Cut Point Tullibardine 2008 Sherry Cask
$125.99
Andy Dunn had a pair of Tullibardine casks filled in the 2000s, and this 2008 single cask, a sherry Hogshead, has been bottled after 11 years at a punchy (but note sharp) cask strength of 60.3%. And it is a lovely sherry cask!
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: stewed, dumpy and syrupy; soft leather, dark chocolate and tobacco; maple syrup, licorice and bread n butter pudding.
Palate: rich, spicy and very sherried; Demerara sugars, cold English tea, fennel seeds and licorice; dried dark fruits: raisins, dates, figs and prunes; more soft leather, dark chocolate (with nuts) and damp tobacco.
Finish: warm, spicy and rich; more dark fruits, chocolate, spices and tobacco; long and lovely.
Comment: at north of 60% this is flawless sherry; young but layered and complex; not quite a sherry bomb, but closer to than not!
Kilchoman Am Burach
$134.99
Acording to the legend, it is an Accidental Vatting of Bourbon, Port and Sherry Casks, bottled at 46%.
Producer Description: “Am Bùrach, gaelic for ‘the mess’, might seem a strange name for a limited edition single malt. That would be if you were not aware of the story behind this unique bottling; the delicious consequence of an incident in 2014 where two different Kilchoman expressions were mistakenly combined. The unnamed stillman, whilst vatting casks, accidentally mixed Machir Bay (a core expression from Kilchoman) and Port Matured Kilchoman causing Islay Heads, General Manager, to describe the resulting whisky as ‘Am Bùrach’. The name stuck.”
Old Particular Bowmore 18 Year 60.1%
$244.99
Only 6 bottles are coming to KWM of this 1996 Bowmore single cask. Filled into a Refill Hogshead, Douglas Laing Reference 10454, it was bottled in 2014 after 18 years at an impressive 60.1%.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: opens with herbal cough drops & peated malt + toffee & a charred oak quality.
Palate: initially sweet then oily, running to salty liquoricce - soft leather & tar.
Finish: long - with burnt caramel - now sweet liquorice + a hot smoked meat style.
Old Particular Inchgower 1997 21 Year
$172.49
Only 30 bottles have come in to Alberta, excluisvely to KWM. Distilled in 1997, filled into a Refill Hogshead and bottled in late 2018 after 21 years at 51.5%. We actually requested this about a year ago, but, it has finally just arrived. Douglas Laing Ref: 12818
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Walking into a florist - earthy, sweet, with damp pine wood and green apple.
Palate: Rich vanilla ice cream with golden syrup, meringue and milk chocolate.
Finish: Toasted malted barley with ginger, cinnamon and a red apple peel quality.
Old Malt Cask BenRiach 23 Year
$227.99
We jumped at the chance to take this one on as an exclusive. IBs of BenRiach are rare, and distillery bottled whiskies over 20 years, forget it, they are pushing $400 and up these days. Matured in a Refill Hogshead, the whisky was bottled after 23 years at a natural cask strength of 47.5%. We sold out the initial shipment of 42 bottles in just a few weeks. we are grateful for an unexpected arrival of another 30 bottles in early September. Exclusively to KWM in Canada. 88pts Whisky Base.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: light, fresh and fruity; juicy orange, cantaloup and papaya; waxy with vanilla and apples baked in cinnamon; silky floral tones emerge with patience.
Palate: soft, creamy and coating with floral vanilla bean and more fruits; a touch of bitter orange, more cantaloupe and then in to the tropical fruits: pineapple, papaya and mango dusted in black pepper.
Finish: light but long, it stays fresh, fruity and floral with a touch of oak spice; more tropical fruits too.
Comment: this is a lovely old BenRiach; softer than I expected, but elegant, layered and dangerously drinkable!
Old & Rare Littlemill 30 Year
$1,169.99
Limit 1 Per Customer! - 3 more on the way...
Bottled under Hunter Laing's Old & Rare range. Used to be we saw bottlings of Littlmill all the time, but with the distillery having closed 30 years ago, the whisky is getting older and more expensive with every passing year. Distilled in 1988 and matured in a Refill Hogshead for 30 years before bottling at 57.1%.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet vanilla, caramel custard and chocolate digestive biscuits.
Palate: Smooth and buttery with vanilla tablet, shortbread , green apple skins and a delicate floral note.
Finish: Long and dry, slightly sweet with a hint of oak.
First Edition Bruichladdich 28 Year
$569.99
Old Laddies are getting harder and harder to come by, and the pricing aren't getting any better. This 28 year old from a Refill Hogshead just landed in AB, bottled after 28 years at 50.7%.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet notes of vanilla custard and ripe fruits drizzled with honey, and oak.
Palate: Creamy mellow and smooth with more fruits and honey as well as dark chocolate and some pepper.
Finish: Long with lingering spice and oak.
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First Edition Royal Lochnagar 2000
$170.99
This is the first independent bottling of Royal Lochnagar we've seen in some time, and the oldest too. Distilled in 2000, the whisky was matured in a Refill Hogshead for 19 years before bottling at 55.5%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: a surge of velvetty honey, vanilla and agave nectar; next come the spices and fruits: ginger and cinnamon with bright citrus fruits; becomes more jammy, with Strawberry-Rhubarb pie right from the oven.
Palate: soft, creamy and sweet with some chewy malt and juicy fruits; velvetty honey, vanilla and agave nectar to start; again the citrus fruits and spices follow in quick succession; the pie note is still there, but more of an apple-rhubarb thing.
Finish: light, fresh and decadent; more honey, vanilla, fruits and spices; medium in length but lovely none the less.
Comment: this is the oldest Royal Lochnagar we've seen in more than a decade, and it is lovely one at that; soft, fruity and decadent with a touch of spice; a nice summer sipper for on the patio.
Producer Tasting Note
"This pale golden whisky has a fragrant note of ginger, citrus and rhubarb. The palate is sweet with notes of pineapple in syrup, lemon marmalade and a delicate maltiness all leading to a medium finish with lingering sandalwood and spice."
Old Malt Cask Inchmurrin 24 Year
$299.99
Matured 24 years in a Refill Hogshead, it was bottled in May of 2021 at 50%. Distilled at Loch Lomond, it is the lighter, fruitier style of whisky they produce.