Glenfarclas Family Cask 2002 Winter 2019
$399.99
Bottledf after 16 years in a sherry hoghead cask at 54.2%. 92pts Whisky Base.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1977 Winter 2019
$1,604.99
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1987 Winter 2018
$1,249.99
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.154
$115.59
ROBOCOW
This 10 year old Highlander comes in at 59.8% after maturing in a refill barrel.
Flavour profile: Peated.
Outturn: 210 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The Panel found themselves squarely in an old highland farmyard at first nosing. Bags of earth, hay, silage, soot, old tool boxes, burlap, and a big medicinal aspect with notes of mercurochrome and TCP. Charred pineapple, peat oils, bacon and salty minerals also appear.
With water the smokiness gets louder with notes of soy sauce, burning heather, smoked lobster and a slug of 80 shilling beer. The palate displays smoked venison, tar, gentian, a couple of iodine tablets, burnt toffee and molten marshmallows. Reduction gives aged calvados and cider apples, parma violets, smoked barley and cow sheds."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.159
$147.99
LOTS OF NICE THINGS
This 12 year old from the Highlands was matured in a 1st fill barrel and comes in at 61%.
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow.
Outturn: 208 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The first (and best!) comment was "a lot of nice things going on like opening a full sweet pick n mix paper party bag" that brings out the hidden child in you so let yourself be surprised. Have a drizzle of clear floral, slightly earthy, slightly spicy honey direct from a wooden spoon and let that warm glow take over and your mind wander.
With a little water, we imagine walking the dog on a pleasant warm autumn Friday afternoon through a pine forest still wet from the rain. The taste had a sweet earthiness and calmness in the knowledge that the weekend lay ahead."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 95.32
$121.99
BLONDIE BOMBSHELL
The first release from distillery 95 for SMWS Canada, this 8 year old Speysider comes in at 66% after maturing in a 2nd fill barrel.
Flavour profile: Young & spritely
Distilled on: 15 September 2010
Outturn: 229 bottles
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 93.102
$171.99
PAPAYA THE SAILOR MAN
From Campbeltown, this 11 year old was matured in a 1st fill barrel and is 57.8%.
Flavour profile: Lightly peated.
Outturn: 208 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "Aromas began with a sweet intensity that combined peated banoffee pie with sugar-coated fennel seeds. A distinct nuttiness transpired that formed into coconut husk on a beach, surrounded by rock pools and dried seaweed. The fruitiness of plums and peaches came rolled in coal dust but introduced a softer floral character like potpourri.
Delicious smoked duck on the palate with herbal hues and sea buckthorn that cut through the oils. Mango and papaya emerged in a medicinal smog that settled on carrot juice with ginger and a sprinkling of rock salt. The finish was backed by a firm wedge of tree bark married with an opulent dark chocolate bitterness."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 52.29
$218.99
THE WICKER DRAM
From the Highlands, this 17 year old is 58.2% after maturing in a 1st fill barrel.
Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet.
Outturn: 171 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "Initially the nose is sooty and coastal in a very classical sense. Then abundant citrus with fresh limes and lemons followed by some autolytic, yeasty characteristics, preserved lemons, soft tarry notes, salted butter, samphire, amber malt, beach pebbles, sunflower oil and gorse with a scatter of mixed dried herbs.
Reduction unleashes the fruit with dried papaya, green banana, cough syrups, lemon balm, prune eau de vie, orange jelly, cantaloupe melon, salted caramel and kiwi. The palate brings a spice-infused waxy texture with paprika, chili, spiced custard, sultanas, plum wine, rancio, lemon jelly, juniper twigs and sea breeze. Water brings out sweet grist, turmeric, Caledonian ice cream, bracken, bone dry Blanc de Blancs Champagne, mineral oil, cereals, breads and fruit salad."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G7.16
$298.99