whisky in Canada still made from 100 % Canadian prairie rye grain. Aged for five years, two years longer than the average rye, this creates Alberta Premium's golden amber colour and aromatic
sweet bouquet. Alberta Premium is distilled by Alberta Distillers.

 

Contact

Nom: Julienne Spence
E-mail : julienne@courtneyraineygroup.com
Web : 
Société : Courtney Rainey Group
Adresse :  -
Pays : CANADA
Téléphone : +1 (416) 815-9100 ext.258
 

 


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