Ardbeg Warehouse Pack
$76.49
Ardbeg 10 Year in a tind modelled after the distillery's warehouses!
Blair Athol 23 Year 58.4%
$764.99
Bottled at 58.4% after maturing in "European Oak Casks" this whisky was part of the 2017 Diageo Speical Release. 86pts Whisky Fun.
Whisky Fun Tasting Note
“Wouldn’t we love to know the name of that ‘bodega’? Colour: amber. Nose: this time, the OB’s having the upper hand, no doubt about that. Café latte, shortbread, roasted peanuts, a little compost, a drop of well-aged apple vinegar, then massive, and I mean massive notes of pine needles. This, I enjoy a lot. With water: chocolate and relatively mild pipe tobacco. Also some leather, and just one all-cereal bar. Marathon runners may enjoy this. Mouth (neat): perfect, sharp and tart at first, then wider, on fig jam and soft chilli (Espelette). Hits you hard, really… With water: careful, don’t drown it or it would become flat. Stay above 45% vol.! Lovely late-harvest Canadian cider, butterscotch, salted caramel sauce… That is really nice, I’m also finding notes of Golden Grahams or Fruit Loops. I know, I know… Finish: rather long, and very cidery. This is almost cold-distilled cider, to tell you the truth. Raisins in the aftertaste. Comments: another one that’s not extremely easy, and that may be the European oak. Challenging, but very good drop. SGP:451 - 86 points.”
XOP Bowmore 25 Year
$579.99
Distilled in 1989 and bottled in 2014 at 55.1% after 25 years in a Refill Hogshead. Long story where this came from, but good Whisky Base Score - 90.98pts, and the price isn't too shabby!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Gently maritime, oceanic & coastal + a drift of smoke & some light tar.
Palate: sweetly phenolic – showing soot, smoke & iodine amongst honey & fudge.
Finish: long, ashy & peated (sweetly) with a distinct barley sugar character.
First Edition Ben Nevis 23 Year 51.5%
$299.99
Limited to 1 per customer this 23 year old Ben Nevis was bottled at 51.5% after maturing in a Refill Sherry Butt. 51.5%
Producer Tasting Note
“A nose of chocolate, banana and green foliage. The palate is sweet with notes of fudge, raspberry, mint and a hint of spice. The finish is long with lingering pepper.”
Old & Rare Tomatin 25 Year
$489.99
Distilled in 1994, this 25 year old Tomatin was finished in a very active Oloroso Sherry Butt before bottling at 49.3%.
Andrew's 2 Cents
This is how you use a sherry cask for finishing. Rich, fruity and toasty with dark fruits, milk chocolate and spices. Elegant and refined!
Old Malt Cask Auchentoshan 21 Year
$199.99
Disilled in 1997 and matured in a Refill Hogshead for 21 years, this Auchentoshan single cask was bottled at 50%.
Old Malt Cask Allt A Bhainne 27 Year
$329.99
This 27 Year old Allt A Bhainne (try saying that ten times fast) was matured 27 years in a Refill Hogshead before bottling at 50%.
Old Malt Cask Tormore 26 Year
$329.99
The staff were stunned when they sampled this 26 year old Tormore, so we took everything the importer had left... Distilled in 1992 it matured in a Refill Hogshead cask (HL16492), and was bottled at 47.3%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: soft, doughy and fruity with honey and gentle oak; grilled pineapple, canteloupe and apricots; candied apple and butter tarts.
Palate: round, rich and fruity with a silky oak backbone; clotted cream, French vanilla and white chocolate; more grilled pineapple, dried apricots and canteloupe; decadent spices and juicy malt; a touch of butter tarts.
Finish: silky, buttery, honeyed and very fruity; more tropical fruits.
Comment: Tormore is very hit or miss for me, I either love it, or I don't... I love this one; full credit to Curt who identified this gem of a whisky!
Edradour / Ballechin SFTC Sherry 60.3%
$156.99
Limit 1 Per Customer!
Only 12 bottles coming to KWM of this peated Edradour (aka Ballechin), bottled at 60.3% after 10 years on an Oloroso Sherry Cask (#183).