Balvenie 14 Year The Week of Peat
$254.99
The second release in the Balvenie Stories is the Week of Peat, a 14 year old single malt made from a run of heavily peated barley. Almost certainly matured in American oak, though that is not specified. 48.3%.
Producer Description
"Eager to experiment with The Balvenie profile using what he had learnt from a recent trip to Islay, distillery manager Ian Millar ordered a batch of Speyside peat for the kiln. For a week a year, The Balvenie distills a batch of peated malt, resulting in a whisky rich in honey, vanilla and citrus notes with an extra layer of delicate smokiness."
Cocchi Vermouth Red
$41.99
Lopez de Heredia Vina Bosconia
$72.99
The Bosconia vineyard, which has always been vinified separately at the winery, has more clay in the soil and tends to produce richer, plumper wines that are priced below Tondonia. This cuvée of Tempranillo with 10% Garnacha and 5% each of Graciano and Mazuelo boasts sweet fruit, dark plum, savoury herbs, black cherry, and silky tannins, almost Burgundian in style.
The 2013 Viña Bosconia Reserva, even in a cooler year, like 2013, has a rounder body and still 13.5% alcohol. They also insisted that "remember that we can use 15% of wine from another vintage, and perhaps we topped this one up with wine from 2015. We want consistency year after year." This matured in barrels for five years and was bottled unfiltered but fined with egg whites. It's expressive, elegant and subtle, clean and complex, with polished tannins and very good acidity (pH 3.3 and 6.7 grams of tartaric acid per litre of wine).
A.D. Rattray Cask Islay
$61.99
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.
Lismore 8 Year
$49.99
Possibly Glenfarclas? Possibly Glenrothes? Possibly...? Who knows? What we do know is that the Lismore brand is owned by the Grant family (of Glenfarclas fame), and that at various times these bottlings have been reputed to have held whisky from both of the aforementioned distilleries. Either way, this is an easy crusher at a great price point for those that dig the sherried Speyside style.
40% abv
Lismore 10 Year
$59.99
Part of The Lismore lineup of Speyside Single Malt Scotch. Bottled at 40%.
Lismore 12 Year
$61.99
The Lismore series of Speyside Single Malt Scotch is sourced from an unknown distillery (or distilleries). Bottled at 40%.
Teeling Single Grain
$82.99
This Single Grain Irish Whiskey from Teeling Whiskey Company was fully matured in California red wine barrels before being bottled at 46% ABV. This whiskey was awarded "World's Best Grain" at the 2014 World Whiskies Awards. 2016 Day 11 Whisk(e)y in the KWM Whisky Advent Calendar.
Park Distillery Alpine Dry Gin
$52.99
From Park Distillery in Banff comes the Alpine Dry Gin. Infused with hand-picked spruce tips as well as juniper, coriander, lemon peel, orange peel, orris root, licorice, angelica and cinnamon.