Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.47
$115.19
CAMPFIRE CHARACTER
This 11 year old peated Highlander was bottled at 59.1% from a refill barrel
Flavour profile: Heavily peated
Outturn: 213 bottles
Panel's tasting note: “The nose delivered hickory and campfire wood-smoke, tar and charred wood, a touch of briny sea air and sweet medicinal notes (honey Lockets lozenges, Elastoplasts, Germolene antiseptic, nurses’ aprons) with hints of coconut and vanilla flung in for good measure. The palate had a mouth-numbing peppermint and menthol antiseptic mouthwash astringency and also reminded us of ash, soot, cigarettes, liquorice and fennel seeds. The reduced nose suggested smoke drifting over jelly babies, minty marshmallow Flumps plus firesides and carbolic soap on a sea-breeze. The palate gave us a campfire character of sweet and smoky intensity. Auspiciously, the distillery name has ‘more’ in it.”
Drinking tip: “The men on the panel liked it considerably more than the women - is it a men-only, page 3 dram?”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 31.27
$198.89
BOLD SAILOR'S DRAM
A 25 year Island whisky from a refill hogshead 52.4%
Flavour profile: Lightly peated
Outturn: 245 bottles
Panel’s tasting note: “A complex nose – sweet, salty and medicinal, with light smoke – panellists mentioned salted popcorn, ham with pineapple, seaweed and various impressions of wood. With water, we imagined sea-breezes and bold sailors strutting along a breakwater by oyster shells and dying barbecues; also sweet suggestions of apricot Danish and Edinburgh Rock. The palate was fascinating – maritime notes joined by citrus (including Terry’s chocolate orange), clove-studded ham, oak, ash, white pepper and coal-dust. The reduced palate found sweet tobacco, floral flavours (lavender, Parma Violets candy) and the dryness of heather smoke and barbecued meat and shellfish. The K Foundation burned £1,000,000 here in 1994.”
Drinking tip: “Beach barbecue dram - with or without sailors”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 39.95
$107.99
CARESSING, WARM & FRIENDLY
A 9 year old Speysider from a refill barrel at 61.2%
Flavour profile: Young & spritely
Panel’s tasting note: “The nose, fresh and attractively youthful, tumbled aromatic antics of vanilla, gorse flowers, sandalwood, scented candles and melon,plus plentiful sweet suggestions (stroop waffles, toffee ice-cream, lemon puffs, Edinburgh Rock, white chocolate). The palate also provided intense sweetness in the form of butterscotch, brown sugar, toasted marshmallows and custard creams; but we also found marmalade and black tea bitterness, white pepper, orange blossoms and ‘licking a new stave.' Still refreshing, the reduced nose conveyed pot-pourri, icing sugar, nougat and pancakes with lemon and honey. The palate now seduced us with its caressing sweetness and friendly warmth. From the east Elgin emporium.”
Drinking tip: “On a camping holiday - even when the sun don’t shine, this will provide warmth”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 76.115
$157.49
GLAMPING IN A YURT
This 18 year old Speysider has been bottled from a refill sherry butt at 56.8%
Flavour profile: Spicy & Sweet
Outturn: 535 bottles
Panel’s tasting note: “We are on a glamping holiday waking up early in the morning in a yurt, getting up from our Japanese style futon, stepping out on to the redwood pine deck while watching the sunrise over the sea and sand dunes. The air is filled with smells of green grass wet with morning dew, freesias and clover. Whilst enjoying the moment we eat a slice of Royal chocolate biscuit cake with cinnamon, crystallized ginger and maraschino cherries. With water elegant aromas of jasmine, magnolia and orchids are adding to the ozone filled air warming up with the rising sun and in the taste, chocolate dipped ginger snaps and that first sip of coffee that you’ve made just right. Perfection!”
Drinking tip: “Add a luxury element to your camping holiday”
Cadenhead Small Batch Glen Grant 1995
$122.39
This single cask of Glen Grant is brilliant, and has been a hit at our shop. Only 24 bottles came to Canada at 19 years of age, at a cask strength of 58.4%. Less than 6 bottles left!
Cadenhead's is the World's oldest Independent Bottler, with their own chain of shops. The company created the Small Batch range to make a small quantity of their whiskies available to other specialty shops around the world. In Canada they are exclusive to KWM.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Rich dark fruits and melted chocolate. Quite meaty on the nose initially and then moving towards figs and apricots.
Palate: Lots of dark chocolate, and red currants, raspberries and then some marzipan.
Finish: A big Glen Grant without being over the top. Lots of chocolate and a hint of spice in the finish.
The Whisky Agency Bowmore 1998
$125.99
SOLD OUT! - !!!Not Expected to Return to KWM!!!
Exclusive to KWM in Canada!
'Whisky Notes' Tasting Note: "Nose: earthy peat with firm smoke. Leather. Some buttery oranges underneath. Nothing overwhelming! Mouth: some salt, smoke, sweet barbecue sauce in a very elegant and subtle way! Honey sweetness as well and biscuit, so everything stays balanced. Lemony. Herbal hints (sweet liquorice) and sugar coated nuts. Finish: long, fairly sweet, smoky and some iodine. -Ruben Luyten. www.whiskynotes.com"
The Whisky Agency Macduff 2000
$124.19
This independent bottling of Macduff from The Whisky Agency is exclusive to KWM in Canada. Only 12 bottles have come into the market. Bottled at 49.9% from a Refill Butt. Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2013 at 12 years of age.
Producer's Tasting Note: 'Nose: Rounded with caramel, coconut, and fresh white fruit peel, and vanilla. Mouth: Creamy and mellow, toffee with hazelnut. Heavy notes of fresh baking including butter tart and pecan pie. Finish: medium with residual sweetness, gradually tapering off leaving hints of shortening and pie crust."
Celebration of the Cask Mortlach 18 Year
$152.99
Old Pulteney 35 Year
$974.99
We have got our hands on the last 6 bottles, and the price has dropped $75!
Bottled at 42.5% this whisky has been matured in a mix of American ex-bourbon and Spanish ex-sherry casks which have been expertly hand selected by Distillery Manager Malcolm Waring. Only a very few bottles are expected to come to Alberta!
From the Distillery
Distiller's Tasting Note: "On the palate this full bodied expression is sweet and spicy to start then quickly develops a range of signature Old Pulteney flavours from honey, rum soaked raisins and oranges to the heavier notes of seasoned leather, pralines and a touch of the salty North Sea air. A truly indulgent, perfectly balanced whisky, it has a long slow finish and is light amber in colour.
The eye catching detail and design of the limited edition reflects the brand’s rich maritime heritage, which includes a stunning wooden box with porthole revealing the unique Old Pulteney bottle which carries the classic herring drifter, which has become a symbol of the brand."
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: honey, beeswax and clotted cream with salty caramel and clean smoke; melons, citrus and smooth leather with some dried fruits and spice.
Palate: very honeyed, more beeswax and clotted cream with clean smoke and a prominent saltiness; there is more orange and a bit of melon with smooth leather, drying tobacco and dark spice.
Finish: long, coating and spicy with more leather, tobacco and cream.