Tullibardine Rum Finish
$55.79
SOLD OUT! - !!!Not expected o return to KWM!!!
Glenfarclas KWM Family Cask 1997
$98.99
The First Private Bottling of Glenfarclas in Canada was selected by and bottled for our Kensington Wine Market! This 1997 Family Cask bottling is from an ex sherry cask which yielded 656 bottles at 56.3%. 90pts Whiskybase
Glenfarclas is the second oldest family owned distillery in Scotland, and one of the most respected.
Auchentoshan Valinch
$75.99
One of the finest, young, Auchentoshan expressions we've ever had, highlighting the distillery's lightly floral and citric style. This is a decadent but well balanced whisky that's very drinkable at its higher proof. From the distillery: "For years, evangelists asked us to create a non chill-filtered, cask strength edition of our acclaimed Auchentoshan Classic. Valinch was born. The Valinch being the name of the pipette used to draw whisky straight from the cask. An appropriate name for a whisky with all the depth of taste, flavour and texture associated with sampling whisky at source. An unadulterated small batch release." Distiller's tasting note: The Nose: Crème brûlée. To The Tongue: Sweet and creamy, then invigorating full bodied orange zest. To The End: Sweet, crisp and lingering."
BenRiach Firkin 1978
$2,678.39
Coopers Choice Lochside 1967
$204.29
90pts Serge Valentin Whisky Fun: "So vanilla and coconut at first, then more marzipan, custard, putty, hazelnut liqueur (and even touches of the dreaded Bailey's) and then only distant ideas of limes and lemons. Frankly, it's a big surprise that this baby wouldn't be oakier and more tired, esp. at such low strength (btw, it's cask strength). Mouth: the miracle goes on, with a very wide assortment of tropical fruits (coconuts first, then mangos, pineapples and papayas) and aromatic herbs and flowers (teas). Rosehip, hawthorn, honeysuckle pastries, baklavas, vanilla... It's quite incredible that oak didn't take control here, and there's certainly something of an old high-quality grain whisky (although the label stipulates 'single malt'). Finish: more of all that plus strawberries and orange blossom water in the aftertaste. Comments: old malt whisky that tastes pretty much like old grain whisky in my opinion. Who cares, quality's very high but warning, it's extremely quaffable."
Signatory Linlithgow 1982
$243.89
Bowmore Tempest lll
$80.99
A former whisky of the month at whisky-pages.com - and the note? "Both the previous releases of this Bowmore variant have been very well received and have garnered numerous awards and accolades, and the third expression certainly does not disappoint. Tempest is offered in non-chill-filtered form, at cask strength, and has been matured for a decade in first-fill Bourbon barrels, stored in the Islay distillery's famous No. 1 Vaults. 1,850 cases are available worldwide. The result is a whisky with a remarkably progressive nose, which opens with buttery aromas and Arbroath smokies, followed by developing brine. Vanilla and wood smoke then arrive on the scene, and the nose finally offers icing sugar. Lots of smoke and spicy citrus fruit on the palate, notably Jaffa oranges. The finish is long, with satisfying peat, salt, and more citric notes when water is added."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society A4
$153.89
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
SOFT, SPICY, RICH AND INTENSE
A Society bottling of Armagnac bottled at 47% after 22 years after maturing in Refill Bourbon Ex-Hogsheads.
Panel's Tasting Note: "Wonderfully soft and perfumed yet spicy, deep, intense on the nose - hints of sandlewood, dark cherries, toasted apple, candyfloss, oranges and spices transported us to a late autumn bonfire (not Guy Fawkes or Halloween though). On the palate initial intense spicy perfumed woody notes gave way to a soft creamy taste with a hot spicy almost tannic finish. Water (and it didn't really need it) made it waxier with church candles and saddle soap, sweet caramel and rich apple tarte tatin. To taste it seems even spicy - cinnamon, aniseed and clove but still very soft and supple with a long sweet unctuous finish."
Drinking Tip: "A perfect autumnal dram but would be fantastic as a digestif."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 17.32
$92.69
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
BOILED SWEETS AND GRAPEFRUIT PEEL
This a 9 year old Orcadian matured in a Refill Barrel and bottled at 56.2%.
Panel's Tasting Note: "Bubble-gum and vanilla sponge, with boiled sweets (pear drops and lemon sherbets); apple & elder flower cordial, white wine jelly; after a while a light soapiness. Fresh and clean overall. The taste is sweet, sharp and hot - grapefruit and lemon peel; powdery, with a pinch of salt. The scent of grapefruit skins increases at reduced strength, and the other aromas remain intact - vanilla, lemon sherbets, pear drops, washing powder. The taste is now sweeter and more salty, with light acidity and an aftertaste of lemon bon-bons. A fresh young aperitif from Orkney's second distillery."
Drinking Tip: "A springtime apertif."