Scotch Malt Whisky Society M01
$124.99
EXOTIC CARGO
The first ever blended malt whisky from the Society is 10 years old; came from a parcel of 1st fill ex-sherry hogsheads and comes in at 50%
Outturn: 1937 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "A wooden ship is sailing through the tropics with an exotic cargo of spices, scented flowers, medjool dates and mangoes. The nose is deep, yet delicate – warming nutmeg and cinnamon spice; treacle tart and molasses; fragrant vanilla, lavender and rose with fruity splashes of cherry, mango and Madeira-soaked plums. The palate brings intense sweetness, moist ginger cake, treacle toffee, dark chocolate, marmalade and Turkish Delight, vying with tannic wood, chili spice, liquorice, walnut and leather, with a dry, ashy finish. The wood and spice edge forward after adding water – without compromising the balance. Close your eyes and drift away on this sherry-soaked cruise into paradise."
Eiling Lim Older Than Old 46.5%
$206.24
More Bottles COming Soon!
Bottled at 46.5%, this is the second bottling of "Older Than Old" we've had at KWM.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: rich, nutty, sherried and earthy; a gentle touch of peat perhaps, new leather sofas and candied fruits; cinnamon buns and Christmas cake.
Palate: rich, sherried and nutty with a beautiful oily profile; more candied fruits, dark chocolate, pipe tobacco and new leather; is there a touch of peat? I think so, but it is deft; layers of spice, bright orange and soft tropical fruits.
Finish: leathery and earthy with dry Oloroso and dark chocolate; the body vanishes more quickly the spices, sherry and fruits which last long!
Comment: nicely balanced; tastes old, but not ancient; very drinkable.
Producer Description: "It contains Old Highland and Speyside malts from the 70's, 80's & 90's that are vatted together in a sherry cask to produce a smooth and old-style whisky lingering experience."
Producer Tasting Note: "On the nose: A soft touch of oloroso sherry, honey, warm toasted brioche, fresh, fine leather, warm cooked fruits, eucalyptus, soft hints of nutmeg, chrysanthemum, fine aged malt, aromas are well interwoven, almost no alcohol detected in the nose. On the palate: It starts with a very smooth and gentle sweetness, and then the spiciness kicks in, fine soft oak, gentle oloroso dryness, balanced whisky that tempts you to take a second glass with a lingering finish."
About Eiling Lim
"Lim 林" is my family name and in Chinese, it is defined as woods or forests. If you separate the family name into two, this character "木" means wood and wood is crucial in making a good cask.From a humble beginning of a young lady who enjoys her whisky to being the 1st independent bottler of scotch whisky in my home country Malaysia is quite a feat! It is beyond my wildest dreams. This has not been possible without the guidance and motivation from my family and my husband Luc Timmermans whom is a whisky connoisseur and collector as well as a "retired" independent bottler himself under the handwritten label, Thosop.
"Maybe it was fate that brought me to start my very own whisky adventure. After all, whisky has played an important part in my life at every level. I have met my husband if it was not for whisky and I would not have met so many wonderful friends in many parts of the world coming together for whisky. Whisky changed my life and now I would love to change whisky scene in Malaysia by introducing them to a world of wonderful independent bottlings.
"The whisky selection which both my husband and I have chosen are based simply on 3 criterias. First of all the taste of the whisky has to be better than good because good is simply not good enough. Second, the whisky has to be highly quaffable where one have to feel the pleasure of drinking our whisky because taking just a sip is an insult. And lastly, we strive for a good price-quality ratio. We avoid choosing casks from only famous distillery and overpriced whisky. We bring variety to the whisky market with reasonable prices so that no one is obliged to keep my bottles as an investment and not to open them. We want whiskylovers to open and savour every bottle and share them with friends or even with us!"
The Whisky Agency Blended Malt XO
$204.99
This is another stellar example of "probably ex-Edrington stock" blended malt Scotch whisky. We've seen a number of these, all of which taste a lot like a blend of sherry cask Macallan and Highland Park. But that is of course just speculation. No declared age, except that there is a declaration the whisky is Extra Old. Bottled at 44.2% from a single sherry butt.
Andrew’s Tasting Note
Nose: rich, sherried and leathery; jammy with loads of fruits: Sunrype Fruit Bars, strawberry and raspberry jam; bacon dipped in dark chocolate with a hint of sea salt.
Palate: dark chocolate sea salt caramel tarts, and chewy bacon dipped in chocolate; sweet pedro ximenez sherry and a touch of nuttier oloroso; subtle peat, Christmas cake, old leather and loose leaf tobacco.
Finish: rich, fruity and spicy; fading Christmas cake, gentle peat, sherry and sea salt infused chocolate.
Comment: another probably ex-Edrington stock blended malt; dangerously drinkable.
Cooper's Choice Wardhead 1997
$199.99
Only a dozen bottles of this teaspooned Glenfiddich are coming to KWM. Bottled at 52.5% after maturing in Bourbon and finishing in Port.
Producer’s Tasting Note
Nose: Raspberry cheesecake and caramel. Rich fruit flavours from the port.
Palate: oaky spices and sweet malt. More rich fruit. Crystallised ginger and dry oak. Complex with great depth of flavour.
Finish: Drying slightly. The spices linger on. Warming.
North Star Campbeltown Blended Malt 4 Yr
$48.74
Batch 004 of this Blended Malt from the Campbeltown region (Springbank, Glengyle & Glen Scotia), was distilled in April of 2014 and matured in hogseads for four years before being bottled at 57%. One of only 726 bottles bottled in May of 2018.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: lemon citrus & cut grass. Oddfellows aromatic sweeties.
Palate: gingerbread & a leafy clementine.
Finish: super summer fruit with a touch of sea salt.
Adelphi The Winter Queen 19 Year
$399.99
The second release in Adelphi's "The Winter Queen Series", is a mariage of 19 year old ex-Sherry matured Mortlach, Bowmore and a mystery Speyside Distillery, combined with two ex-Bourbon hoggies of Teaninich and part of a PX Sherry Butt of Millstone whisky from the Netherlands. Bottled at 54%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: butter tarts, bread & butter pudding, creme caramel and tres leches; Demerara sugars, vanilla and Strawberry Twizzlers; a touch waxy, buttery blueberry pie and a tuch of floral, salty-maritime smoke.
Palate: more blueberry pie right out of the oven, met quickly with floral lavendar and soft maritime smoke; more butter tarts, bread & butter pudding, creme caramle and more delicacies; creamy vanilla and waxy Strawberry Twizzlers; underneath layers of fruits, apricots, melon and even more exotic ones.
FInish: long, coating, creamy and floral; rich blueberry and buttery pastry notes; late licorice, coffee beans, clean floral smoke and tres leches.
Comment: this is a lovely, layered and rich malt with a prominent but subtle smokiness at the back end; elegant and layered.
Producer's Tasting Note
"Colour: mahogany in colour, with amber lights. Nose: slightly nose drying, with blueberry compote, saddle soap and a dusting of coffee powder. Maritime notes also start to become apparent (moss and driftwood). Palate: to taste, Parma Violets with highland toffee and touch of smoke creeping through. Finish: a long finish with hints of dark chocolate and freshly ground coffee in abundance."
More Abiut the Winter Queen Series
"Elizabeth Stuart was born in Falkland Palace in Fife in 1596, the eldest Daughter of King James VI of Scotland. After a brief reign as Queen of Bohemia, Elizabeth spent most of her life in The Hague. In the face of war and exile, her shrewd diplomacy, tenacity and humour saw her political and cultural influence extend across Europe.
"A unique fusion of Scotch from Mortlach, Bowmore and Teaninich distilleries and malt whisky from Zuidam Distillery in the Netherlands, The Winter Queen is a majestic tribute to a remarkable Scot."
Cadenhead Creations 1991 Batch 3
$224.99
A Cadenhead Creations Blend created from a blend of single malts distilled in 1991 and bottled after 26 years. 43.8% abv.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: heather, brown sugar, banana loaf, mint, cocktail cherries, tropical fruiits.
Palate: peach, raisins, pan fried pineapple, tinned pears, dark chocolate.
Finish: custard cream, plums, parma ham.
90pts ScotchWhisky.com:
Nose: Round and gentle with ripe pear, flaky pastry, cold butter, old-fashioned lemonade, and light ginger accompanied by a touch of discreet oak. It’s all brioche, white chocolate, and orange Starburst which then gives way to light oak. There are subtle complexities at work here. With water, there’s pastéis de nata, and frangipane tart, while the pear and melon reappear. Just lovely.
Palate: A sweet start with Danish pastry glazed with honey, then dusted with cinnamon and allspice, with an added herbal element and some pineapple kicking in on the back palate.
Finish: Fading into nutmeg and dry spices.
Conclusion: Mellow and hugely drinkable. There ain’t a lot, so get cracking."
Adelphi The Winter Queen
$149.99
The first release in the Winter Queen series is a marrige of an ex-American oak Bourbon barrel from Longmorn, part of a Sherry Butt from Glenrothes and 2 ex-Sherry casks from the Millstone Distillery in the Netherlands. 52.7%
Producer's Tasting Note
"Nose drying; polished floor boards; chocolate and desiccated coconut; Scotch pancakes topped with bacon and coated in maple syrup; manilla envelopes; crème caramel; maraschino cherry; rhubarb crumble, dark toffee and molasses; soft and creamy mouthfeel; Sunday lunch, with quince jelly and jus."
About the Winter Queen Series
"Elizabeth Stuart was born in Falkland Palace in Fife in 1596, the eldest Daughter of King James VI of Scotland. After a brief reign as Queen of Bohemia, Elizabeth spent most of her life in The Hague. In the face of war and exile, her shrewd diplomacy, tenacity and humour saw her political and cultural influence extend across Europe.
"A unique fusion of Scotch from Mortlach, Bowmore and Teaninich distilleries and malt whisky from Zuidam Distillery in the Netherlands, The Winter Queen is a majestic tribute to a remarkable Scot."
MacNair's Lum Reek Blended Malt
$81.99
The brand has been built on the backbone of the GlenAllachie whiskies Billy Walker & Co. acquired as part of the purchase of the distillery, married with Caol Ila. This NAS bottling is bottled at 46%.
Producer Description: "This is the perfect introduction into the Lum Reek range - a peated blended malt Scotch whisky, Master Distiller Billy Walker has combined whiskies matured in first fill Bourbon, Oloroso, Virgin Oak and Red Wine casks to produce this rich golden spirit. Bottled at 46% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural colour, the spirit was first matured at GlenAllachie distillery before the final cask vatting was blended by Billy."
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Crisp peat notes with barley sugar and dark chocolate.
Taste: Full bodied peat reek, vanilla, barley sugar and tannins, followed by bog myrtle and sweet spices.
The MacNair's Story: "Ne'er happier than when exploring the globe or the spirit from the golden still, Harvey McNair was - in the parlance of his native Glasgow - a man or 'lad o'pairts': a true Victorian entrepreneur. A trader, thereby a traveller, an inventor of all sorts of mechanical contraptions, his genius lay in the blending of fine whiskies. He loved and championed the natural, unadulterated colour of whisky. "Pure gold' he said with a wink. Bon viveur and raconteur, he cut a dash about town and had a bursting social calendar. His best stories were always 'agin hisself', like how his neighbours thought him an alchemist or, indeed, how he discovered Lum Reek. But he knew a good dram when he blended it, or indeed stumbled across it. Just like our own 21st Century Whisky legend Billy Walker, who has recreated and refined the Lum Reek blend for the modern palate.
"One autumn evening in the 1860s, after a day's fishing, our man was quaffing a dram in the old stone bothy near GlenAllachie. Due to a blocked chimney (or lum) the room filled with smoke. It had "a marvellous effect on the whisky in my glass," confided McNair later to his merchant cronies. "Indeed, perfection!" Ne'er a truer word was spoken. Today's Lum Reek is the creation of our Master Blender Billy Walker, raising his hat to the top hatted Victorian. It's a heavily peated malt, marrying Islay & Speyside whiskies with rich GlenAllachie, to extend the flavour profile. Lum Reek is matured in GlenAllachie's warehouses, then bottled at 46% (and above), unchilfiltered, allowing its natural colour to shine like those golden autumns Harvey MacNair enjoyed, decked out in his waders."