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1257 Kensington Road NW
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$83.99
This bottle was featured on Day 19 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
This whisky was selected for Canada by Craftwork Spirits. It is a selection from multiple casks and includes whisky made from a mash of rye, malted barley, corn, spelt, and wheat. All whisky in this bottle was aged in virgin oak casks and the batch originally had a strength of around 47% or so before it was decided to bottle it at 46%.
700ml mlOUT OF STOCK
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Evan’s Tasting Note
Nose: The virgin oak notes are definitely at the fore. This noses like a combination of 10+-year-old Bourbon mixed with an Arnold Palmer (50% lemonade mixed with 50% iced tea) right off the hop. Hard powder grape-flavoured candies, rye spices, dill, cedar plank, fresh pressed apple juice, and sponge toffee are also in evidence.
Palate: Cherry pie, green apple slices, baked potato skins, more sponge toffee, fresh dill, mint leaves, Rooibos tea, orange and lime peel, oatmeal cookies, and a touch of ginger.
Finish: Slightly dry with pleasant oak and fruit notes lingering.
Comment: This seems to bridge the gap between an older Bourbon and a much older Scottish Grain whisky stylistically, and offers notes from both. If you like either style then you will be happy with this bottle.
$108.99
Made from a mash of 51% malted and 49% unmalted rye grains, the whisky is 100 months old, 100 proof and 100% rye. This is a single rye whisky and has won awards from the Wizards of Whisky and Whisky Magazine. In 2016 it won Best Dutch Rye Whisky.
While not historically known for their whisky, the Dutch have been distilling as long as anyone in Europe. Most famous for genever and brandy, some of the distilleries there have taken to producing whisky. The Zuidam family began producing genever and other liquors in 1976 in the town of Baarle-Nassau on the Belgian border. Patrick van Zuidam, the second generation, began experimenting with whisky distillation in 1996, and started laying down barrels. The distillery produces both malt and grain whiskies, including a powerful rye. While they have borrowed and been influenced by the whisky makers in other countries, they are making a distinctly Dutch whisky. In one curious aspect, they mill their own barley in traditional windmills.
From the Distillery: “The new spirit is aged for a minimum of 100 month on new American oak barrels. The nose has rich notes of citrus fruit and spices with delicate tones of honey combined with vanilla and oak. The taste is rich fruity, honey sweetness and delicate spicy notes and a long peppery vanilla and oak finish.”
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Cloves, pine needles, coffee grounds and earthy spices. Maple syrup, ginger snaps, pumpernickel bread, dried dill, mint leaves, black liquorice, raspberries and blackberries and orange rind. Dark rye bread toasted with honey.
Palate: Black tea, black liquorice, ginger molasses cookies, nutmeg, blackberry compote, root beer, pumpernickel bread again, hints of citrus and mint.
Finish: Slightly drying. Spice, earthy components and black liquorice along with hints molasses sweetness mingle to the end.
Comment: This is a very earthy rye whisky. Not quite like anything else I have tasted from Canada or the USA. It is dark, dense, earthy and delicious.
$96.99
This Finnish malted rye whisky was matured initially in Virgin American oak, before finishing in a First Fill ex-Bourbon barrel. Batch 1 for That Boutique-y Whisky Company, the whisky was bottled at 53.1%.
Producer Description
"Yet another brand new label, for our first ever batch from the Finnish distillery, Kyro. This is a 100% whole grain malted rye, that went into a new American oak cask for two years before being re-racked into a first fill bourbon barrel for the remainder of its maturation. It seems like every Finnish whisky distillery starts life in a sauna, and Kyro is no different! Surprisingly, the idea of starting their own distillery still seemed like a good one the following morning and from there, the journey of Kyrö began."
About the Label
"You’ll probably recognise where we took our inspiration for our Kyro label, as it’s a picture they’ve used a few times before. We’ve just boutiquey-fied it it a little. The founders of Kyro are in a rye field running towards their distillery."
$11.99
This bottle was featured on Day 19 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
Full-size versions of this mini bottle can be found here.
This whisky was selected for Canada by Craftwork Spirits. It is a selection from multiple casks and includes whisky made from a mash of rye, malted barley, corn, spelt, and wheat. All whisky in this bottle was aged in virgin oak casks and the batch originally had a strength of around 47% or so before it was decided to bottle it at 46%.
$81.99
Lots of local love here.
Producer Note: "Wild Life Distillery is proud to announce our 2nd whisky release: Wild Life Rye Whisky. This flavour forward grain is often hidden in the big brand offerings. Our Rye Whisky shows wonderful notes of nutmeg, fig and spice. This is Alberta Craft Whisky at it's finest, and we are pleased to finally share it with you! Batch 001 Wild Life Rye Whisky is made 100% from locally grown grains. It was milled, mashed, fermented, distilled and aged by Wild Life Distillery, in Canmore, Alberta.
Age: Minimum 3.5 years
Mash Bill: 88% Rye, 12% Barley
ABV: 45.9%
