Compass Box Orchard House
$88.99
This whisky was featured on Day 6 of our 2024 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can read Evan's blog post on it here.
This is a game-changing whisky from Compass Box, built not from acquired aged components, but rather new make spirit acquired and filled into Compass Box own casks. Orchard House is composed of primarily Linkwood (39%), Clynelish (29%), Benrinnes (20%) and Caol Ila (2%), all from First Fill ex-Boubon Barrels, along with Highland Blended Malt (2%) from custom French oak casks and a secret Speyside single malt (8%) from Revatted Oloroso Sherry-Seasoned Butts. Hmmm, a "Distillery near the town of Aberlour" sounds a lot like Benfarclas... 46%.
Producer Description
"What is more universally delicious than ripe fruit? Even the greatest chefs have been known to serve a simple dish of strawberries or a single, perfect peach as a dessert.
"Orchard House gathers together some of the fruitiest malts Scotland has to offer, including whiskies from the Linkwood and Clynelish distilleries; what’s more, we have sourced many of these whiskies as new spirit and laid them down in our own oak casks. This, our monument to fresh fruitiness in Scotch whisky, has been many years in the making."
Jaboulet Crozes Hermitage Blanc
$47.99
Made from 100% Marsanne, this rich and expressive white wine typically shows notes of lemon-driven citrus, pineapple, passion fruit and honeydew melon. It typically is vinified and aged in a combination of 80% stainless steel tanks and 20% used oak casks.
For 6 generations, the Jaboulet family has been producing wines in the Côtes-Du-Rhone. After nearly 30 years on the Paul Jaboulet Aine estate, where Philippe Jaboulet ran the family's vineyards, he and his son Vincent decided to leave the company to establish their own family estate, Domaine Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet. Located in the northern Rhone Valley, about one mile south of Tain l'Hermitage, the domain was founded in 2006. Philippe and Vincent retained about 13 hectares of family vineyards, including, first of all, the site "Talaber", which was renamed "Nouvelaire", which means "new era".
Jaboulet Crozes Hermitage Nouvelere
$48.99
Philippe and Vincent retained about 32 acres of the family’s vineyards after the parent company was sold, including most notably a parcel of the original Thalabert vineyard, which is situated in the Crozes-Hermitage appellation. The parcel from the Thalabert vineyard that originally belonged to Paul Jaboulet Aîné was renamed Nouvelère, commemorating the ‘new era’. This 100% Syrah is picked from 50+-year-old vines and aged for 24 months in oak, 30% in 25hl barrels (called foudre) and 70% in small 228l oak barrels. Notes of exotic spice and campfire smoke circle the core of black cherry and blueberry fruit along with fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity.
Field House Salted Lime Mex Lager
$5.09
Fromt he Brewery;
"4.9% Abv
Light, crisp, and crushable, this classic Mexican lager is elevated with real lime juice and Vancouver Island sea salt, adding a familiar twist to one of our favourite styles.
Quenching, crisp, crushable, lime"
Tedeschi Pinot Grigio
$28.99
Tedeschi boasts a deep bond with the Valpolicella region that has kept it on the path of quality and tradition, produced almost exclusively from grapes grown on hillsides. Since 1630, their family has believed in the extraordinary potential of local wine production, enhancing its value in a modern key with innovative production and environmental management methods, with the end result of creating wines that can evoke emotion and render homage to the magnificent land.
Aberfeldy 12 Year
$75.99
This bottle was featured on Day 7 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.. Also available in 50ml mini bottles
Bottled at 40% from the Southern Highland Distillery. Released as a part of Bacardi's Last Great Malts in 2015.
Wild Life Simple Syrup
$15.99
From The Producer
"Wild Life Simple Syrup is perfect for classic cocktail recipes, or coming up with innovative new flavour infusions. A 1:1 simple syrup can be used in a Tom Collins, Aviation, Sour, or any cocktail needing that touch of sweetness.
Keep it simple."
Mac Forbes Pinot Noir
$56.99
Mac Forbes has become one of the great champions of sub-regional expressions from the Yarra Valley. With a prime focus on chardonnay and pinot noir, Forbes set about mapping the intricacies of the Yarra through an array of prime sites that he leases and meticulously manages. It's bright, ethereal Yarra Valley red with a very moderate 11.5% alcohol. It features vibrant notes of wild cherry, cranberry, and summer florals, balanced by fine-grained tannins and a crisp, savory finish.
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt New Blend
$92.99
This is the newly reformulated Taketsuru Pure Malt, launched in 2020, to comply with Japan's new whisky regulations. Still predominantly made from Miyagikyo, with a prominent sherry cask influence, they have upped the presence of Yoichi single malt adding additional smoke to the mix.