Old Malt Cask Glenburgie 19 Year
$179.99
A 1999 vintage Glenburgie, bottled from a single Refill Sherry Butt (HL16779), bottled after 19 years at 50%.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 30.106
$271.99
SUCCULENT, SCINTILLATING AND SUBSTANTIAL
This 21 year old Speysider, bottled for the 2019 Speyside Whisky Festival, spent 19 years in an ex-Oloroso butt before being transferred to a 2nd fill PX butt for the remainder of its maturation, and it comes in at 57.2%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits.
Outturn: 681 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "On the nose neat bags of prunes, figs and raisins, like a rich dark fruit cake with finely grated lemon and orange zest, plenty of brandy and/or dark rum. The taste, undiluted, was big, substantial and chewy - deeply caramelized burnt sugar toffee with chocolate and toasted walnuts.
When we added water the aroma of sweet succulent sultanas alternated with a slightly burnt spicy gingery note, whilst on the palate a fascinating/scintillating array of flavours like cinnamon, vanilla and eucalyptus, and in the never-ending finish chocolate covered macadamia nuts. After 19 years in an ex-Oloroso butt we transferred this whisky into a 2nd fill PX butt."
Kavalan Solist Sherry
$209.99
Bottled at 58.6%, the Kavalan Solist Sherry is always bottled from a single cask. Big, bold and rich.
Producer Description: "Matured in Spanish top quality oloroso sherry casks in special editions, Kavalan Solist Sherry is bottled at the distillery, without any colouring or chill-filtration. It is a naturally smooth and rich whisky with a complex character. It is clean and complex with multi-layers of dried fruit, nuttiness and spices with some marzipan and vanilla touches to it as well."
Boutique-Y 12 Days of Whisky Tasting Set
$82.49
Back for 2019, at a reduced price, the Drinks by the Dram 12 Whiskies of Christmas. 12 30ml wax sealed whiskies in a box with playful graphics! The whisky list is below, but if you want it to be a surprise, don't peek!
Producer Description
"Each day you will uncover a different 30ml dram which may contain whisky from Scotland, America, England, Ireland or India. Whether you like single grains or single malts, well-aged or youthful whisky, this collection has some of the best!"
- Bourbon Whiskey #1 - Batch 1 - 24 Year Old
- Teaninich - Batch 2 - 11 Year Old
- Clynelish - Batch 7 - 21 Year Old
- New York Distilling Company - Batch 3 - 2 Year Old
- Macduff - Batch 8 - 10 Year Old
- Linkwood - Batch 8 - 10 Year Old
- Ben Nevis - Batch 8 - 21 Year Old
- Auchroisk - Batch 7 - 12 Year Old
- Speyside #3 - Batch 1 - 8 Year Old
- Tomatin - Batch 4 - 11 Year Old
- James E. Pepper - Batch 2 - 3 Year Old
- Cambus - Batch 11 - 28 Year Old
Macallan Edition No. 5
$171.99
Bottled at 48.5% Macallan Edition No. 5 was matured in American oak. The whisky was made to highlight the varrying natural colour of Macallan single malt. A unique shade of purple was selected for the whisky, but why purple? Because it is the most complex of all colours.
Producer Tasting Note
Aroma: Vanilla and toffee with notes of oak, nutmeg, ginger, lemon basil and pear
Palate:Â Fresh and sweet with caramel moving into poached peaches and ripe pear. Quickly followed by a toffee sweetness with light oak spices in the form of nutmeg and hints of ginger in the background
Finish:Â Long and sweet
Producer Description
"The Macallan Edition No. 5 celebrates The Macallan’s extensive natural colour spectrum and the intricate whisky making process, in partnership with masters at the Pantone Color Institute™ to create a unique shade of purple that features on the packaging. The Macallan Edition No. 5 is our very own homage to the diversity and complexity of natural colour. Inspired by a coming together of whisky making mastery and colour expertise and insight, this single malt celebrates both The Macallan’s commitment to natural colour and the intricate whisky making process. 100% natural in colour, all of our exceptional whiskies from The Macallan are shaped from time spent in the very best casks; maturing, nurturing and developing character. World renowned colour masters at the Pantone Color Institute™ created a uniquely bold shade of purple; reflecting an enigmatic, multi-faceted and intricate combination of red and blue."
Macallan Estate
$324.99
!Limit 1 Per Customer!
Made from a single week's distillation, from grains grown on the distillery's estate, and matured in exclusive sherry seasoned Butts and Hogsheads. Bottled at 43%. The box features an inlay of hand-cut slate and is designed to reflect the area's natural features.
Producer Description
"The Macallan Estate is the Whisky Maker’s tribute to our heritage and home. It is an extremely special new single malt containing rare spirit from a proportion of the barley grown at Easter Elchies estate, which is distilled just once a year over the course of a single week. Created by Whisky Maker Sarah Burgess, The Macallan Estate is a celebration of the single malt’s peerless provenance and heritage.
"The 485-acre Easter Elchies estate is set within the legendary Speyside region of Scotland, where The Macallan has been creating extraordinary single malts since 1824. Its carefully tended barley fields are located on the banks of the River Spey, overlooked by The Macallan’s new award-winning distillery. The Macallan Estate is presented in a striking gift pack featuring a hand cut slate panel representative of the Scottish landscape of our home. Inside, aerial photography showcases the estate’s impressive barley fields on the banks of the beautiful River Spey.
"The Macallan Estate delivers a subtle hint of citrus which balances the traditional sherried richness, resulting in a complex single malt with an extraordinarily long finish. Estate offers a unique opportunity to experience rare spirit made from our precious estate-grown barley and honours the birthplace of every bottle of The Macallan."
Duncan Taylor Rare North British 25 Year
$153.99
This 25 year old single grain Scotch whisky from the North British Distillery was distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2017 at 52.7%. Only 60 bottles, which tells me this is a partial cask, as I am very confident this was either a Sherry Hogshead or Butt. But Duncan Taylor is only willing to acknowledge it was matured "in oak casks", which no one should find to be surprising! Cask No. 5913039.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich, decadent and sherried; Christmas cake, candied nuts and milk chocolate; Caramilk and Milk Duds; candied orange peel, fresh spices and firm but elegant toasted oak.
Palate: soft, fruity and very spicy; the grain spirit is light and silky, and quickly morphs in to corn syrup, maple candies and candy corn; firm new leather, decadent spices and more milk chocolate candies; later Russian caramels and hard toffee.
Finish: medium long and slowly fading with it stays silky, but with lots of layers and complexity.
Comment: this is a lovely grain, and very well priced at $220--at 25% off this is a steal, a must buy!
Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength 57.1%
$97.99
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G&M PC St. Magdalene 1982 53%
$2,049.99
Bottled at 36 years of age, this 1982 St. Magdalene single cask has been bottled at 53% after maturing in Refill American Oak Hogsheads. Scored 90pts with Whisky Fun.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: decadent, honeyed and tropical; floral, powdered sugar on French crepes with lemon juice; herbal with gin botanicals and old felt hats; parchment paper, lemon tarts and lemon meringue.
Palate: creamed heather honey, maple butter, soft new leather, more parchment paper and musty old oak; fresh shortbread dusted in powdered sugar; still herbal and floral with sauteed carrots and other root vegetables; a touch of fennel and angelica root; bright tropical fruits; still quite lemon-y; creamy, floral and gently spiced.
Finish: light but long, coating and creamy with toasted oak and gentle spices; more tropical fruit, shortbread and loads of vanilla.
Comment: a very pretty and elegant whisky; tropical and a touch on the antique-y side of things; this is a whisky we sadly see only rarely these days, and the whiskies are getting older, rarer and more expensive with every passing year!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Waxy lemons entwine with zesty lime and ripe banana. Creamy vanilla custard and almond marzipan aromas are layered with freshly cut grass and floral tones. Aniseed sits in the background.
Taste: Sweet; hints of cracked black pepper and candied tropical fruits give a touch of sweetness before rich dark chocolate truffle centred with salted caramel flavours come through.
Finish: Light and delicate with subtle hints of toasted malt, aniseed, and humidor."
90pts @WhiskyFun.org
"In my book, St. Magdalene was one of the most complex malt whiskies ever, but I think it used to need higher voltages than just 40 or 43% vol. Which is the case here, so all should be fine… By the way this baby comes in a lovely wooden box covered with ‘points de Hongrie’ that would make for a gorgeous pencil (or iPhone) box. Let’s go buy pencils! Colour: light gold. Nose: quite astonishingly, we’re not too far from the Bladnoch as far as aromatic profiles are concerned, with a similar citrusness that works extremely well. Except that this is deeper, richer, and much more complex, and would range from jams and fresh fruits to sherbets and ice creams. We’re talking lemons and lime, bergamots, oranges, citrons, and probably angelica, lilies and rhubarb again. This fruity and floral freshness is simply fantastic, and for that we have to thank a relatively lazy hogshead. Thank you, Mr Hogshead. With water: ah, typical. Leather, herbal teas, tobaccos, old perfumes, potpourri, mushrooms… One cannot not think of the RMs, provided one’s tried any of those. Mouth (neat): bites you a bit at first, starting with an unusual lemon squash/washing powder/lemon honey combination, but the honey wins it and gets very complex, with some kind of honey cake with bits of bitter chocolate, tealeaves, black tobacco and then half a glass of artisan mead, or even chouchen, which is a stronger form of mead that they make in Brittany. The washing powder became clay, all for the better indeed. Oh and no I never ate any washing powder, but remember when we write ‘washing powder’, that only means ‘reminiscent of washing powder’. There’s no banana in whisky either. With water: wonderful notes of Riesling, rhubarb wine, a little liquorice, tobacco, grapefruits… Finish: medium, a tad drier and more on herbal teas, with citrus skins and more mead in the aftertaste. Comments: check! It’s well a wonderful St. Magdalene. And if you love mead, you’ll adore this. Agreed, mead is a little cheaper. SGP:561 - 90 points."
