Signatory Bowmore 1985

$149.39

The Dalmore 1978

$692.54

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 16.31

$97.19

SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM! 

DICHOTOMY OF SWEET AND SAVOURY

Bottled after 10 years in a Refill Gourda Ex-Sherry cask.

Panel's Tasting Note: "Sweet and savoury aromas greeted the Panel – tinned fruit, cinder toffee, honeycomb, Rumtopf peaches, grapes, tomato vines, Vosene shampoo and roast pork & cranberry; although there was a slight butyric whiff. The palate was more of the same although nutty with cinnamon, slightly burnt caramel and strawberry cider with added pineapple sherbet fizz. Water introduces strawberry strudel, sandalwood church pews, rum-soaked-oranges and grease paint, while to taste it was sickly sweet with liquorice rolling papers, over-ripe plums and incense but a bitter dry finish reminiscent of peanut skins balanced it out. From Scotland's oldest distillery that is home to the Famous Grouse."

Drinking Tip: "For reflection on fruity memories."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 77.26

$143.09

SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM! 

A FOODIE DRAM

Bottled at 55.6% after 23 years in a Refill Hogshead.

Panel's Tasting Note: "Surprisingly prickly for its age, with sharp, citric notes, but warming – 'like opening the door of an oven'... Appetising food scents immediately crowded us: apple and pear crumble with brambles; pork sausage casserole, with mushrooms, apples and red wine; a taste both sweet (honeycomb) and savoury (Twiglets, minty Mohito). Becomes more waxy with water, but still sweet and savoury – rosemary potatoes, parsnips, buttered carrots – and these features reflected in the taste. Is this a rare example of umami, the fifth primary taste? This malt is currently the fastest-growing in Taiwan, where it is branded as The Singleton."

Drinking Tip: "While preparing a hearty dinner."

OMC Highland Park Sherry Cask 14 Year

$104.39

My Tasting Notes: Nose: oaky with bold citrus notes, honey and grassfire-smoke; the vanilla honey is dominant with fresh cut oranges, lemon zest and hand squeezed lemon juice; Palate: honeyed, and peatier than expected with some dark chocolate; the citrus notes are drier and more burnt than expected but compliment the sweet honey/vanilla and tone down the smoke; the sherry influence becomes more prominent with nutty oloroso notes and spicy oak; Finish: drying sweet and coating with more burnt citrus notes and fading clean grass smoke.

OMC Scapa 17 Year

$144.89

OMC Highland Park Sherry Cask 15 Year

$121.49

My Tasting Note: Nose: fruity, savoury and meaty, but soft; the nose reminds me of figs or dates, filled with blue cheese, wrapped in prosciutto and toasted in a Panini grill; lots of honey, dark candied fruits, emerging dark spices and wood smoke; Palate: wonderful, chewy, sweet, honeyed and balanced with soft smoke; classic Highland Park; the honey is thick, sweet, coating and multilayered, as it tones down woody smoke, spices and soft-chocolaty peat start to emerge; there are some dried dark fruits, nutty sherry notes; and earthy tannins, but the honey rules the day; Finish: drying with dried dark fruits, some licorice, spices and soft earthy smoke; at the very end Jujubes and honey.

OMC Blair Athol (Sherry) 12 Year

$96.74

O&R Springbank 20 Year

$476.99

Matured in a Refill Hogshead (Sherry Hogshead?) - Only 158 Bottles Filled - Douglas Laing Tasting Note: "The nose opens with a spicy character and runs to ripe banana & oranges plus a vanilla tablet style. The palate is initially dry and spicy then develops to an attractive smoky quality. The spicy character continues on the long finish and now carries a gunpowder tea trait then runs to dry wood and soft leather."