Holyrood Noir 1er Cru Yeast Single Malt
$94.99
One of three whiskies in Holyrood's "Noir Trilogie", 1er Cru Champagne yeast was used in the fermentation, with the spirit maturing in ex-Bourbon as well as Chardonnay and White Wine casks. 47.2%
Producer Description
"The Noir Trilogie Premier Cru Yeast is reminiscent of your favourite patisserie, this whisky is bursting full of Tarte Tatin, toffee, buttercup and pear notes. The Holyrood Noir Trilogie weaves a story that sees French wine yeast plot unexpectedly with Scottish malt before pursuing a classic romance with wine casks, uncovered from the finest vineyards. "
Holyrood Noir Burgundy Yeast Single Malt
$94.99
One of three whiskies in Holyrood's "Noir Trilogie", Burgundian yeast was used in the fermentation, with the spirit maturing in ex-Bourbon as well as ex-Burgundy casks. 47.4%
Producer Description
"The Noir Trilogie Burgundy Yeast is the perfect sweet and savoury mix. Think of digestive biscuits covered in raspberry jam, followed by pomegranate filled brandy snap baskets. The Holyrood Noir Trilogie weaves a story that sees French wine yeast plot unexpectedly with Scottish malt before pursuing a classic romance with wine casks, uncovered from the finest vineyards."
SMWS 9.278 BREAKFAST, BUT MOSTLY DESSERT
$249.99
BREAKFAST, BUT MOSTLY DESSERT
This 19 year old Speysider was matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel and has an abv of 54.3%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 11 September 2003
Outturn: 192 bottles
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2022
$69.99
The big, bold 2022 vintage of the Ribbon Vale Merlot consists of 86% Merlot and 7% each of Cab Sauv and Cab Franc. The wine was matured in 228 litre French Oak Barrels (21% new) for a total of 26 months before bottling.
This Merlot is from Moss Wood's second vineyard called Ribbon Vale. They purchased the vineyard in March 2000. The vineyard was already in production, but it did offer a new challenge for Moss Wood in that they had never worked with Merlot before, and it ended up being quite different from the other grapes they were used to. Since then, they have focused on vineyard management and the way they produce the wine, and it's evolved into something special.
Thompson Bros. Glen Garioch 27 Year
$319.99
We are on always on the hunt for value, and a 27 year old Glen Garioch at 49.3% for just a tad over $300 fits the bill! This 1998 vintage Glen Garioch was supposedly matured in an oloroso sherry cask, but when the chaps at Thompson Bros. nosed it, they were pretty confident it was actually a Fino Sherry cask. Based on references in the tasting note, they might be right. Exclusive to KWM in Canada!
Producer Description
"We recently received a butt of Glen Garioch 1998, purchased blind based on the outstanding quality of previous casks from this vintage and with confidence, as the purchase order specified a 1st fill sherry butt. However, upon arrival and during our routine sensory analysis (someone's gotta do it), it became immediately apparent from visual assessment that this was not typical of 1st fill oloroso or px sherry, as we had initially expected. Instead, the spirit presented pronounced saline notes, followed by chamomile and fresh bread dough - characteristics that strongly suggest this cask is, in fact, a 1st fill fino sherry butt. We are now highly confident in that conclusion. the combination of distillate, time and oak interplay beautifully here. The nature of buying blind can be a bit risky, but very often those risks pay off in very interesting ways."
SMWS 68.138 WEDDED BLISS
$180.99
WEDDED BLISS
This 13 year old ultra small batch from the Highlands started with two 9 year old ex-bourbon hogsheads from the same distillery which were then married into a 1st fill PX butt for futher maturation, and the abv is 57.6%.
Flavour profile: Dried fruits & spices
Distilled on: 9 March2012
Outturn: 494 bottles
SMWS 112.130 TOTALLY TROPICAL TIMBER
$203.99
TOTALLY TROPICAL TIMBER
This 16 year old from the Highlands spent 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill medium+ toasted American oak barrique, and has an abv of 52.8%.
Flavour profile: Toasted oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 15 September 2009
Outturn: 254 bottles
Stillhead Bartender's Rye Whisky
$69.99
From Vancouver Island's Stillhead Distillery, which is making some of the best rye whisky in Canada! Bottled at 46%, the Bartender's Rye is made from 100% BC-grown Rye grain and matured in American oak casks.
North Star Campbeltown Connection 10Year
$121.99
Evan deserves the credit for sleuthing out this new KWM exclusive Campbeltown Blended Malt. We tried a sample early in the fall, and were suitably impressed by it for the price. 10 years of age and 50.7%.
If the rumours can be believed, the whisky is a marriage of Springbank from 1994 and 2015, with Glen Scotia from 1992. But true to form the chap at North Star Spirits has little to say about it on the record, the official product description "Our own mix of Springbank, Glen Scotia, and other Campbeltown Malts" seemingly raises more questions than it answers.
But perhaps this is a time to not look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth. We have here a 10 year old Campbeltown Blended Malt at just over 50%, with a beautiful label, and the price is very reasonable!