Mossburn Speyside No.2 Blended Malt
$71.99
This Blended Malt is a marriage of Speyside single malts, finished in Mossburn's Cask Bill #2, Oloroso Sherry Butts with heavily charred Virgin American Oak heads. 46%. Exclusive to KWM!
Clean light sherry and oaky spice on the nose with vanilla and heathery notes coming through as it develops in the glass. The heavily charred barrel ends and oloroso influence have combined to give a rich flavour without any sense of a cloying or over-sweetened profile. Light citrusy spice, white pepper and a touch of exotic fruit come to the front before the sherry influence rolls it all back together again.Clean light sherry and oaky spice on the nose with vanilla and heathery notes coming through as it develops in the glass. The heavily charred barrel ends and oloroso influence have combined to give a rich flavour without any sense of a cloying or over-sweetened profile. Light citrusy spice, white pepper and a touch of exotic fruit come to the front before the sherry influence rolls it all back together again.This Speyside Blended Malt, from Mossburn Distillers, is a marriage of Speyside single malts matured in Oloroso Sherry Butts with heavily charred American Oak heads. 46%. Exclusive to KWM!
SMWS UNDERWATER BARBECUE
$169.99
UNDERWATER BARBECUE
This 12 year old small batch blended malt of liquid from Orkney and Islay is a combination of 1st fill & refill bourbon and Spanish & American oak oloroso barrels and hogsheads, and was bottled at 50%.
Outturn: 2505 bottles
Boutique-y Blended Malt #3 B3 21 Year
$100.00
Bottled at 47% this teaspooned (probably Glenfiddich) hails from the Speyside.
About the Label
"Our inspiration comes from Star Trek, and a riff on ‘The Final Frontier’ movie poster. That’s the USS Wardhead (or an upside down still) complete with two teaspoons, with our two lead characters who you might recognise
For comic effect we’ve added some shockingly bad puns “Stand Fast and Prosper”, “Fiddle Neck”, and “The Fine and Rare Deer” which I’m sure you can all work out for yourselves."
Glenfiddich 50 ml 12 year
$2.24
Lending its name to the largest selling single malt in the world, Glenfiddich is said to have paved the way after WWII by bucking the trend and not supplying to blenders owned by larger conglomerates. Vision and persistence paid off, and as luck would have it, its style is very easily drinkable and appeals to a wide range. Traditionally light, smooth, with a hint of fruitiness.
Jack Daniels 50ml
$3.89
This is a 50ml bottle of Jack Daniels Old No. 7. Jack Daniels is Bourbon from Tennessee made using what is known as the Lincoln County Process. This process involves filtering the white dog (new make spirit) through sugar maple charcoal before maturing in new oak barrels to make the whiskey. Jack Daniels is softer and nuttier than some bourbon. This mini Jack Daniels is the perfect dose for a single Manhattan of Jack and Coke.
Glenfarclas 40 Year 50ml
$54.99
Teeling Premium Whiskey 50 Ml
$5.84
A.D. Rattray Cask Islay 50ml
$10.99
While it is rumoured this single malt was distilled at Laphroaig, and the palate has some Laphroagian characteristics, this Islay single malt's origins are not explicitly known. Bottled at 46% without colouring or chill-filtering it is dark, earthy and medicinal.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: creamy with clean smoke, juicy barley and earthy peat oils; red berry fruits in a bowl smothered in whipped cream; fresh squeezed lemon and hotel brunch sliced melons.
Palate: thick, coating and rich with more juicy barley, clean smoke and building brooding peat notes; still very creamy, boozy whipped cream atop fresh red berries; it becomes more medicinal and peaty while simultaneously releasing more delicate fruit notes including the hotel buffet sliced melons and soft citrus notes.
Finish: medium in length but bold and creamy with fading fruits.
Comment: with Laphroaigs, including the Quarter Cask skyrocketing in price, this lovely Islay malt is a very good buy at $75!
Ardbeg 10 Year 50ml
$8.49
One of Scotland's most beloved whiskies, this 10 year old highlights the distillery's peaty provenance. Although technically the most peated full time production whisky in Scotland, the distilleries stills and spirit-purifier gives this malt a softer edge than might be expected. It has been bottled at 46% without colouring or chill-filtering.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: orange and tangerine with French bakery notes and chewy peated malt; honeyed and fruity, some licorice and candied fennel emerge; then sweet smoke and salted caramel.
Palate: sweet, fruity and very smoky; the chewy peated malt dances with more salted caramel while the more delicate fruit notes are left at the edges of the room to watch; becomes peatier and earthier with the dark spices emerging on the second and third sip; coming in waves it softens and settles down becoming creamier and more fruity.
Finish: long, coating, salty and smoky; the malty notes linger as the palate dries with the fruits and caramel fading first.
Comment: the nose belies and understates the prominence of the peat and salt on the palate; this is a benchmark whisky that never disappoints; now if only we could see the return of an older incarnation!
Distillery's Tasting Note
Nose: A burst of intense smoky fruit escapes into the atmosphere – peat infused with zesty lemon and lime, wrapped in waxy dark chocolate. Bold menthol and black pepper slice through the sweet smoke followed by tarry ropes and graphite. As you dip your nose in further, savour the aroma of smoked fish and crispy bacon alongside green bell peppers, baked pineapple and pear juice.
Palate: An explosion of crackling peat sets off millions of flavour explosions on the tongue: peat effervesces with tangy lemon and lime juice, black pepper pops with sizzling cinnamon-spiced toffee. This is followed by a wave of brine infused with smooth buttermilk, ripe bananas and currants. Smoke gradually wells up on the palate bringing a mouthful of warm creamy cappuccino and toasted marshmallows. As the taste lengthens and deepens, dry espresso, liquorice root and tarry smoke develop coating the palate with chewy peat oils.
Finish: The finish goes on and on – long and smoky with tarry espresso, aniseed, toasted almonds and traces of soft barley and fresh pear.