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1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$1,029.99
Producer Description
"As a new year dawns, the minds of this world, and of Whiskyland, turn towards thoughts, ideas, hopes and fears for the future. Some foresee a dark world of Imperial Dystopia! But, for most, there is hope for something brighter and more utopian, for a Braeval New World! This is a world that celebrates variety, diversity, respect, egalitarianism, quality, beauty, respect, thoughtfulness and tolerance. This is a Whiskyland that we all hope will come to pass, if the forces of darkness and homogenisation can be kept at bay... to inspire this vision is a beautiful 1989 Braeval, matured for 36 years in a refill hogshead and bottled at natural cask strength. Here's hoping...!"
700 ml90pts Whisky Fun
"Ah, I had thought that when this baby was distilled the distillery was still called Braes of Glenlivet rather than Braeval. Yet another subject to discuss with Angus and his gang (the true Peaky Blinders, really) at our next gathering, so we might as well prepare ourselves... Colour: full gold. Nose: there are coastal and smoky touches here, perhaps an ex-Islay cask? In any case, this is not especially Braevalian, but we are certainly not complaining, as the notes of passion fruit and mango that come along are genuinely lovely. Beautiful camphor too, along with bandages, gauze and liver tonic. With water: are we quite sure this is not Highland Park? Because, in truth, this nose is eminently Highland-Parkian. Mouth (neat): fir liqueur, verbena, pink pepper, mango and delicate peat. With water: very handsome indeed, only a slightly assertive oakiness might cost it half a point, or less. We are splitting hairs. Finish: magnificent, although I no longer understand anything. Pepper, lemon, wax and samphire... Comments: rather magnificent indeed, although it comes across more like a blended malt, with a small coastal and peaty component folded into the mix. But that is merely my opinion... Hey, and 36 years old nonetheless... SGP:562 - 90 points."
$999.99
This 1994 vintage Caperdonich was bottled after 30 years in a First Fill Sherry Hogshead at 51.2%. Caperdonich is a closed distillery, once called Glen Grant No.2, hence the name: Gone Grant. 89.21pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"Whiskyland Chapter 18 takes place in one of Whiskyland's many hybrid library bars. In fact, no one is particularly sure whether they are bars with large reading selections, or libraries that serve drinks. It doesn't do to ponder these unanswerable questions too deeply. Best to just pour a generous measure of this rather sublime 1994 'Gone Grant' single malt that underwent a 4 year secondary maturation in a fresh sherry hogshead, select something intellectually nourishing to read, and occasionally glance out of the window at the Whiskyland night sky."
$859.99
This is a multivintage bottling of Glen Moray, a marriage of whiskies from 1990, 1991, and 1992, from Refill Hogsheads and Refill Sherry Hogsheads, bottled at 31 years and 50.5%.
Producer Description
"Whiskyland Chapter Seventeen is a bit of an experiment. A mixing together of Glen Moray single malt from three different cask types and vintages. Small amounts of whisky from one refill sherry and two refill bourbon hogsheads, were all married together in that most romantic of vessels, an IBC, to create a small-batch 31 year old Glen Moray that's richly fruity, waxy and honeyed with abundant old school Speyside character. There are certainly parts of Whiskyland which are goverened by chaos, but this bottling comes from one of Whiskyland's more serene places, where balance and harmony are very much the rule. We hope this wee Glen Moray demonstrates those same qualities..."
$1029.99
Producer Description
"Love exists in Whiskyland! Indeed, the two Glen Grants that make up Whiskyland Chapter Twenty Two, couldn't keep their staves off each other. This refill barrel and 1st fill sherry hogshead, though they weren't born in the same year, manage to get along like a warehouse on fire. Though they only met recently, they're looking forward to a lifetime of marriage and adventure in glass together. A luscious pairing, bottled without reduction, from a distillery we all seem to love."
$1664.99
Producer Description
"Waxiness is a mysterious but essential character of so many whiskies. In Whiskyland, the responsibility for it's successful imbuement lies with Max Wax. He's one of Whiskyland's most dedicated, dogged and unashamedly geeky public servants. We don't quite know what he gets up to in the stillrooms, worm tubs, spirit receivers and warehouses, but we know he's been responsible for some of Whiskyland's greatest waxbombs over the years. This utterly luscious 1989, 36 year old Cragganmore that has matured its whole life in a simple refill hogshead, is one of the finest example of his artistry."