G&M Archive Release Glenlivet 1979
$2,089.99
Bottled at 46.2% after 39 Years in a Refill American Oak Hogshead. Distilled the 24th of September 1979 and bottled on the 12th October, 2018. Only 37 bottles from this cask...
Kilchoman 12 Year KWM Bourbon Cask 338
$175.49
Our 9th exclusive single cask of Kilchoman is the oldest whisky from the distillery yet to come to Canada. Filled into an ex-Bourbon Barrel, Cask 338, on July 10, 2008, and bottled August 3, 2020, at 12 years of age and 53%.
Boutique-Y Whisky Co. 12 Dram Set
$76.99
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This ever popular 12 whisky set, put together by That Boutique-y Whisky Company makes a great gift. 12 30ml single malt Scotch whiskies in a handsome box. A great option for those not wanting to commit to a full Advent Calendar's worth of whisky!
Producer Description
"12 delicious 3cl drams filled with some of the finest whiskies all with Boutique-y illustrated labels....Award-winning expressions and rare drams await you during the holidays or all year round with the removable sleeve. 12 different, handmade 30ml wax-sealed drams; Award-winning whiskies from famous distilleries."
Spoiler Alert! - Don't keep reading if you want the whiskies to be a surprise!
- Islay #1 - Batch 4 - 10 Year Old
- Teaninich - Batch 2 - 11 Year Old
- Auchroisk - Batch 7 - 12 Year Old
- Glen Elgin - Batch 5 - 12 Year Old
- Balblair - Batch 1 - 7 Year Old
- Teaninich - Batch 3 - 10 Year Old
- Speyside #3 - Batch 1 - 8 Year Old
- Miltonduff - Batch 7 - 10 Year Old
- Tomatin - Batch 4 - 11 Year Old
- Millstone - Batch 3 - 4 Year Old
- Macduff - Batch 8 - 10 Year Old
- Aberlour - Batch 7 - 9 Year Old
Waterford Arcadian Sr. Organic Gaia 1.1
$109.99
This is the first organic release of Warterford Whisky, distilled in 2016 and bottled in 2020 at 50% after maturing in ex-Bourbon, virgin American oak, Vin Doux Naturel and ex-Wine French oak. 90pts from Serge @ Whisky Fun. Distilled from Mauri Yeast with a 136 hour fermentation1 bottle per customer.
Producer Description - More Below
"ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1 is fully matured in a spectrum of super-premium oak: 42% first-fill US oak, 17% virgin US oak, 18% Vin Doux Naturel – sweet fortified wines – and 23% premium French oak. It’s bottled at 50% ABV without colouring, chill-filtration or any additives. Totally natural."
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: orange zest, malty figs, seaweed, hay in the field after light rain, salted caramel, peppermint, rosewater, freshly turned soil.
Taste: heat and zesty pepper on the tongue, cloves, figs, oiliness that dries in the mouth, cherries, butterscotch, pears, malty, layers of spice.
Finish: long and zesty oiliness that dries, but leaves you chewing; a sweetness that comes right at the end.
90pts Serge @WhiskyFun
"Gaia as in Gaia the Earth, mother of Uranus? Will this drop make us all immortals? How much of it should we quaff to make that happen? Colour: straw. Nose: I have the feeling that this one's a little less, say emphatic than the single farm expressions, but also (even) better constructed, tighter, focused, slightly fat (malt whisky ought to be fat) and really on fresh grains, proper baguette (sorry) and sunflower and hazelnut oil. Banana skin. Hazelnut oil is actually very obvious here. With water: do I find anchovies, clay, and sesame oil now? Mouth (neat): very good, if a tad lighter now. Hints of butterscotch (the oak I suppose) and smoked fish. Turmeric, barley wine, touch of salt. In truth I am impressed, how old is this? I suppose a good copywriter would answer 'billions of years' as it's all about Mother Earth. De nada. With water: takes water extremely well. Finish: medium to long, clean and very bready, with a drop of Meursault. Were some actual pièces used here? The salty touch in the aftertaste drives it home. Comments: extremely impressive, and I mean it. And it's not all about cask magic. SGP:362 - 90 points."
More From the Distillery
"ORGANIC: GAIA 1.1 is the first organic Irish whisky as certified by the Organic Trust, having met rigorous production regimens and audits. It begins our new Arcadian Series – our unconventional array of organic, biodynamic and heritage distillates. This first whisky is distilled from organic Irish barley grown by Paddy Tobin, Alan Jackson, Pat and Denis Booth, Jason Stanley, Trevor Harris and John Mallick.
"A century ago organic malting barley would have been ubiquitous in Ireland; today it is frustratingly rare. When we started the organic project in 2015 – our quest to go back in time to explore alternative farming methods – the volumes of Irish organic malting barley from any one farm were so small there was no possibility of distilling them as a Single Farm Origin. So given the incredibly low yields of organic barley, prior to distillation we combined these crops together as one batch, in contrast to our other distillations. In the years to come, we will be in a position to add a number of Organic Single Farm Origins. As it stands, we have taken all the organic malting barley we can possibly get our hands on – now laying down some 400-600 casks of organic spirit a year."
Pittyvaich 29 Year
$423.74
Released as a part of Diageo's 2019 Special Release, this 29 year old single malt, from the closed Pittyvaich distillery, was finished in PX and Oloroso seasoned casks before bottling at 51.4%. Only a handful of official bottlings have ever been released by this distillery!
Producer Description
"A unique expression with real depth of flavour and character of a ‘ghost’ malt from a closed distillery, this is the only double-matured Pittyvaich ever released and the only one to have been finished in Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso blend seasoned casks."
Boutique-Y Whisky Co. 12 Dram Set
$109.99
Whisky Agency Secret Speyside 1994 KWM
$259.99
"Distilled at a Secret Speyside Distillery", this single malt was bottled exclusively for Kensington Wine Market after maturing 25 years in a Sherry Hogshead cask. Only 72 bottles, filled at 48.7%. The whisky is suspected to have come from the Glen Grant Distillery. Our label shows the early Calgary Fire Department performing a ladder drill.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich, spicy and nutty with dried fruits; maple syrup and fig jam; doughy, fruit flan and juicy oranges; mango dusted in pepper and spiced pears; soft leather, tobacco leaf and chocolate.
Palate: thick, rich and spicy; more dried fruits, leaning towards dates, prunes and more fig jam; some tropical fruits too, again with a spicy kick; firm leather, dark bakers chocolate, juicy tobacco and earthy spice: clove, fennel and anise; barrel aged maple syrup, sticky toffee pudding with treacle sauce and classic Christmas cake sherry tones; are you not entertained?!
Finish: drying and nutty with more dried fruits, leather, chocolate and tobacco; long, rich and layered.
Comment: this is a big sherried single malt; old school sherry on the heavy-muscular side of things; reminds me of Macallan but rumour has it this whisky is more likely to be from the oldest distillery in the town of Rothes...
Whisky Agency Secret Speyside 1991 KWM
$239.99
A 28 year old single malt matured in a Hogshead Cask, "Distilled at a Secret Speyside Distillery." Only 66 bottles have been filled, exclusively for Kensington Wine Market, at 40.8%. It is suspected the whisky is un-teaspooned Balvenie. Part of the cask was bottled for our friend Jens at Whisky Fassle. His bottling has a 90+pt score on Whisky Base. Our label features an archive photo of Calgary's 8th Avenue from around 1910.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: soft, silky and floral it is oozing tropical fruit notes; tinned pineapple, ripe mango and apricot jam; honeydew melons and greengages; candied lemon and Strawberry Twizzlers; waxy with French vanilla, salty Marcona almonds and Baklava.
Palate: soft, thick, coating and creamy; lush with vanilla, honey, agave nectar and bags of fruit: more mango, pineapple, apricots and greengages; more candied lemon, quince paste and more Strawberry Twizzlers; very waxy, floral and toasty with more salty Marcona almonds and subtle peppery spices.
Finish: long, coating, creamy and waxy; floral with sweet vanilla and more layers of fruit.
Comment: subtle, decadent and elegant, it is packed with tropical fruits; I have to confess my bias, this is my jam, oxidized old refill cask whisky; in this case bottled in the nick of time.
Balvenie 12 Sweet Toast of American Oak
$147.99
Part of the Balvenie Stories Range, "Sweet Toast of American Oak" was finished in virgin American oak. Bottled at 43%.
Producer Description
“Inspired to produce an even fruitier, sweeter Balvenie, Apprentice Malt Master Kelsey McKechnie had the bright idea to import Virgin Oak barrels from Kentucky. After deep toasting them at The Balvenie Cooperage they were filled with Balvenie aged in ex-bourbon barrels. The result is a delectably complex whisky with notes of candied fruit, coconut and delicate vanilla.”
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Lusciously malty with some sweet fudge, followed by citrusy and oak vanilla aromas with layers of spicy oak notes of ginger and cinnamon.
Taste: Candied orange and lemon peel, vanilla toffee and butterscotch, layers of blossom honey, some melted brown sugar and oak spices at the end.
Finish: Rich and malty with gentle waves of oak vanilla and subtle spices.