Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Release 13
$99.99
Batch 13 is a "Classic" expression and has been bottled at 5 years of age with a splash of 6 and 7 year old whiskies. Some of the spirit was matured in virgin oak, and the vatting was finished in Bourbon casks.
Producer Blending Notes
"numerous specialty grains used in blend, and significant portion was more finely distilled than typical. significant portion had 1-2 yrs in new wood, before finishing in Xbourbon. 25% 5yr + 52% 5yr+18% 6yr + 5% 7yr."
Bruichladdich Octomore 9.1
$143.99
The Octomore 9.1 was produced from Scottish barley peated to 156 parts per million. It was matured for 5 years in ex Jim Beam (51%), Jack Daniels (26%), Clermont (15%), Old Grand-Dad (8%) barrels before bottling 62.9%.
Producer Description
"Octomore 09.1 questions the fundamentals of superior single malt Scotch. Confident in its five year age statement, our Head Distiller demonstrates how a focus on raw ingredients and considered distillation can definitively debunk the myth that older is better. Distilled in 2012 from 100% Scottish barley, the 09.1 is matured full-term in top-tier ex-American whiskey casks."
Distiller's Tasting Note
Character: Refined, sleek, confident in its youth. Older than its years.
Aroma: Smoke and oak, intense sweetness from the cask, vanilla, cinder toffee. The smoke is thick, velvety and vegetal, peat and earthy.
Taste: Soft on the palate- no aggression, nutty, fudge, nougat, delicate coconut and rose petal floral.
Finish: Long peat finish, hints of treacle, warm sand/salt.
Macallan 1995 23 Year KWM
$419.99
From the people who brought you "The Infamous", we were offered the opportunity to bottle a bespoke 23 year old Macallan, and who were we to say no! Matured in Bourbon and finished in a Sherry Octave, bottled at 46.4%. Only 66 bottles!
BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 2
$86.24
BenRiach Cask Strength was originally launched in 2016 with Batch 1. Batch 2 - the current release - is bottled at 60.6% ABV. The whisky within was aged in a combination of ex-Bourbon, ex-Oloroso Sherry, and Virgin Oak Casks.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Toffee apple, apricot and orange blossom with a ginger-spiced barley zing.
Taste: Crème caramel and milk chocolate surround sugared almond and ripe nectarine glazed with lime.
Finish: of honey and vanilla with candied peel and green apple.
Benromach 1978
$3,099.99
This 1978 Vintage Benromach comes from one single refill sherry hogshead bottled in late 2018, with a mere 184 bottles produced of this 40 year old single malt Scotch. It is bottled at a cask strength of 56.3% ABV from ask 2608.
Producer Tasting Note
"Pour your dram of BENROMACH 1978, cask number 2608, and prepare your senses to encounter an experience as rare as this gorgeous whisky. First, lift your glass to the light and appreciate the beautiful deep golden hue created by lingering for 40 years in a single Refill Sherry Hogshead as the whisky grew and matured in character. Take a short inhalation, appreciating the wonderful AROMAS WITHOUT WATER… enjoy the rich, sweet notes of honey and vanilla, mingling with ripe fruits, tangy lime and a touch of butterscotch and fresh ginger. Now take a sip. Savour the smooth sweetness beautifully balanced by a hint of pepper. Top notes of oak mingle with succulent pear and kiwi, rich dark chocolate and dried tobacco, with lingering spices and a wisp of peat smoke on the finish."
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Sansibar Ben Nevis 1996
$289.99
Distilled in 1996 and matured 20 years in an ex-Bourbon cask before bottling at 51.9%. 217 total bottles, only a dozen or two of which will have come to Canada. Andrew is a fan of this with a drop of water, not something you will often hear him suggest!
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: polished oak church pews, a touch of varnish which seems to burn off quickly is replaced by oatmeal cookie dough and marzipan filled French butter croissants; very floral with orange and melon.
Palate: honeyed, and waxy with firm but yielding oak; more melons and ctirus, still floral, with more polished oak and bright nutty tones; gravelly and slightly herbaceous.
Finish: long in length it is bold, coating and warming; the oak leads the charge with some citrus and floral tones.
Comment: I love 20-30 year old Ben Nevis; the distillery is certainly underappreciated; this one is a little firmer and maltier than most; I don't often add water but this one takes it very well; with a drop it is creamier, fruitier and more elegant; even the nose is softened; delightful!
Bunnahabhain 1980 Canasta Finish
$5,199.99
Archives Glentauchers 1996
$229.99
Archives meets Glentauchers. What could possibly go wrong? This is an absolute sleeper of a distillery. That sad fact can largely be attributed to the fact that most of the distillery's 4+ million litres per annum production is reserved for bolstering the Ballantine's blends. When you try whiskies like this, you'll start to understand just worthwhile it is to pursue the independent bottlings. Glentauchers usually brings a beautiful orange top note to a whisky that is rich in honey, biscuit notes and a complex maltiness. It's no wonder the blenders covet it.
46.7% abv and only 169 bottles produced.
Archives Bruichladdich 2005
$289.99
This Bruichladdich caused quite a stir around the shop when we popped the cork for one our whisky festivals. There were a few muttered expressions of "you need to try this", then suddenly a whole group were gathered talking over one another. Don't expect the big phenols of Bruichladdich's heavily peated fare; this is true, naked Bruichladdich the way it was meant to be. All the hallmarks of the distillery's character are held in perfect harmony here. In its austerity, it reminds a bit of that gorgeous old Convalmore 28 from years back. Not that they share stylistic leanings, mind you, just that both are stunning examples of what the distillery tries to show in any given outing. Unfortunately we only received a tiny allocation of this one.
52.5% abv