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1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$61.99
While it is rumoured this single malt was distilled at Laphroaig, and the palate has some Laphroagian characteristics, this Islay single malt's origins are not explicitly known. Bottled at 46% without colouring or chill-filtering it is dark, earthy and medicinal.
750 ml
OUT OF STOCK
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Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: creamy with clean smoke, juicy barley and earthy peat oils; red berry fruits in a bowl smothered in whipped cream; fresh squeezed lemon and hotel brunch sliced melons.
Palate: thick, coating and rich with more juicy barley, clean smoke and building brooding peat notes; still very creamy, boozy whipped cream atop fresh red berries; it becomes more medicinal and peaty while simultaneously releasing more delicate fruit notes including the hotel buffet sliced melons and soft citrus notes.
Finish: medium in length but bold and creamy with fading fruits.
Comment: with Laphroaigs, including the Quarter Cask skyrocketing in price, this lovely Islay malt is a very good buy at $75!
Andrew's Tasting Note on an Earlier Batch
Nose: dark, earthy, maritime and medicinal; almost a touch sulphur (fire and brimstone) with ashy smoke and caramel.
Palate: very dark, enormously peaty and chocolaty with coffee and spices; huge maritime influence with iodine, muddy peat, licorice and some dark fruits.
Finish: long, coating, spicy, and earthy with fading fruits and licorice.
$89.99
Casks were much smaller in the 19th C. than today. They gradually grew as the industry did, the larger casks being more cost-effective. But something was lost in the switch to big. The smaller casks gave the whisky up to 60% more exposure to oak thereby intensifying the maturation process. Laphroaig has recreated this style by transferring still maturing whisky into quarter casks for finishing.
$59.99
We weren't looking for Mr. Peat... he found us... and we're glad he did! This heavily peated Scottish single malt is exactly what it promises, nothing more, nothing less... and it is bottled at 46% without colouring or chill-filtration. Best of all, it is very well-priced!
Who is Mr. Peat?
"Mr. Peat is typically Scottish: he is straightforward, he says it as it is, he is pale, relaxed, and exudes self confidence.
"BUT
"Beware the simple brute force of peat will hit you before yo know it so keep the extinguisher ready!"
