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...
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.."
SMOS Res Casks No.11 Ardmore 13 Year
$124.99
This 2009 vintage Ardmore is from a parcel matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels, and bottled after 13 years at 48%. Exclusive to KWM!
Lindores Abbey Bourbon Cask II
$99.99
This whisky was featured on Day 12 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
KWM Exclusive!
The second edition of one of the three core Lindores Abbey expressions. This Ex-Bourbon style is maybe the truest expression we've seen from Lindores. It allows more of the distillery's intrinsic character to shine through. Good young whisky from a distillery with so much potential.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 49.4% ABV.
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!
Kavalan Classic Single Malt 50ml
$10.99
Bottled at 40%, this is the flagship in the Kavalan Whisky Lineup.
Producer Description
"Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky exemplifies the sheer quality of whisky coming out of Taiwan. The craftsmanship of the distillery works with the humid Taiwanese climate to create whisky that is diverse and complex. Fresh and clean, the spirit is rich with silky smoothness and hints of tropical fruits, mango in particular."
Arran 25 Year
$684.99
The 25-year-old Arran is now part of the Lochranza Distillery's core range, though a very limited part of it. Currently an annual release, only 3000 bottles are available world-wide. It was matured in a combination of ex-Sherry and Ex-Bourbon casks which were filled in the distillery's first few years of operation. 46% ABV. We have a mix of 2023 and 2024 botltings. Mostly the latter.
Producer Description
"As one of the first of the new wave of distilleries to reach maturity, we are delighted to share our oldest age statement with you every year. We hope that you will continue to join us in celebrating our whisky and Lochranza Distillery as the years continue to go by, and we celebrate each year with a new release of our oldest Single Malt.
Here’s to 25 years of making great Arran Single Malt!"