Scotch Malt Whisky Society 77.57
$107.94
DOWN THE OLD WAX MINES
This 9 year old Highlander was matured in a refill hogshead and comes in at 59.1%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet
Distilled on: 7 April 2009
Outturn: 263 bottles
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 85.59
$137.99
BEER PONG
This 11 year old Speysider comes in at 58.3% after maturing in a refill hogshead.
Flavour profile: Light & delicate
Distilled on: 13 December 2007
Outturn: 210 bottles
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 7.197
$159.99
MATURE WAY BEYOND ITS YEARS
This 8 year old Speysider was matured in 1st fill sherry butt and comes in at 59.8%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits.
Outturn: 606 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "Even the deep amber colour could not prepare us for the many surprises awaiting us. On the nose neat, sumptuous steamed treacle sponge cake and a luscious dark chocolate & prune mousse were followed by spiced banana fritters dipped in a decadent hot melted chocolate sauce and a warm spiced (packed with nutmeg, cinnamon and clove) hazelnut-pear (sweet wine infused) cake.
Add a tiny drop of water and the room was filled with the aroma of baking chocolate orange pomander cookies whilst on the taste, hazelnut pralines with a glass of Barolo Chinato (fortified wine produced with Nebbiolo grapes in Piedmont)."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.252
$399.99
NOSTALGISLAY
From Islay, this 19 year old comes in at 60% after maturing in a refill hogshead.
Flavour profile: Peated.
Outturn: 226 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "A spellbinding and classical nose of lime juice, passion fruit sours, cherry Halls, menthol, eucalyptus resin, cinnamon balls, aniseed bark and an antique writing desk complete with ink well. Water adds extra layers of complexity with notes of coal dust, copper coins, sourdough starter, lemon rind, spearmint, smouldering herbs on a BBQ and a face-in-kiln-style peat smoke with a mezcal-esque briny twist in the middle.
The delivery in the mouth is undulating and exquisite. Tropical fruit chutney with coal tar soap, peat embers, blue cheese, salted cod, key lime pie and smoked grains. With reduction; Lapsang Souchong tea, clove rock, barley sugar, cured meat, pickled damsons and charred sugarcane. Quite a ride!"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 28.43
$149.99
MUSCLE-TONED HEFT AND PUNCH
This 11 year old from a Highland distillery was matured in a 1st fill Oloroso butt and is 59.6%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits.
Outturn: 609 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The nose had muscle-toned sherry robustness - prune juice, cinder toffee, treacle tart, dried figs, raisins and sweet wine and molasses cake from Madeira. The penetrating palate offered treacle toffee, Liquorice Allsorts and Eccles cakes; tar, cassis, intense mocha and hints of mushroom risotto umami.
Water emphasised fruit on the nose - roasted peach (with brown sugar), dried apricot and flambeed banana - also toasted coconut, nut brittle and sea-salt and caramel dark chocolate, with woody nutmeg and cinnamon spice haunting the finish. The palate, now sweet and chewy, had coconut and chocolate (Macaroon bars) with balancing espresso, prune and mature oak lending heft and punch."
GlenAllachie 1990 Madeira Cask 30 Year
$949.99
At the more aged end of the current round of GlenAllachie single casks is this 1990 vintage which was finished in an ex-Madeira Barrel. 298 bottles were filled at 30 years of age and a cask strength of 56% ABV. 298 bottles total for the world, with only 4 coming to Kensington Wine Market!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Layers of heather honey and rich spices fused with mocha and orange peel.
Palate: Rich notes of heather honey, grape must, orange zest and grapefruit, with sultanas and cinnamon.
From The Producer
"When we took ownership of GlenAllachie Distillery, our Master Distiller Billy Walker embarked on an in-depth cask evaluation programme across our 50,000 casks on-site. The results of his expert endeavours can be seen in our multi-award winning core range and in our single cask releases, where Billy has had the opportunity to showcase exceptional casks and highlight our approach to wood management.
We’re excited to present our latest release of single casks, each skilfully demonstrating the unique interaction of the wood, spirit and subsequent flavour extension. The long maturation of this cask has mellowed the classic GlenAllachie style although the underlying honey and mocha flavours still come through on the palate. The secondary maturation in the Madeira barrel adds layers of stewed fruits, figs and caramel, giving the perfect balance of sweet and spicy notes."
Talisker 41 Year
$4,874.99
The second bottlings in Talisker's the Bodega Series is a 41 year old bottled at 50.7% after finishing in Manzanilla Sherry Casks from Delgado Zuleta. Only 2,000 bottles produced, with only 2 coming to KWM. 90.78pts Whisky Base.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Cautious, with slight prickle at first, then sweet, smoky-peat wafts of treacle toffee, smoke with iodine. Rich, sweet fruit. Ripe figs. Raisins. Fire and brimstone. With water, hessian sacking, fine tweed, notes of the warehouse; all lightly harmonious, with elements of land, sea, and sky.
Palate: Great to drink at natural strength, when the taste seamlessly moves from sweetness through saltiness to pepper, smoke, fire, and brimstone. The mouth-filling texture is rich and smooth. It starts with the sweetness of soft-fudge, then a balancing saltiness gradually yields to a peppery heat that lasts and lasts. The expected chilli-pepper kick at the back is gloriously unmuted. Sweeter, more savoury and smoky when reduced, it's still delicious and the pepper still finds a way through.
Finish: Long, hot, smoky, and delicious, with mouth-cooling Sichuan pepper in the aftertaste amid lingering threads of peat smoke. Adding water reduces the heat while lengthening the finish.
Bowmore 25 Year
$559.99
An Islay Classic, the Bowmore 25 Year Small Batch is matured in a mix of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks before bottling at 43%. 88.61pts on Whisky Base.
Producer Tasting Note
"On the eye deep, rich mahogany. Breathe in intense sherry and stewed fruits, with a trace of Bowmore smokiness. Si delicious toffee and hazelnut, woven together with just a hint a of sweet peat smoke. Savour the mellow, gentle and incredibly complex finish."
North Star English Whisky 11yr Ser. 009
$159.99
From St. George's Distillery of Norfolk, England, this peated whisky was aged in Burgundy Red Wine Casks and bottled by North Star Spirits. One of 330 bottles.