Turntable Track 04 - One Way or Another
$94.99
Wilson & Morgan North British 50 Year
$562.49
"If being the oldest bottling ever by W&M was not enough to make it worthy of a Collector’s Edition, being a rare single hogshead grain whisky certainly would make it so. It’s so old that it becomes much more than whisky: it’s rather an essence, a concentrated balm full of rich aromas and intense emotions. Such a long maturation endowed the whisky with notes of liquorice, mint, wax, old books, leather and a pleasant and not cloying oakiness both at the nose and in the mouth. It’s warm, complex, thought-provoking… but still also incredibly sweet, with echoes of old Demerara rum, cola and a balsamic array of medicinal herbs. Its age, incredibly, has not overwhelmed its freshness, and the result is still vibrant and invigorating. A gem," according to the team at Wilson & Morgan.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G2.2
$224.99
A VAUDEVILLE ACT
This 35 year old single grain whisky from a closed distillery is 53.6% after maturing in a refill barrel
Flavour profile: Old & dignified
Outturn: 250 bottles
Panel's Tasting Note: "Once the largest grain whisky distillery in Scotland, it was closed and dismantled in 1983. Its make was never bottled by its owner and is very rare in indie bottlings. Jaunty for its age: ‘red patent-leather dancing pumps’ came to mind. A school art-room, with poster paint, Gloy glue, ink, vinyl and coated card – all behind vanilla fudge. Sweet and oaky to taste, with vanilla, coconut and light liquorice. With water it became a newly crafted coffin, wax-polished and resinous. A light texture and a short finish, with a hint of Murraymints and strong, lorry-drivers, tea, and condensed milk."
Drinking tip: "While watching a school tap-dancing class"
Compass Box Hedonism
$104.99
Initially this unusual whisky was exclusive in Alberta to KWM, one of but a few, if not the only Blended Grain Scotch whisky. Composed of older grain whiskies typically aged between 17 to 24 years of age, it is very decadent, hence the name, with a soft and sweet but layered palate!
From the Distillery: "Our bottlings of Hedonism are made from a combination of eight to 15 casks of grain whisky from distilleries such as Cameron Bridge, one of the oldest continuously operating distilleries in Scotland, and Cambus. Most whisky in Hedonism has been aged in first-fill American oak casks. This ageing yields a very special whisky that is full and round with richly textured flavours of vanilla and toffee."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G10.3
$191.99
PROMISES SWEET INDULGENCES
This 24 year old single grain whisky comes in at 59.6% after maturing in a refill barrel.
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Distilled on: 15 June 1988
Outturn: 171 bottles
Sovereign Carsebridge 42 Year
$524.99
Only 167 bottlesbottled at 53.1% from a single Refill Hogshead cask. Distilled in May 1973 at the now closed Carsebridge Distillery (Founded late 1700s/Closed 1983) the whisky was bottled in April of 2016. KWM will receive just 12 bottles! It is retailing for £499.95 on Royal Mile Whiskies, and appears sold out at most other places. It is lovely, very sweet and rum-like!
Carsebrige was a Grain Distillery located in the Lowlands of Scotland. It began production way back in 1799 and was closed for good in 1983. The distillery itself is long since demolished.
Andrew’s Tasting Note
Nose: soft and fruity, loads of caramel and a touch of chocolate; molasses and treacle – very old-rum like; vanilla pods with dates and figs.
Palate: sweet, spicy and toasty; so much molasses, brown sugar and decadent spice; still very rum-like, very old Jamaican rum notes… raisins, dates and figs; candied ginger and cinnamon hearts; burnt orange peel, some late tobacco and faint earthy tones with building star anise.
Finish: long, light, fresh and sweet.
Comment: I can help but think of fine old Jamaican rum while sipping this; it is decadent and dangerously drinkable!
Producer’s Tasting Note
Nose: A copper coloured whisky with a rich nose of vanilla initially, then sultanas, raisins and liquorice.
Palate: On the palate it is smooth bodied and pleasant with sweet vanilla, rich fruits and milk chocolate with nuts.
Finish: The finish is long, satisfying and sweet with a fruity aftertaste.
Duncan Taylor Octaves North British 2007
$94.99
A 10 year old single grain, something you rarely see so young, supercharged for 4 months in a bespoke sherry seasoned Octave cask. 10 yeard old and 51.9%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: molasses, silky vanilla and buttery oak.
Palate: soft and floral, loads grainy oils; silky vanilla and syrupy molasses and more buttery oak; becomes drier and more peppery; Marcona almonds, sour cherries and bitter orange.
Finish: butter oak and fruit, with fine grain oils.
Comment: you don’t see a lot of young grains, this one is curious and toasty.
Cadenhead Small Batch Port Dundas 1988
$229.99
Aged for 27 years in Bourbon Hogsheads, this 1998 Port Dundas Single Grain was bottled in 2016 by Cadenhead at 50.9% ABV
Located in Glasgow, Port Dundas was once Scotland's largest distillery.
Cooper's Choice Cameronbridge 1995
$114.99
This Cooper's Choice bottling from Cameronbridge Distillery was distilled in January of 1995 and aged in a single ex-Bourbon cask for 21 years. Bottled in 2016 at 46% ABV.
Cameronbridge Distillery is probably the largest Whisky Distillery in Europe. It is owned by Diageo and supplies grain whisky for for numerous brands including much of the Johnnie Walker line as well as making Smirnoff Vodka. Don't hold Haig Club against it - Cameronbridge makes some very good single grain Scotch - you just have to look for it!