Kilchoman Madeira Finish AB Cask 50ml
$29.99
This is the 50ml mini bottle version.
Selected by Andy Dunn at Gold Medal Marketing and bottled exclusively for the Alberta market. This 7 Year ( and 9 months) Kilchoman was finished for 11 months in a Madeira Cask after maturing in ex-Bourbon. This is Kilchoman's heavily peated style, bottled at 50PPM. 56.2%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: tarry and ashy; rare Elk with a blueberry jus, a side of sautéed carrots and grilled broccoli; too specific? maybe I'm just hangry! some gun smoke, but I am struggling to get at it and past the meaty-peppery wine tones.
Palate: sweet, malty and smoky; tarry with Dutch licorice and a touch of gun smoke; I still get some rare Elk in there, blueberry jus and sautéed carrots; burnt green veg too? yes; loads of berry fruits, a touch of jam with clotted cream and a salted caramel.
Finish: long, sweet, fruity, spicy and malty with gun smoke.
Comment: bias declared, I struggle with wine finished/matured Kilchomans, but I know there are many who like this style; if that’s you, you’ll love it; this is a unique and interesting take on Kilchoman, and diverges greatly from our own cask selections and the distillery’s core range.
Whisky Advent 2019 LL18
$9.89
Whisky Advent 2019 IM18
$9.99
SMWS 66.155 - Big On Bacon 100ml
$34.99
This special SMWS bottling is only available in 100ml sized bottles. It was selected and bottled exclusively for our Kensington Wine Market 2019 Whisky Calendar.
66.155 - Big On Bacon
59.7% ABV
2nd fill barrel
Distillation date of 27 Oct 2010
Highland
Flavour Profile: "Lightly peated"
SMWS Panel Tasting Note: "Delicate aromas teased us with sweet yet subtle smoke and the fragrance of distant heather. Walnuts and hazelnuts combined with sawdust, before the confected realms of burnt apple crumble, lemon and vanilla sponge cake appeared. The palate however released an irresistible concoction of smoky bacon flavoured crisps with the sweet malty notes of digestive biscuits and the crumbled remains of burnt toast. A spicy tingle persisted on the tongue until dried apricots and peach melba balanced the bacon smoke. Only towards the end did we encounter a pile of seasoned wood, neatly stacked beside an old and dusty coal cellar."
So sayeth the wise and poetic folks on the Scotch Malt Whisky Society tasting panel. Now, let's dive in for ourselves and see if we can manage to come up with some even weirder notes!
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: What do you know - the bacon note on this one is definitely right up front, along with waffles in pancake syrup, and all of the rest what you would want for breakfast. Peach slices, whipped cream, lemon tarts, Hibiscus and a campfire off in the distance.
Palate: Salt, pepper, smoke and barley all over the place along with that bacon note again. Canadian Bacon in style, more meat than strips of fat. Poached pears, the zing of raw ginger, maple-glazed scallops and bacon (there is that word again), and Lemon Zinger Tea.
Finish: The salt and spice keep it from going creamy and mingle for a long time, together with a tangy sweetness on the fade.
Comment: This is a delightful Ardmore where the peat isn't the only thing it throws at you. A lot of flavour is packed into this bottle, which is par for the course when it comes to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.
And there you have it! Another KWM Whisky Calendar is finish
Millstone PX Peated Single Malt 46% 40ml
$11.99
This is a 40ml bottle of the Millstone Peated PX Sherry Single Malt from our 2019 KWM Whisky Calendar. For the full-sized bottle, look here.
Produced by the Zuidam family distillery in Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands, this peated Millstone single malt whisky was aged entirely in PX Solera Sherry Casks. Bottled in small batches at 46% ABV.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Rich Sherry notes along with wood and spice notes. Cloves, juniper, star anise, gingerbread, trail mix with raisins and walnuts, maple syrup, and an underlying potpourri and wood smoke.
Palate: The peat comes out more on the palate, with sweet notes from the PX Sherry and a lot of nuttiness. Toasted almonds, walnuts, dates, maple syrup again, earthy tobacco, fruit leather, amaretto, Frangelico, black licorice and Montreal steak spice.
Finish: The earthy smoke from the peat and nutty notes from the sherry linger together nicely.
Comment: This is big sherry with a decent amount of smoke, but very approachable. The spice notes and the smoke keep the PX Sherry influence from going overly sweet and decadent, which is surprising. This could have been over the top, but it finds a nice balance.
Timorous Beastie Blended Malt 50ml
$9.99
This is a 50ml mini bottle of the Timorous Beastie.
Bottled at 46.8%, the Timorous Beastie, named for the immortalized creature in Robert Burns' famous poem "To a Mouse", is a Blended Malt composed of Highland Malts, specifically: Blair Athol, Dalmore, Glen Garioch and Glengoyne.
Producer Description
"The original Timorous Beastie, immortalised in Robert Burns’ famous Scots poem “To a Mouse” was a timid, little field mouse. Echoing our national bard’s wit, ours is most certainly not for the fainthearted! Inside there’s a medley of vanilla, malted barley, meringue, honey and citrus flavours just bursting to be unleashed…"
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Overridingly sweet initially, then warming to floral, light barley and spicy honeyed tones
Palate: Opens in a spicy style with fructiferous notes of raisin and a sugary, fudgey character
Finish: Subtle yet sweet with a real oaky flavour, hints of milky cereals and late meringue
Johnnie Walker Discovery Pack
$49.99
A gift pack of 5x50ml Johnnie Walker whiskies incluiding: Black Label, Double Black, Gold Reserve, Aged 18 Year and Blue Label!
New Riff Bonded Bourbon 50ml Mini
$10.99
This mini / 50 ml bottle was featured on Day 5 of our 2021 KWM Whisky Calendar
This high-rye Bonded Bourbon from New Riff Distillery of Newport, Kentucky is made from a mash of 65% Corn, 30% Rye, and 5% Malted Barley. Bottled at 50% ABV. Since it is Bottled in Bond, it adheres to these rules, which were put in place by the Bottled In Bond Act in 1897:
- All whiskey in the bottle must be produced by one distillery and by one distiller over the course of one distillation season.
- The whiskey must be at least four years old.
- It must be bottled at least 100 proof / 50% ABV
- The whiskey must be aged in bonded warehouses under United States federal supervision.
- The label on the bottle has to state which distillery it comes from and also where it was bottled.
Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask 50ml
$10.79
This KWM Cask Rye from Shelter Point was featured on Day 15 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar. Also available in 50ml Mini Bottle form.
This is our second cask of Shelter Point Rye... by which we mean Alberta Distillers 'premium' Rye, matured 5 years in Alberta, and another 6 years on Vancouver Island near the Oyster River. This is the 3rd cask of whisky bottled for us by the good folk at Shelter Point Distillery. The colour is insanely dark for 11 years of age, and the profile is rich and jammy. It may not have been given an award by a fedora wearing Englishman with a twinkle of sulphur in his eyes and a penchant for childishly sexist language, but it is dam fine whisky. Produced from a mash of 100% rye and bottled at 58.8%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: silky, nutty and syrupy with firm spices; quince paste and fig jam; Panda Brand Licorice; vanilla icing sugar and smoked maple syrup; maraschino cherries and candied orange; sipping old fashioneds in firm plush leather chairs while smoking Cuban cigars.
Palate: sweet thick and very toasty; starts silky building to musty old oak, barrel aged maple syrup and cola cubes; brown sugar, waxy Strawberry Twizzlers, more quince paste and fig jam; more candied orange and maraschino cherry; old fashioned licorice, amaretto and Armagnac; plush leather chairs, Cuban cigar tobacco and old fashioned cocktails.
Finish: long, coating, warming and spicy; like the after taste of an old fashioned cocktail and a Cuban cigar enjoyed in an old fashioned lounge; late spices: clove, fennel and Panda Brand licorice.
Comment: sweet, jammy and fruity with loads of soft oak tones and crisp spice; forget the bitters, ice and orange peel; just pour a couple of measures of this, tuck in and enjoy; it comes with the added bonus of no bad PR!
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Lemons and limes, tobacco leaf, furniture polish, cinnamon sticks, cedar planks, oversteeped tea, burnt sugars, chilli oil, and a combination of dill pickle plus salt and vinegar potato chips.
Palate: Explosive! Hickory, cinnamon heart candies, fresh ginger, maraschino cherries, licorice tea (oversteeped again) vanilla extract, candy canes, Angostura bitters, fresh stalks of dill and fennel, along with a touch of chili oil and apple cider vinegar.
Finish: Big and chewy with plenty of oak, spices and caramelized sugars sticking around.
Comment: Our first Shelter Point Rye cask was big too, but had the balance and finesse of a ballet dancer. This is one is more akin to a bull in a china shop. It isn't about balance, it is about devil may care boldness and crazy fun.
