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Ancient Malts Tasting - Thursday March 21st 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013

 



Tonight's Ancient Malts tastings was another barn burner with 7 exceptional and interesting whiskies. The tasting was built around sampling the new Glenrothes 1970 Extraordinary Cask 42Yr ($5,192.99). We also sampled 6 other whiskies between 30 and 50 years of age including a single grain, single blend and five single malt Scotch whiskies. the whiskies were sampled in a blind tasting.



Here is the range:

Duncan Taylor Black Bull 40 Year Batch No. 3 – 41.6% - 85.6% Single Malt – 14.4% Grain – Whiskies from Ben Nevis, Bunnahabhain, Caperdonich, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Highland Park and Invergordon – My Tasting Note: Nose: faint smoke, white chocolate, chewy malt, thin filaments of grain whisky, caramel sauce and topical fruit; very soft and delicate, hints of lemon custard, big floral notes, raspberry compote and tangerines; Palate: clean, toasty, floral and fruity; very delicate , though it is showing some brittle oak age; subtly decadent: chocolate, white chocolat, vanilla, some faint floral smoke, chewy oaky oils and then some light tropical fruit, more raspberry puree and caramel sauce; Finish: the early smoke fades leaving room for the caramel sauce, raspberry compote and tropical fruits to loiter. - $265.49
Glenrothes 1975 – 43% - 30 Year - 3708 Bottles – My Tasting Note: Nose: “Waxy and honeyed, very floral and soft, with lemon infused goat’s milk cheese, creamy oak and some faint tropical fruit notes; very orangey, candied orange, orange peel and orange pulp; Palate: medium body, sweet toasty oak, tangy citrus and waxy white chocolate; becomes drier and more floral with coffee grounds, peppery spices and a touch of new leather sofa; Finish: floral (almost minty), honeyed and still leathery with coating oaky oils. - $355.99
Glenrothes 1970 Extraordinary Cask Collection – 40.6% - 42 Year – Ex-Bourbon American Oak Hogshead - Cask 10573 – 179 Bottles – My Tasting Note: Nose: barely in the glass I can tell this is a special dram, tropical and fruity; delicate notes of fine white chocolate, dewy botanical gardens, coconut cream icing and some candied citrus; on the tropical fruits side cantaloupe and honey dew melons appear first and most strongly, with some banana and guava; Palate: a little bit of toasty oak right off the bat which very quickly mellows into layers of sugar, fruits and even a little barley; there is next to no bitter oak, a sign of too much age, instead layers of honey, cream, and more coconut icing; the tropical fruits are a little slower to develop under the weight of its age but they are there with more melon, flambéed banana and a touch of apricots; the floral top notes are still there, but only in the lightest of brush s...

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Whisky Tour of Japan - Departing May 2013

Posted on March 20, 2013



Starting at the Tokyo fish market on Sunday May 19th, we will spend the following 10 days soaking up Japan’s history and whisky culture. Participants will visit Japan’s most respected and interesting distilleries as well as some world famous whisky bars. We will make stops in Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo and Sendai, and will even spend a night at a traditional Japanese Onsen.



May 18th             Saturday

Arrive Tokyo

Accommodation: Tokyo

May 19th             Sunday

Tokyo Fish Market
Imperial Gardens
Harajuku District
Whisky Bars/SMWS Tokyo
Accommodation: Tokyo

May 20th             Monday

Ueno Park
National Museum
Senso-ji Temple
Whisky Bars
Accommodation: Tokyo

May 21st              Tuesday

Train from Ikebukuro to Seibu Chichibu
Chichibu Distillery
More Tokyo Sights
Accommodation: Tokyo

May 22nd            Wednesday

Train from JR Shinjuku to Kobuchizawa
Hakushu Distillery
Train to Kyoto
Accommodation: Kyoto

May 23rd             Thursday

Kyoto Zen Gardens
Kyoto Ancient Capital
Kyoto Temples - Fushumi Inari Etc
Accommodation: Kyoto

May 24th             Friday

Yamazaki Distillery
Nara Buddha?(for discussion by entire party)
Accommodation: Osaka

May 25th             Saturday

Himeji Castle 1 1/2hr each way
Osaka Castle
Other Osaka Sights
Accommodation: Osaka

May 26th             Sunday

Fly to Sapporo Hokkaido
Sapporo Brewery
Hokkaido Sights
Accommodation: Sapporo

May 27th             Monday

Yoichi Distillery
Noboribetsu Onsen Resort
Acc...

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First Meeting of the Femmes Fatales YYC Whisky Club

Posted on March 18, 2013


Femmes Fatales YYC
Women’s Whisky & Brown Liquor Club
Introducing Scotch WhiskyMarch 19, 20136:15 – 7:30 PM
@ Winebar Kensington - 1131 Kensington Rd NW
Come join a deadly group of women as Andrew Ferguson from KensingtonWine Market takes us on a tasting tour of five different scotch whiskies. We will enjoy some appetizers from Winebar Kensington as we sip on our scotch.

Cost: $40.00 (members) or $50 (non-members)

You are also invited to stay on and enjoy dinner with the group at Winebarfollowing the tasting.

To sign up for the event:

Visit our website: femmesfatalesyyc.webs.com

or

Email: femmesfatalesyyc@gmail.com

Find us on Twitter: @femmesfatalesyyc #whiskywomenyyc...

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Exciting Tasting Opportunity: Vintage Dalmore Dinner with Richard Paterson

Posted on March 14, 2013

On behalf of Kensington Wine Market, Authentic Wine & Spirits Merchants and Whyte and MacKay I am very pleased and excited to announce that Richard Paterson will be in town on the night of Thursday March 28th to host a very special Dalmore whisky dinner at Vintage Chop House in Calgary, Alberta. Richard Patterson, AKA “The Nose”, is the world famous Master Blender for Whyte & MacKay, owners of Dalmore and Jura Distilleries. This is Richard’s first visit to Calgary in more than six years, since  he hosted our 2nd Annual Burns Supper at the former Polish Combatant’s Association on Kensington Road. If you’ve never seen Richard in action, you owe it to yourself to attend one of his tastings, before this legend retires!



Richard Paterson is one of the world’s best-known Master Blenders, having travelled the globe extensively as an ambassador for Whyte & Mackay, and most especially Dalmore Distillery. Richard became a Master Blender at the incredibly early age of 26, for many years the youngest in Scotland. Richard began his career as a general production assistant at A. Giles & Company Whisky Blenders & Brokers where he learned the art of blending before joining Whyte & Mackay, one of Scotland’s leading blenders, distillers and distributors of Scotch whisky. Richard is a former president of The Wine & Spirit Club of Scotland and the Institute of Wine & Spirits in Scotland. He has been awarded The Spirit of Scotland Trophy at the International Wine & Spirit Competition and is a Diploma Lecturer for Scotch Whisky for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in London.  In 2008 Richard coauthored a biography, Goodness Nose.



Vintage Dalmore Dinner with Richard Patterson

Date: Thursday March 28th 2013

Time: 7PM

Location: Vintage Chop House      - 320 11 Ave SW

Price: $160 + GST

Includes: 4 Courses, Corkage, Gratuity and Six Dalmore Single Malt Whiskies Including:

Dalmore 1995 Age of Exploration - $80.49
Dalmore King Alexander II - $165.99
Dalmore Cromartie - $139.99
Dalmore 1979 - $661.99
Dalmore 1978 - $750.99
Dalmore Ceti 30 Year - $1487.99







Registration: Limited to 21 participants. Registration is exclusively through Kensington Wine Market, and on a first come first serve basis. Payment must be made at the time of registration. I expect this tasting to sell out within the day, two at most. If you are interested in attending, please call the store 403-283-8000 immediately! The first 8 tickets have already sold...
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BenRiach Vertical I - Peated Malt

Posted on March 7, 2013

BenRiach Vertical I - Peated Malt
Wednesday March 13th 2013 7PM - $75


We’ll warm up your palate with the BenRiach 17 Year Septendicem before sampling our way through 6 peated single cask BenRiachs. All of these whiskies are very limited, most of them to just 6 bottles in Canada! One of them is already sold out and both of the 1994 casks are nearly there too… Two of the whiskies are 35 years old!
The Range:

BenRiach 17 Year Septendicem – 93.5pts                                 - $93.99
BenRiach 1994 Cask 3805 Virgin Oak Finish (Quaich Cask)    - $117.49
BenRiach 1994 Cask 3806 Virgin Oak Finish (KWM Cask)       - $117.49
BenRiach 1985 Cask 7190 – PX Sherry Finish – 85pts                 - $174.99
BenRiach 1984 Cask 4805 – Tawny Port Finish - 94pts     – SOLD OUT
BenRiach 1976 Cask 8804 – 91.5pts                                         - $416.99
BenRiach 1976 Cask 5317 – PX Sherry Finish - 86.5pts              - $416.49

*This will be an epic tasting, and one not to be missed, especially for the very reasonable price of $75!



To  register call 403-283-8000 or register online at: www.kensingtonwinemarket.com/tastings/register.php...

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