Hansel Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
$74.99
While the Estate Pinot Noir from Walter Hansel utilizes barrels of Pinot from a variety of Hansel-owned vineyards, the heart and soul (and a majority of the Pinot) is usually harvested by hand from the legendary Meadows vineyard. The result is a Pinot Noir that is very approachable yet complex even when young but can also reward you if cellared.
Boutique-y Cameronbridge 27 Year 50ml
$19.99
This 50ml / Mini bottle was featured on Day 8 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar.
You can find the 500ml bottle version of this Cameronbridge here.
This Single Grain Scotch Whisky hails from Cameronbridge Distillery. At 29 years of age it was bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company at 48.9%.
Listen to Andrew and Dave Worthington of That Boutique-y Whisky Company talk about this dram here!
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Paul John Peated Select Cask 50ml
$6.99
This bottle was featured on Day 22 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
Full-size bottles can be found here
This is a peated cask-strength Indian single malt whisky from the state of Goa. Matured in Ex-Bourbon barrels before bottling at 55.5%.
Carlone Davide Boca Piemonte
$73.99
Boca is both a small D.O.C. zone and a rare red wine made from the Nebbiolo grape (locally named Spanna, 70-90%) along with Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese), vinified either together or separately. Despite its modest size, its roots can be traced back to Roman times.
The wine is grown in the north of Piedmont, along the Sesia River, on the wooded hills of the Novarra province around the towns of Boca, Maggiora, Cavallirio, Prato Sesia and Grignasco. It delivers notes of wild berries, cherry, and forest floor. Fine but grippy tannins make it a natural fit with beef and lamb.
Le Vieux Donjon CNDP Rouge 2022
$87.99
Le Vieux Donjon was established in 1979 between Lucien and Marie-José Michel, whose parents each owned vineyards in the region prior to their marriage. Upon the marriage of Lucien and Marie-José, those within the families combined to form what is now known as Le Vieux Donjon. The winery itself is made up of fourteen hectares of organic parcels, containing both red and white grapes. The vineyards are filled with incredibly old vines (as much as 80yrs), which they only pick from once the grapes have achieved perfect ripeness. Lucien and Marie-Jose’s daughter, Claire, also joined the team in 2008. Lucien and Claire work together to destem (only when necessary), or pass the fruit directly into cement tanks to begin the fermentation process. The wine is then pumped downstairs into foudres and left to age 18-20 months.
Boutique-y Speyburn 10 Year 50ml
$20.99
This bottle was featured in on Day 11 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar. Read the blog post here.
Full-size bottles of this release can be found here
This bottling of Speyburn Distillery Whisky is brought to us by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. It is a 10-year-old bottled at 49.5%. 1540 500ml bottles were made for the world.
Nikka Coffey Malt 45%
$94.99
Note: Nikka's own website notes that this bottle does not meet the criteria to be called a Japanese Whisky. The good news is that might mean it also contains Ben Nevis Single Malt, as the Ben Nevis Distillery is also owned by Nikka.
It is unusual to see single malt whisky distilled in a column (AKA continuous or Coffey) still, but here you have it and the result is superb. Formerly exclusive to KWM in Alberta, this is one hell of an interesting dram, soft, layered and very complex.
The sugar yield of malted barley compared with corn and wheat is not favourable, especially when you take the cost of malting and corn subsidies into account. So the Nikka Whisky Co. must have some other designs than simply creating bulk whisky by running barley through their Coffey stills.
Millstone Single Grain 9 Year 50ml
$11.99
This bottle was featured on Day 19 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
Full-size versions of this mini bottle can be found here.
This whisky was selected for Canada by Craftwork Spirits. It is a selection from multiple casks and includes whisky made from a mash of rye, malted barley, corn, spelt, and wheat. All whisky in this bottle was aged in virgin oak casks and the batch originally had a strength of around 47% or so before it was decided to bottle it at 46%.
Boutique-y Inchfad 13 Year 50ml
$18.99
This bottle was featured on Day 20 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar.
Also available in full-sized bottles
Along with Inchmurrin and Inchmoan, Inchfad is one of three "Inch"es and a slew of other names/labels made by Loch Lomond Distillery. Also like many of the styles of whisky made at Loch Lomond Distillery since it started production in 1965, Inchfad gets its name from one of the islands within the freshwater lake the distillery takes its name from. This Boutique-y Inchfad is 13 years old and bottled at 49.5%.
For more information on this bottle, check out this video from Andrew Ferguson and Dave Worthington:
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