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$499.99
This 22 year old Bushmills single malt was finished in an ex-Maury Wine Cask, before bottling at 45.8%.
About the Label
"The inspiration for our original label comes straight out of a British made sitcom called ‘Father Ted’ It originally aired on Channel 4 from April 1995 and ran for just three series up until May 1998. It came straight from an episode called ‘A Song for Europe’ that featured ‘My lovely Horse’. We didn’t want to change the label too much. That “My Lovely Horse” one is just bloody classic. Nice one, Emily!"
700 mlAndrew's Tasting Note
Nose: warm, spicy, and decadent promising exotic treats and fruit; Manuka honey, Dulce de Leche, and butter tarts; chocolate pecan pie and Scottish tablet; mango, papaya, and pineapple; barrel aged maple syrup and a hint of Fernet Branca; decadent spice and earthy oak.
Palate: sweet, fruity, and spicy with more decadent treats; increasingly tropical and exotic with each sip; mango, papaya, pineapple, and even a hint of kiwi; building chocolate and sweet spice; more chocolate pecan pie, Scottish tablet, and peanut butter pie (from The Granary in Saskatoon); Manuka honey, barrel aged maple syrup and the Toronto cocktail at True Wild (which contains Fernet and sweet vermouth); soft hay-like malty tones.
Finish: warming, spicy, and fruity; layers of tropical fruit, decadent deserts, and honey.
Comment: this is the best Irish whiskey I've had in at least the last year; I as anxious about the Maury cask finish (which is a type of fortified wine), but those concerns were misplaced; far from being too wine-y, or masking the spirit, it compliments it well; Bushmills at twenty years and up goes tropical, and those fruits are on full display here; like the label on the bottle, this whisky pops!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Invitingly reminiscent of sweet, milky black tea or chai, with a buttery shortbread aroma. A softer sweetness of ripe mango emerges, followed by the cask's delicate milk chocolate and rich, syrupy sultanas, suggesting a significant sherry or fortified wine influence over the 22 years.
Taste: The texture is gratifyingly rich, coating the mouth with creamy caramel. The flavour is intensely tropical and fruity, featuring mango, banana, soft peach, and dark plum, all beautifully integrated with a refined, antique cigar box note suggesting long oak maturation.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) is part of the Atom Group, which also owns the UK retailer Master of Malt and a number of other subsidiaries. They are a dynamic and innovative firm, who by example invented the Whisky Advent Calendar concept. Established in 2012, TBWC is famous for its playful and colourful labels, which often feature prominent whisky industry figures, tell a story, and or elude to an inside joke. The labels are typically laced with hidden elements and "Easter Eggs."
TBWC bottles whiskies from around the world, though the bulk of their offerings are of Scottish origin. Most of their offerings are small-batch releases, Blended Malts, and Blends. Their "Head of Whisky" is Canadian Sam Simmons.
We are big fans of not only their whimsical labels but also the consistently high standard of liquid they bottle.
Browse all in-stock products from That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
$129.99
This 13 year old Caol Ila is from a single ex-rye barrel, bottled at 45.8%.
About the Label
"The view from the Caol Ila still house across to the Paps of Jura is perhaps one of the greatest in Scotland. However we’ve decided to focus in on our ‘Prince Vultan’ from a certain epic 1980s movie, charging across the water for our new label. We can guarantee that Jura's famed deer population are still behind, in tow!"
$399.99
This 27 year old Glen Garioch was matured in a sherry butt, originally filled in 1998. Bottled at 45.8%.
About the Label
"Our original label references the greenhouses once warmed by waste heat from the distillery's stills way back in 1977. It also features Cocktail wizard Ryan Chetiyawardana who has time-travelled his way there to pick up some tomatoes... Magic! Speaking of magic, Em has taken a rabbit hiding that appeared on one of our later labels and given it pride of place on this 70cl version of the legendary distillery. More carrots please!"
$239.99
This 33 year old single grain from the closed Dumbarton distillery, bottled from a Refill Hogshead orginally filled in 1992 at 45.8%.
About the Label
"It’s another of our shockingly bad puns and plays on the extreme heaviness of the grains!
There’s a series of strong cliches carrying and moving cartoonishly heavy bags of grain (two circus strong-men, a crane being used to lift a single bag, and an ornate Rajasthani elephant). Hey, that elephant would look cool front & centre on the label, dontcha think, Em?"
$209.99
This whisky was featured on Day 11 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
One of the most sought-after Irish whiskies around: the 21-year-old single malt from Bushmills Distillery. It is triple distilled then matured in a mix of bourbon casks and Oloroso sherry before finishing in Madeira barrels. Bottled at 40% ABV.
Producer Description
"Our Bushmills 21 Year Old is a marriage of single malts matured for at least 19 years in hand-selected Oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, then finished in Madeira casks for a further two years. This unusually long finishing period allows our single malt to patiently mellow, mature and pick up deeper notes of ripe fruit and dried raisins from the fortified Portuguese wine casks. Our 21 Year Old is only crafted in limited numbers and each bottle is numbered."