North Star Spica 29 Year Blended Scotch
$114.99
Matured in a mix of American and Spanish oak, this 29 year old Blended Scotch is a steal at just $115. Bottled at 45.5%, 1000 to bottles were produced with only 60 bottles have coming to Alberta, most of them to KWM! 85pts Whisky Fun.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: decadent, doughy and fruity; a touch musty with loads of caramel, soft leather, chocolate, tobacco and dunnage warehouses.
Palate: soft, floral, fruity and elegant; the decadent silky grains hit first, followed by bags of fruit and caramel; dried cherries, cranberries and raisins; cornsyriup and caramel apples; becomes more chocolate-y and earthy with tobacco and leather; the spices emerge last, warming and decadent.
Finish: medium in length, but elegant, coating and fruity with more chocolate and caramel; the floral notes reemerge later with the spices.
Comment: this is a lovely blend, very easy drinking and elegant; for the price $115, it is a steal, a must buy!
85pts Whisky Fun
"Colour: gold. Nose: that’s right, a blend. Nice maltiness, breads, cakes, ripe fruits, old wine cellar, potpourri, liquorice, cherries, sweet mushrooms… It hasn’t got the higher definition of a good single malt, but it’s got a good complexity and I’m not sure we’re worse off for that. Mouth: same feelings. Fruitcake, dough, cherries, raisins, malt, then chocolate and tobacco and a touch of violet sweet. Or there, crystallised violet flowers, as they make in Provence. Finish: rather medium, and rather more on marmalade, oranges… Back to cherries, raisins and pepper in the aftertaste. Comments: reminds me of some folks that used to fit VW Beetles with genuine Porsche engines. Good, one Euro each and I drop my crappy car analogies and metaphors. SGP:561 - 85 points"
North Star Vega 1985 33Year Blended Malt
$189.99
Limit 1 Per Customer!
Only 326 bottles were produced, with just 6 coming to Canada, exclusively to KWM. Bottled at 46.2%, after 33 years, this Blended Malt Scotch whisky, is likely another one of these ex-Edrington Blended Malts. Matured in European and American oak. No reviews at present, but it is averaging 88.67/100 on Whisky Base.
Dewar's Double Aged 21 Year 375ml
$48.99
This Double Double has nothing to do with Tims... but the whisky was ranked #2 in Whisky Advocate's Top 20 Whiskies of 2019, scoring 94pts. Bottled at 46%, 375ml bottle!
94pts Whisky Advocate
"Master blender Stephanie Macleod’s innovative blend was inspired by Dewar’s famous double aging process. She separately blended parcels of aged malt and grain whisky, left each to marry, then blended them together to marry again, before finishing in oloroso sherry casks. A tantalizing nose of chocolate, caramel, vanilla, crystalized orange slice, fresh plum, black cherry, and moist coffee grounds. Smooth flavors of chocolate-dipped raspberries, gingersnaps, and bold sherry fruit yield to a finish of smoke and spice. By releasing in novel half-bottles, Dewar’s spreads the love, enabling us to experience a 21 year old scotch for just 50 bucks. —Jonny McCormick"
Producer Description
"Our unique Four Stage Ageing Process for Ultimate Smoothness finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks. Dewar’s Double Double 21-Year-Old is finished in Oloroso sherry casks, this blend delivers subtle notes of cinnamon and ripe vine fruits with a silky smooth finish."
Cadenhead 45 Year Blended Scotch Whisky
$499.99
A curiously small batch 1973 vintage Blend, bottled after 45 years at 43.1%. The whisky is a marriage of Glenlivet, Glenfarclas and Invergordon whiskies, blended together in 2016 and left to marry in a single ex-Sherry Hogshead. Only 12 bottle are coming to Canada, exclusively to KWM! 87pts Whisky Fun.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Rich and chocolatey, with frozen raspberries, caramel and faint meaty notes. black cherries and pine needles with hints of pineapple.
Palate: ground coffee, creamy and fruity with faint oaky notes. Orange peel, cinnamon, strawberry sauce and peaches.
Finish: Soft spice with syrupy fruits, peaches, pear and mandarins. With hints of polished oak and dark fruits.
87pts Whisky Fun
"One grain (Invergordon, hurray) and two Speysiders (Glenfarclas and Glenlivet), blended together in 2016 and bottled three years later. Just wondering, do Cadenhead call Glenlivet ‘Glenlivet-Glenlivet’? Ah, no, Minmore… Anyway. Colour: gold. Nose: we’re a little less in our preferred territories this time, with more sweetness, more coconut balls, candyfloss, marshmallows… Having said that, there’s also some precious wood, pine resin, walnut cake, kougelhopf, whiffs of old basement, concrete, candlewax, rainwater… The jury’s still out. Mouth: look, at barely 300€, it’s a steal anyway. Chamomile tea, some kind of herbal, anise-y blend, hay wine, stewed rhubarb, old riesling, marmalade and peach jam, with the old grain’s vanilla-ed coconuts singing louder than expected. A matter of proportions, I suppose? Was it like 50% Invergordon, 50% the malts? Finish: rather long and pretty waxier. A lot of beeswax Comments: actually very very good, just a tad flabbier than the younger malts. Which, after all, is in the nature of things. SGP:641 - 87 points."
Dewar's Double Aged 32 Year 375ml
$124.99
Limit 1 per customer!
We were blown away when we tried this in early January, it is an absolutely stunning Blended Scotch Whisky, and the price, even considering this is a half-bottle, is excellent. Only 42 bottles came to Alberta, and we took a good chunk of them. The whisky is a part of a trilogy of Blends including a 21 and 27 Year, highlighting Dewar's Double Ageing process. Whiskybase score: 88pts. World Whisky Awards Winner, best Blended Scotch Whisky 21 Year and Over! 46%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: old, antique-y, soft worn leather, moist Christmas cake and treacle sauce; Dominican cigar tobacco, Demerara sugar and bags of tropical fruit: overripe bananas, mango, papaya; loads going on.
Palate: matches almost perfectly with the nose; still old and antique-y, this is old school whisky; damp Dominican cigar tobacco, moist Christmas cake, dark chocolate and treacle sauce on sticky toffee pudding; the tropical fruits are still there, and still very ripe; maple syrup, Demerara sugar and PX sherry all floating on top.
Finish: warm, spicy and decadent with rich sherry, loads of fruit and lots of layers; late tropical fruits as the rest settles down.
Comment: simply wow; when we first tried this I immediately asked the rep, how much can you get me? sadly, only 3 dozen... it has shades of some of the best old Blends I've ever had, like Compass Box's The General; a stunning whisky, at an amazing price; a must have!
Producer Description
"Dewar’s 7th master blender, Stephanie MacLeod, inspired by A.J. Cameron, the creator of the world famous ‘White Label’ blend, took on the challenge to make our smoothest blend to date by resurrecting A.J.’s unique 4 stage aging process created in 1901 to produce exceptionally smooth Scotch Whiskies. Double Double Aged is a unique 4 stage aging process where all the whiskies are married in casks multiple times for better balance & integration of the whiskies leading to an incredibly smoother mouth feel."
Compass Box Rogue's Banquet
$294.99
This 20th Anniversary Compass Box Blend is composed of single malt whiskies from Miltonduff, Clynelish and Glen Elgin as well as grain whisky from North British Distillery. 46%, not Chill-Filtered, and 75% Malt... Compass Box continuing to kill it in the Blends department! Limit 2/Customer!
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: silky, creamy, waxy and floral; very decadent with white chocolate, dulce de leche, creme brule and creme caramel; melons, quince paste, apricot jam and cinnamon apple pie; then it turns tropical: peppered mango, grilled pineapple and kiwi.
Palate: thick, creamy, decadent and coating with more waxy-fruity-floral tones; raspberry jam and clotted cream on English scones; creamed honey, Earl Grey creme brule, creme caramel and dulce de leche; honeyed and waxy the tropical fruits were there all along but obscured at first by the lush decadence; more melons, spicy mangoes, grilled pineapple, kiwi, apricot jam and baked cinnamon apple pie.
Finish: long, luxurious and waxy with layer after layer of decadence and fruit; I don't want it to end!
Comment: damn, this is beautiful, elegant and oh so decadent and fruity; I first tasted in London a week after it was bottled, and while there were signs of exotic fruits, they had yet to bloom; flash forward 3 months, the whisky has arrived in Alberta, and the fruits are ripe and layered; a great start to Compass Box's 20th Anniversary, can't wait to see what's next!
Producer Tasting Note
"Rogues’ Banquet boasts flavours of softened tropical fruits, stem ginger and pastry cream. Fragrant yet full-bodied, it has a long and satisfying finish."
Producer Description
"When we conceived the idea for Rogues' Banquet last year, we felt that a collection of our favourite Compass Box personalities and an opulent liquid would be the ideal means by which to begin our 20th anniversary celebrations. We could not have known that, by the time our whisky arrived in the parts of the world that had placed orders for it, all get-togethers would have to be put on hold. For a while - we trust not forever. Rogues' Banquet is made for the gourmands and the hedonists who have accompanied us for the last 20 years. The label shows a fantastical depiction of the kind of gatherings we hope to have in the future when we have all overcome these present circumstances."
Composed of:
- 68.7% 25 Year Miltonduff from Recharred ex-Bourbon Hogsheads
- 3.5% 25 Year Clynelish from Recharred ex-Bourbon Hogsheads
- 25.6% 25 Year North British from First Fill ex-Bourbon Barrels
- 2.2% 19 Year Glen Elgin from a Recharred ex-Bourbon Barrel
Aerolite Lindsay 10 Year Islay Sn Malt
$69.99
An Islay single malt of undisclosed origin, the whisky is created by marrying ex-Bourbon, Sherry and Quarter Casks. Bottled at 46%. Kind of sounds like it might be Laphroaig!
Producer Description: "
It wasn’t that long ago that when someone mentioned world whisky in the UK, one would normally think of Ireland, USA, Canada and perhaps Japan? Firstly, nobody makes Scotch whisky better than the Scottish! Scotch Whisky is certainly unique in the world. Its global status has been built on the back of Blended Scotch Whisky, and although single malt whisky sales are slowly growing, around 90% of the annual sales is still dominated by the blends. More people drink Scotch as a blended whisky than single malt whisky. Then I guess more people treat whisky as just a drink that they enjoy, rather than delve into its history and intricacies. While a few have tried to emulate Scotch whisky over the years, there’s definitely a trend for more regional styles of whisky being made around the globe. The distilleries are not trying to emulate Scotch whiskies, but are out to create a style particular to their market. Great news for whisky enthusiasts as there’s a whole new palate of flavours to explore!"
That Boutique-y WhCo. World Whisky Blend
$53.99
Bottled at 41.6%, this is a World Whisky Blend, created from whiskies made in Scotland, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, USA, Switzerland, Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Germany (Bavaria), France, Japan and Finland. Eat your heart out Beam Suntory... the Boutique-y chaps beat you to this one... This is whisky for glugging, mixxing and even a Whisky & Tonic. Yes that's a thing!
Johnnie Walker Blue Legendary Eight
$549.99
The Legendary Eight bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label follows on the heels of the recent Ghost & Rare Johnnie Blues, which each featured whisky from a closed distillery at the heart of the blend.
The Legendary Eight is a celebration of the Johnnie Walker brand turning 200 years young, and features component whisky from eight (imagine that..) distilleries that were in operation at the time John Walker when he began Walking and blending whisky as a grocer two centuries ago. Many of these distilleries still exist today including Blair Athol, Oban, Lagavulin and Teaninich. What makes this bottle extra special is the use of whisky from long-gone distilleries including Cambus, Port Dundas, and Carsebridge. Best of all is the inclusion of the soon-to-be-revived Brora; which is a legend itself. Bottled at 43.8%.