Arran Bourbon Cask
$62.09
Isle of Arran Distillery, nestled below the mountains in Lochranza Bay, produces a delightful range of whiskies without the use of peat or caramel for artificial colouring. Each year the distillery manager specially selects casks, either bourbon, port or sherry, to produce these cask strength beauties. This bourbon casked version is bottled at 55.3% and has the typical richness one expects.
Springbank Bourbon Cask 12 Year
$87.29
The Wood Expressions series offers a unique opportunity to sample the malts produced at the Springbank Distillery after maturation in different wood types such as bourbon and sherry. Each highlights the effect the cask has on the maturation of the whisky in addition to the intrinsic Campbeltown character. Casks chosen are personally selected by Mr Frank McHardy, Distillery Manager at Springbank.
Longrow 10 Year
$82.34
Longrow, the peated whisky from the Mull of Kintyre exhibits similarities to the styles of Lagavulin and Caol Ila. Gently smoky and peated the whisky maintains the smooth body typical of Springbank whiskies. 60% of the spirit is matured in bourbon casks giving it a rush of sweetness, the other 40%, matured in sherry, is the source of the rich spices. Soft, smooth peat smoke dominates the finish.
Coopers Choice Caol Ila 1991
$70.19
Clan Denny Caledonian 40 Year
$197.09
Single grain is to grain whisky, what single malt is to malt whisky. It is the product of one single distillery, and only made from grain. Nose: ripe apricot, vanilla and custard. Palate: big grain notes with sugars and tannins. Finish: Demerara, hickory smoke, and hints of bourbon. One well worth taking a chance on...
Auchentoshan 1957
$3,302.99
Bottled at cask strength 49.1%, there will be two releases of the exclusive vintage from two separate Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. Both casks have been maturing in warehouses on the outskirts of Glasgow & although distilled & filled on the same date – Monday 15 April 1957 - the two bottlings offer very different characteristics. Cask, 480 has produced 144 hand numbered bottles. Nose: a light fragrance of eucalyptus, butterscotch & treacle; w/ water ripe soft fruit & fresh green apples. Palate: mint, light treacle & dark chocolate. Finish: silky smooth and deliciously complex finish.
Old Pulteney 1990
$299.99
This 23 year old bottling of Old Pulteney was matured in both ex-Sherry and Bourbon casks which previously held peated whisky. Bottled at 46% this limited edition is being released in very small quantities in Alberta. Being matured in peated casks this is a very unique expression of Old Pulteney which is typically unpeated.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Subtle warm wood with hints of peardrops and green apples, fragrant floral notes followed by a spice and fruity touch of ex-sherry casks.
Palate: This full bodied expression is sweet to start with a touch of spice and a long and intense smoky finish.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: This is a curious dram, the fruits were pouring out of the glass as the whisky poured; creamy with candied pineapple, lots of honey, some ashy smoke and a bit of brine; some lovely layers, with the peated cask adding some complexity.
Palate: very sweet, smooth and smoky with a creamy base, and lots of fruit; more diced candied pineapple, honey and vanilla with a big salty backbone; the peat never fades away with leather and some darker fruits emerging.
Finish: long, coating, creamy and fruity with more ashy salty smoke.
Comment: a winter night dram, but very drinkable, I could see a bottle of this disappearing quickly.
Kilkerran Work in Progress 6 Bourbon
$63.89
The first ten year old release of Kikerran has come in a pair, this one Bourbon matured and the other matured in sherry, both at 46%.
Kilkerran is the name of the single malt produced at the Glengyle distillery. which was reopened in 2005 to settle a grudge and get Campbeltown its regional designation back.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Inviting and homely straight away. Ripe green apples, herbal sweetness and rich in sugar glazed apricots.
Palate: Its nuts! Rich oily walnuts, continuing the wholesome notes from the nose. More a work in perfection than work in progress, with a great, delicate balance between the sweeter fruit notes and lively spices. It is unmistakenly Campbeltown, so comforting and rich. It gets sweeter and stickier with a touch of water.
Finish: This dram is not for the impatient! Treat it like a cryptic crossword, give it time and enjoy this fabulous Campbeltown spirit.
Benromach 18 Year
$83.69
Benromach ceased operation in 1983, but in what is another happy ending, the distillery was purchased by Gordon & MacPhail in 1992 and refurbished over the next five years. It has a light amber color and a rich, saturated nose with elements of malt, brown sugar, fruit, and some smoky, woodiness. There's a creaminess to the palate, along with a sweet, brandy-like fruitiness. The finish is dry