Cadenhead Small Bt. 12 Strathclyde 1989
$160.99
Strathclyde is a grain distillery founded in 1927. As with most grain distilleries in Scotland - just about all of the whisky produced here goes into blended scotch. It is rare to find a bottling of Strathclyde on its own - let alone a 26 year old such as this.
From a small batch of 2 ex-bourbon barrels.
Distilled in 1989.
Bottled in 2015.
354 bottles total with only a few cases coming to us.
Staff tasting note
Nose: pine, limoncello, vanilla, cinnamon, mint, cigar box and polished leather.
Palate: lemon, vanilla again, honey, cinnamon, mulling spices, gingerbread, butterscotch.
Finish: long and warming, creamy with a pleasant heat.
The Famous Grouse Whiskey 1.14L
$43.99
The Bruery Poterie Barrel Aged Ale
$44.99
Poterie is French for “pottery”, the traditional eight-year anniversary gift. This is The Bruery's eighth anniversary ale. Poterie follows in the footsteps of the anniversary releases before it, which are loosely based on an English-style old ale, fermented with their house yeast strain and then blended using the solera method. This means that a portion of each anniversary ale is saved in oak barrels and blended in with the next year’s production, providing more complexity and depth of character as the years go by. The result is layered in robust and complex flavours of toffee, caramel, dark fruit, vanilla and oak. Poterie will age gracefully for decades when cellared properly.
The Nikka 12 Year Japanese Blend
$224.99
This new Blended Japanese whisky was launched earlier this year to fill some holes in Nikka's production gap.
Fromt the Producer: "There is nothing more suitable than a blended whisky to represent Nikka’s way of whisky making. The asymmetry design of the bottle is inspired by the neck of a “Kimono”, just as if the layers visualize all the passion and craftsmanship devoted in the history of Nikka. The honorable golden emblem engraved was designed by Masataka Taketsuru for his very first Nikka whisky bottle. Malty, soft and well-balanced, this expression portrays our gratitude to the heritage and our will to advance our tradition."
Evan's tasting note:
Nose: Grain, custard, hints of earthy peat, white chocolate fudge, peeled apples and pears, dried mango and dried pinapple slices.
Palate: Citrus, honeydew melon, tart green apples, pineapple, black pepper, light smokey peat, new leather, grain cereals, oily and creamy with a hint of spice.
Finish: whispy peat smoke stays with you along with black pepper and light honeydew melon notes.
Comment: The elegance that you expect from Japanese Whisky as a whole with the light, ethereal peat that seems to be Nikka's signature. Lovely stuff.
A.D. Rattray Bank Note 5yr
$41.99
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1982
$1,066.99
The Nikka Taketsuru Malle on the Road
$4,599.99
Only 60 of the Nikka Taketsuru Malle suitcases have been produced, with but 2 of them coming to Canada exclusively to Kensington Wine Market. One has sold, so there is but one left. Includes Taketsurus Pure Malt, 12 Year, 17 Year, 21 Year and 25 Year!
From the Producer: "It was a long and winding road for Masataka Taketsuru, founder of Nikka Whisky, before he could finally distill his first whisky in Japan. A battered trunk and some old hand-written notebooks exhibited at the Yoichi distillery bear witness to his journey to Scotland, almost 100 years ago, along which he developed a true passion for whisky, but also fell in love with his future wife Rita. It is this road, traveled by the one known today as the “father of Japanese whisky,” which served as an inspiration for a modern-day case, which brings together 5 precious whiskies bearing his name: Taketsuru Pure Malt, the no-longer produced Taketsuru 12 year old bottling, the multi-award-winning Taketsuru 17 year old and 21 year old, as well as the extremely rare Taketsuru 25 year old. To crown it all, two reproductions of Masataka Taketsuru’s notebooks (in Japanese) complete this sensorial journey with an imaginative one: what awaited the young Japanese man as he was just setting off on this road.”
Caldera Hurricane 5
$44.99
Caldera Distillery is located in River John, Nova Scotia. The distillery is named after a ship that was built in River John way back in 1884. This bottle takes its name from a Hurricane that hit the coast of Atlantic Canada on October 18th, 1939. Caldera now grows it’s own grain which include Rye, Corn and Barley for their whiskey production.
The first release of Caldera Hurricane 5 (batch #0001) was sourced from a distillery in Western Canada. After it was distilled using Caldera’s own grain to Distiller Jarret Stuart’s specifications It was shipped to Caldara to finish aging and be bottled at 40% ABV.
Sovereign Invergordon 50 Year
$1,099.99
Exclusive to KWM!
This 50 year old Invergordon Single Grain Scotch Whisky was put into cask in March of 1966 and bottled at 50% after maturing in a Refill Hogshead cask in April of 2016. Only 12 bottles are coming to Alberta. The perfect gift for anyone turning 50!
Producer Tasting Note
"The nose is sweet and mellow with notes of vanilla, sherbet and butter shortbread. The palate is fruity and effervescent with aspects of dark chocolate and vanilla. The finish is long and dry with sweet fruits and a hint of oak.”
