Advent Calendar Whisky SB 15
$11.24
Carn Mor Strictly Ltd Speyside 18 YO
$134.99
An undisclosed Speyside Distllery single malt release from Carn Mor. Distilled in 1995 - Bottled in 2014. 18 years old. From a single sherry butt. One of 647 bottles.
anCnoc 1999
$82.79
Old Pulteney Clipper
$89.99
Ths limited edition release from the Highland distillery of Old Pulteney has been bottled at 46%. Matured in a mix of Ex-Bourbon and Ex-Sherry casks about 16,200 bottles have been released world wide to mark the Clipper Round the World Race.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Sweetness of dried fruits and crispiness of green apples is accompanied by notes of fresh vanilla and white chocolate.
Palate: Waves of honey and orange zest, a rounded oaky structure and an unmistakable coastal note which sets Old Pulteney apart. Smooth and long-lasting.
Old Pulteney Flotilla 2000
$74.99
Released in colaboration with Le Maison de Whisky, originally only through independent French retailers, this bottling was the first ever vintage release from the Highland distillery of Old Pulteney. The whisky has been bottled exclusively from American oak casks at 46.4%.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet and floral notes with hints of lemons, oranges and coconut.
Palate: Sweet and spicy with a full-bodied and warm long-lasting finish.
Glenmorangie Tusail
$98.99
The 6th release in Glenmorangie's Private Edition has been produced with Maris Otter barley, malted by hand on traditional floor maltings, this limited edition will only be available for a short time.
From the Distillery: "A rich winter variety of barley first introduced in 1965, Maris Otter was bred specifically to meet the demand for a high quality brewing malt and recognized for its ability to impart rich, rustic malty flavours. Now used only by a select few who continue, like Glenmorangie, to uphold an ethos of sacrificing yield for quality by using only the finest ingredients, the result is a whisky celebrating the variety’s renowned taste profile."
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: fresh, honeyed and malty with unripened citrus; the malt is the star of the show, you can almost sense the soil through the spirit; waxy with some melon and almond paste, a touch of soft new leather too.
Palate: still very malty, lovely soft earthy tones and toasted oak before slowly developing fruits and honey; there is an oilyness uncharacteristic of Glenmorangie, though it is still light and clean; the base is creamy with more melon, citrus, some delicate floral tones and a chalkyness (from the soil?).
Finish: soft and floral with citrus, cream, melons and lots of slowly fading oily malt.
Comments: this is a very curious malt, I don't think terroir with whisky often, but in this case the malt and its chalky overtones are so dominant; overall a lovely whisky and a really interesting addition to the Private Collection range.
Distillery's Tasting Note
Aroma: Deep earthy, robust aromas of malty, biscuity tones, with a backbone of nut toffee.
Taste: A rich, rustic profile of nut toffee, sweet barley malt, ginger, cinnamon, and dates in molasses complements more familiar Glenmorangie notes of peaches, oranges and smoked pears.
Finish: Tùsail lingers on with a mouth-coating finish.
Amrut Greedy Angels
$764.99
The Angel's Share at Amrut is punishingly high. Maturing whiskies past 4, 5 or 6 years is excedingly difficult. This is the second release of the Greedy Angels Chairman's Reserve, the first was a 8 year old, and this one is 10! The oldest Amrut ever bottled. Only 320 decanter sets were produced, making this an exceedingly rare whisky. The whisky is bottled in a 700ml decanter at 46%. It comes with a 50ml decanter bottled at the impressive cask strength of 71%.
Distiller’s Tasting Note
Nose: Tropical fruit cocktail in the vicinity and can be disintegrated to papaya, mango and pineapple trio with signature Amrut liquorice.
Taste: Malty and a do or die fight with the tropical fruit notes and amazingly balanced. Not so easy to stop there and an essay in chew ability.
Finish: Enough dryness just measured; neither too dry nor too low and sweet and citrus finish.
Kavalan Amontillado Manzanilla Set
$674.99
A truly magnificent twin decanter set from much talked about Taiwanese, Kavalan. The distillery was completed in December 2005. It produced its first spirit in March, 2006, and released its first bottling in December 2008.
This twin decanter set is comprised of two single cask expressions, one from an Amontillado cask and the other from a Manzanilla cask. Both bottled at cask strength in stylish twisted decanters alongside two matching glasses, all encased in a wooden presentation box.
Includes:
- 1 x Kavalan Amontillado Single Cask decanter – 500ml
- 1 x Kavalan Manzanilla Single Cask decanter – 500ml
- 2 x Crystal Stopper
- 2 x Crystal Glasses
First Editions Tormore 1988
$224.99
Exclusive to KWM in Calgary, only 30 bottles of this Tormore have come into the shop. "Filled from a sherry butt" and bottled at 57.1%, 182 total bottles released.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich, nutty and fruity, Christmas cake and black licorice Nibs; musty old wood, smooth old leather and juicy tobacco.
Palate: more candied fruits and Christmas cake, lovely dark chocolate and licorice notes; becomes more soft old leather and spice with damp juicy tobacco and musty old oak in dunnage warehouses; nutty-grapey-Oloroso sherry notes.
Finish: long, but smooth and elegant with hints of leather, tobacco, chocolate and memories of Christmas cake just eaten.
Comment: very sherried though this is, it has excellent balance; terrific value for its age!