Amrut 2013 9 Year KWM Port Pipe 4660
$214.99
Our 3rd KWM exclusive cask of Amrut was selected last fall when our friend Ashok paid us a visit to the store. Distilled in August of 2013, the whisky matured 9 years in an ex-Port Pipe No. 4660, before bottling in December of 2022, after 9 years at 60%.
When Ashok was going through the samples with us, he was astounded to learn that his Amrut would be our 145th KWM exclusive cask bottling... so he put that little tidbit on the label. Shipments from India don't happen overnight however, and in the 10 months since the cask was bottled, we've launched more than 10 other exclusive bottlings... But 10 months is an improvement, the last cask took nearly a year and a half to reach us.
It is worth noting, that at 9 years of age, this is a very mature bottling of Amrut. It is also almost certainly the first KWM-exclusive cask bottling from an ex-Port cask.
One final curiosity is the bottling strength of 60%. This is not cask strength, Amrut waters its bottlings down to 60%, if they are above, to save an enormous amount of Indian excise taxes...
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2024
$159.99
The 2024 edition of Laphroaig Cairdeas was bottled to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Friends of Laphroaig. It is a 10 year old, bottled at 52.4%, and is a marriage of the styles of the 2019 and 2021 Cairdeas bottlings. 88.49pts Whiskybase
Sometimes we get lucky... we have only ever sold this whisky by ballot, but we managed to put our hands on a decent amount of it this time.
Producer Description
"The 2024 Càirdeas limited edition release is a 10-year-old Laphroaig with a bold combination of flavours from the casks of two popular previous releases: 2019’s Triple Wood and 2021’s PX Cask. Bottled at a fixed strength of 52.4% ABV for a memorable character to share with Friends."
Milk & Honey Elements Red Wine Cask 50ml
$10.99
This whisky was featured on Day 7 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can read about it here
Full-size bottles can be found here
Part of the Milk & Honey Distillery's Elements Range, this single malt was matured in ex-Bourbon before finishing in ex-Red Wine Casks (STR Casks).
Producer Description: "Ex-red wine casks that were sourced from Israel's finest wineries were picked for this part of the Elements trilogy. The Mediterranean’s climate, variety of soil types, hot sunny days and cool nights bring a spicy and unique flavor to Israeli wine – and in turn, our casks. The wine casks used in the Elements Red Wine are a celebration of local terroir, curating a floral single malt with notes of raisins."
Boutique-y Strathmill B10 14 Year
$109.99
This whisky was featured on Day 13 of our 2023 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can check out Evan's blog post on the whisky here.
This is the 10th Batch of Strathmill to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. 417 bottles were filled at a strength of 55.5% of this 14 Year Old.
Dumangin Whisky Caol Ila 2013 Batch 18
$214.99
Bottled at 47.2%, this Caol Ila was distilled in 2013. One of 330 bottles for the world, with a small portion coming to Alberta.
From The Producer
"9 Years Old for this single malt Scotch Whisky aged and bottled in Scotland. A classic side of Caol Ila (Peat but not too peaty, savoury green vegetables, and seaweed). B amplified by the Ratafia Champenois touch… Beautifully smooth and hard to understand complexity. Taste bomb that begins and ends with peat in a dancing way. Oily and uplifting, with a texture that reaches all parts of the palate without being overpowering, giving it a perceived lightness. Phenolic citrus fruits and a long smoky finish on the palate amplified by the Ratafia Champenois touch… “The Dumangin Champagne Twist”…. A bouquet of ripe fruit, a hint of vanilla.."
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Cask Strength
$149.99
This is the 2025 edition of Bunnahabhain 12 Year Cask Strength, bottled at 56.4% from 1st & 2nd fill oloroso sherry casks, and refill casks.
Producer Description
"Some single malts shout. Ours never has to. Created using a combination of first, second and re-fill Oloroso casks, the 2025 Edition of our 12 Year Old Cask Strength brings layered complexity, not overwhelming intensity. Expect balance, delicate sherry and our unfiltered, uncompromised, unmistakably Bunnahabhain character."
Kilchoman 10yr 100% Islay sinDicate Cask
$194.99
This 10 year old Kilchoman 100% Islay single cask was selected by and bottled for The sinDicate, a Calgary whisky club. The 2015 vintage whisky was matured in an ex-Bourbon Barrel, cask 15/334, before bottling at 56.8%. The club took most of the 231 bottles, but KWM has the honour of selling the remaining quarter of the cask.
Ardbeg Dolce
$174.99
The 2026 Ardbeg Day release is Dolce, inspired by 'La Dolce Vita', the whisky was matured in a mix of Marsala and ex-Bourbon casks before bottling at 47.8%.
Producer Description
"Sicily, the land of headscarves, scooters and long walks along the beach, drenched in sun. Islay, the land of headscarves, tractors and long walks along the beach, just drenched.
"Matured in 'dolce' (sweet) Marsala fortified wine casks, Ardbeg Dolce unites dry, sweet Sicilian heat with the classic, intense smoke of Ardbeg bourbon barrels. Inspired by the slow, soulful pace of life in Sicily and the glamourous allure of 1960s cinema, this is a whisky that takes all the elegance and charm of the Mediterranean, and fuses it with the rugged, windswept spirit of Islay."
Berry's Ardlair 2009 KWM Cask
$136.99
This 2009 vintage Ardlair, was finished in an Octave (62L) Moscatel cask, before bottling at 16 years and 56.9%. We weren't looking for an Ardlair (unpeated Ardmore) cask, let alone an Ardlair finished in a Moscatel Sherry Cask. But the price was fair for a 16 Year, so we reserved judgment until we received the sample, and boy am I happy we did. Only 60 bottles, so they won't last long!