Scotch Malt Whisky Society G4.16
$220.49
MELLIFLUOUS CONTENTMENT
This 35 year old single grain whisky from the Lowlands spent 32 years in ex-bourbon wood before being transferred to a Sauternes barrique for the remainder of its maturation, and comes in at 49.8%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla.
Outturn: 216 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The nose evokes the sweet end of the whisky spectrum (corn candies, dripping honey, ‘rocky road’) but time brings complexity – charred oak, lemon herbals and ox-eye daisies. The taste offers lip-smacking sweetness (banana toffee, butterscotch, pineapple), restrained spice and dry oak. On the nose, water intensifies that contented feeling – a picnic of desserts in a summer rose garden. The palate is now mellow, mellifluous and easy-drinking – rose Turkish Delight and mango, with light, bittersweet memories of oak on the finish; it may be old, but it’s in its prime. Transferred from ex-bourbon wood to a Sauternes barrique after 32 years."
Cadenhead Small Batch North British1985
$200.99
Another exciting North British Single Grain Scotch from 1985 from independent bottler W.M. Cadenhead. This single Sherry Butt was bottled in 2018 at 32 years of age and a cask strength of 55.2% ABV. Only six bottles are left in Canada, all exclusive to KWM!
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Oily. Green olives and cheese-cake base.
Palate: Chewy. More subtle than the nose suggests: ground cinnamon.
Finish: Dried spices and soft chewy toffee.
Whisky Agency 10th Annv Carsebridge 1974
$569.99
A 43 year old single cask of Carsebridge, a very rare single grain, bottled by the Whisky Agency to mark their 10th Anniversary. Bottled at 46.4% after maturing in a Hogshead cask. Scoring a respectable 89pts on Whisky Base!
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.
Archives Strathclyde 1987
$204.74
As scare as they are, we've managed to nab a few really good - and very mature - Single Grain Whiskies from Strathclyde over the last year or so. This release from Archives "Fishes of Samoa" series is the latest to arrive in the shop. A mere 187 bottles were disgorged from a single barrel and bottled at natural cask strength. Expect creamy, toasty notes with loads of caramel corn sweetness and a slight eucalyptus note in the background.
48.4% abv
Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Girvan 6Yr 53.1%
$62.99
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A single cask of 6 year old Girvan grain whisky matured in an "oak cask" and bottled at 53.1%. I'm not sure how this qualifies as "Auld", but it has been received very well for a very young grain, so perhaps the "rare" epithet is appropriate.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: silky, honeyed and fruity; Goodies and licorice salt water taffy; exotic fruits, caramel corn and candy apple; not even a slight edge to the alcohol.
Palate: soft, very soft and silky; layered and honeyed and fruity; more licorice Goodies and salt water taffy; more exotic citrus fruits, molasses, caramel corn and candy apple; floral with loads of vanilla.
Finish: coating, lush and creamy; still silky with decadent vanilla, honey and fruits.
Comment: good Lord; for a 6 year old grain this is spectacular; this is not mind-blowingly complex, but there are some nice layers; considering its age, quality and price this is a definite buy!
Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Invergordon 29Yr
$174.99
Distilled in Februay 1988, during or just before the Calgary Winter Olympics, the whisky has been bottled after 29 years, probably from a Refill Hogshead, cask 8134. 52.0%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: classic old Grain whisky on the nose, and a touch rummy; a touch musty and yeasty (sour dough rising); dried apple chips, apricot and peaches in cream.
Palate: soft, creamy, floral and fruity; more rum notes, corn syrup and honey butter; still a bit doughy-bready with more white and stone fruits; a touch musty with late citrus Wine Gums.
Finish: medium-short, it is light, elegant and fruity; late floral and dunnage oak notes.
Comment: perfect for sitting outside and sipping on a warm, bright, sunny day.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G6.8
$469.99
SOOTHING THE MIND
This 37 year old single grain whisky from a closed Lowland distillery comes in at 48.4% and had extra maturation in a 1st fill Oloroso hogshead.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits.
Outturn: 173 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "Fragrant, perfumed tropical wood notes like Malaysian agarwood incense sticks combined with ripe tropical fruits as well as burnt oranges and lemon tart made this a really fascinating nose. The taste was just like a glass of well-aged Sauternes or Tokay wine or indeed a Brandy de Jerez Solera Gran Reserva.
If you so wish add the tiniest drop of water and the aroma becomes a little ashy, rum and raisin fudge with some antique wood polish and to taste a little more oily and resinous with hints of candied orange, oak and hazelnuts. After thirty five years in an ex-bourbon hogshead we transferred this whisky into a 1st fill Oloroso hogshead."
Cadenhead Small Batch Strathclyde 1989
$164.49
Exclusive to KWM in Canada, the Strathclyde release was matured in ex-Bourbon barrels and bottled at 55.7% after 29 years.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Rummy! moscovado sugar, fudge.
Palate: Very chewy. Cinnamon toast, hints of lime.
Finish: Hint of paprika, peppermint, dark chocolate.
Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Invergordon 28Yr
$179.99
This 28 year old Invergordon was filled in 1990 into an "oak cask", presumably a sherry cask, and bottled in 2018 at 42.7%.