Classic Malts Caol Ila Collection
$68.84
Classic Malts Coastal Malts Collection
$66.59
Dalmore 1974
$1,489.94
Distiller's Tasting Note: "Nose: Intense orange zest with hints of African cinnamon, Swiss chocolate and ripe bananas from the tropics. Classic tones of liquorice, crushed ripe apples and rich Java coffee drift softly in the background. Taste: Complex fusion of flavours offer Seville orange peel and bitter Swiss chocolate with notes of dried fruits and walnuts from our single, robust 30 year old Matusalem Oloroso sherry butt."
Springbank Society Port Cask 14 Year
$116.99
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Duncan Taylor Bunnahabhain 1988
$134.99
My Tasting Note: Nose: creamy and buttery, the whisky is plush and welcoming; there are complimentary floral and American oak notes lending to a silky nose-feel; Palate: bolder than the nose lead me to believe it is heavy and round, with more floral notes: geranium and rose petals, as well as anise, fennel and some other sweet spices; the malt is still present after 23years as is a hoppyness which makes me think of proper IPAs; Finish: drying and sweet with more fennel and fading hops; Comment: this is the second Bunnahabhain I found these hop notes in, and it was a wildly different whisky.
Bowmore Tempest ll
$81.89
The 2nd of 3 releases in Bowmore's Tempest line, which are matured in 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon in the No. 1 Vaults and bottled at cask strength. Distiller's Tasting Notes: "Colour: Warm gold. Nose: Dry peat smoke perfectly balanced by delicious zesty lemon pepper. Palate: Initial burst of lemon pepper following by the signature Bowmore peaty sea-salt tang. The citrus returns at the end adding balance and complexity to the mouthfeel. Finish: Fresh lemon pepper."
Glen Garioch 1986
$156.59
"Peaches and ginger on the nose, with fudge and a wisp of smoke. Mildly herbal. Full-bodied, rich, and sweet in the mouth. Fresh fruit and violet creams. Finally a slightly earthy, peaty note. The finish is long and gently smoky. Robust, yet refined. " 90pts Gavin Smith, Whisky Advocate Magazine.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 31.23
$152.99
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
SUGARED ALMONDS IN A MATTRESS FACTORY
This 23 year old Diurach is from the only distillery on its island home. 51.7% from an Ex-Bourbon hogshead, this the first time the SMWS Canada has had a bottling from this distillery.
Panel's Tasting Note: "The intriguing nose delivered dried fruits and mixed nuts, toffee, green malt, mouse-trap cheese with a black, sooty fireplace grate somewhere in the background. The palate was pleasantly sweet yet robust – with moist iced gingerbread, liquorice, salt, smoke and chalky, limestone, earthy elements. The reduced nose turned somewhat fatty and savoury, like leg of lamb or the wrapping of a haggis supper – also cigarette papers and a mineral beach, with salt marshes nearby. The palate now floral and sweet suggested sugared almonds and iced gems in a coil-sprung mattress factory. The distillery, designed by architect William Delmé-Evans, was built around 1960."
Drinking Tip: "To take in a hip flask up the Paps of Jura - or any other hill."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 39.86
$143.99
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
THE FEMME FATALE
This Speysider is only 45.5% after 21 years in a Refill Ex-Bourbon barrel.
Panel's Tasting Note: "With the initial smell, she came out of her shell, and still she promised more. Peaches, coffee and spice were there to entice, and yet she promised more. The flavour neat, had woodiness and heat, all the while she’s promising more. Sweet cherry lips, plum brandy on ships, again she’s promising more. Water brought milkshake, vanilla ice cream (no flake), and still she promised more. Toffee, nougat, nuts and soap, on our tongues gave us hope. Surely, there’s some more? Dear drinker take heed, of her last victim’s greed, the fellow begged for more. He took her to task, and fell in his glass, Drink her if you dare!"
Drinking Tip: "Drink at your peril, as a gift to yourself!"