Longmorn 16 Year
$71.09
This new whisky replaces the Longmorn 15Yr old. Reviewed in Whisky Magazine it received a Silver Recomendation scoring 8 1/4 with Dave Broom and 8 1/2 with Martine Nouet. Tasting note from Martine Nouet of Whisky Magazine: Nose A sweet tempting almost heady coconut fragrance. Like walking among gorses on a summer day. Opens on biscuity aromas. Palate Smooth, silky. Enticing. Marzipan, macaroon, chocolate and cereal bar. Finish: drying on pleasant oaky notes. And chewed grass.
Amrut Single Malt Peated Cask Strength
$102.49
According to Indian Mythology, when Gods and the Rakshas (the demons) churned the oceans using mountain Menu as churner a golden pot sprang out containing the Elixir of Life or "Amrut". The whisky is made using Indian barley grown at the foot of the Himalayas, and is mashed with water from those same mountains. Distilled in the city of Bangalore it is matured their in tropical conditions. 50% of the whisky--the angels share--is generally lost before bottling.
Yes, you read that correctly, this is a heavily peated Indian single malt whisky! India is not exactly know for their peat, so it has to be flown in from Scotland to dry the malt, and the effect? Shocking, if you didn't know any better you'd swear the whisky was from Islay!
SMWS 53.471 BACON BAKED IN TREACLE
$274.99
BACON BAKED IN TREACLE FRUITCAKE
This small batch 15 year old from Islay is the result of two ex-bourbon hogsheads, one being transferred at 11 years old to a 1st fill PX hogshead and the other at 10 years old to a refill oloroso hogshead, then being married together for the remainder of maturation; the abv is 58.5%.
Flavour profile: Peated
Distilled on: 1 September 2008
Outturn: 478 bottles
Dewar Rattray Macallan 1988
$155.24
19 year old cask strength Macallan from Dewar Rattray. Matured in a Sherry cask, 476 bottles at a cask strength of 57.4%. This whisky is a single cask rival to Macallan's standard 18 Year Old! Bottler's tasting note: Colour: Deep mahogany. Nose: Toffee apples and sweet ginger. Palate: Dark chocolate, cherries and amaretto. Conclusions: Macallan at its best – Superb!" My take: gentle spices, and sweet sherry notes...
OMC Ardbeg 16 Year Rum Finish
$179.99
This Ardbeg was distilled in March of 1991 and bottled in September of 2007. The 90's were a tough time for Ardbeg, with intermitent production and changes in ownership. Ardbeg of this age is rare and hard to come by. Tasting note courtesy of DL : "Nose: round, full of jammy sweetness, with distinct phenols. Palate: mouth-coatingly sweet, with oily, ashy, peaty character. Finish: dry, smoked, tarry and still phenolic." - Fred Laing
Glenfarclas 1993 Cask J & G Grant
$208.79
Tasting note by George S. Grant (Brand Ambassador): Savour the powerful rich nose of almonds and rich fruit cake, and then enjoy the spectacular flavours of sherry-soaked fruit. Some light tannins are apparent here but this is a very fresh whisky; a lovely mix of sherry and Spanish oak. Very appetising. The big finish is long and sweet. A little water slows the finish down further – and uncovers chocolate to die for.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1992
$232.19
Tasting note by George S. Grant (Brand Ambassador): The flavour is buttery and light. You can almost taste the freshly-made pancakes, served with syrup and ice cream. It's very smooth and refreshing, and dances over the tongue with light touches of pear drops. The finish is beautifully fresh; long and light.
Balvenie Sherry Oak 17 Year
$120.59
Balvenie was built right next to its sister distillery Glenfiddich by William Grant and his sons. While Glenfiddich has been mass marketed and is the world's #1 selling single malt whisky, Balvenie was positioned as more of premium product. The 17 year is proof positive of that. One of the best releases of 2008. Jim Murray gave it 88pts, but I think a score in the 90's would have been more appropriate.
Balblair 1975
$283.94
This limited edition 32 year old whisky from the Northern Highlands was matured exclusively in European oak sherry casks. 94.5pts Jim Murray's Whisky Bible: "one of the most complex noses in the Highlands... barley all the way... amazing!"