Gibson's Finest Rare 12 Year 375ml
$22.99
Notes from AI
. It delivers a very smooth, highly approachable profile characterized by rich caramel, vanilla, and butterscotch on the nose, balanced with soft rye spices, orchard fruits, and a lingering peppery finish
Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter 3
$134.99
Bottled at 48% form Refill Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks.
Producer Description
"Inspired by Sir Arthur John Tedder – The Exciseman stationed at Glengoyne defining the rules of Scotch whisky, inspired by our distillery. March 2nd 1908 – He was first witness at the Royal Commission on Whiskey* and other potable spirits. A royal commission to determine the very concept of what whisky was. On one side was the purists who only thought Pot Still whisky was whisky and on the other side Blenders who thought grain and malt whisky combined was whisky.
"The Scots and the blenders won the day after 37 sittings; This was seen as the sensible outcome. Blends could still be called Whisky and called Scotch if distilled in Scotland. We will use this exceptional whisky to celebrate Tedder’s influence in defining what should make a great Scotch during his time stationed at Glengoyne – defining the rules to which we still distil to this day.
"Tedder would be proud of this exceptional whisky – bottled using some of the very finest American oak sherry casks in our Glengoyne warehouses – and we thank him as the attention to detail and his exacting standards not only creates rules the whole industry follows today, but it inspired the people of Glengoyne to constantly pursue perfection, and helping to create the Unhurried Glengoyne Way."
Writers Tears Red Head Whiskey
$86.99
This triple-distilled Single Malt Irish Whiskey from Walsh Whiskey Company is matured in ex-Oloroso Sherry butts, then bottled at 46%.
Boutique-y 18 Year Highland Single Malt
$139.99
This whisky was featured on Day 16 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
Don't anCnoc it till you've tried it! This 18 year old mystery peated Highland single malt Scotch is part of the Boutique-y Core Range, bottled at 45.8%. From a mix of ex-Bourbon, Oloroso, & PX Sherry casks. Rumour has it this is peated Knockdhu... very cool, and really well priced!
Producer Description
Elevate your senses with the remarkable complexity of our 18 Year Old Highland single malt, a masterful fusion of highland peat and sherry cask maturation that embodies the best of two worlds. From a marriage of ex-Bourbon, Oloroso, and Pedro Ximenez casks, savour the exquisite balance of smoke and sweetness that define its character. A small batch release of circa 1,000 litres each time Non chill-filtered, and natural cask matured colour.
About the Label
"Our label design settled for just the one deer, starting with a young buck, getting older, and more dignified, as the whiskies aged, finishing with the dominant stag who has been through some scapes in his life; older, wiser, and looks a little pissed with everything! Our Highland deer is a little more grown up once again, and has gained a few ‘pints’ on his antlers, and is now an Imperial Stage with 14 points…
"We love the expression on his face. he’s looking a even more serious this time.This is a now a very distinguished stag. Boutique-y Whisky artist, Emily Chappell, has captured our brief so perfectly, and has injected her magic into it, as usual. The colours of the labels reflect the colour palette of the Aurora Borealis, while the ‘wave pattern’ across all of the labels symbolises the way the Aurora Borealis is always moving in the sky, if you’ve been lucky enough to see it."
Nikka The Grain Discovery Ed. 2023
$194.99
This special release of Nikka Grain Whisky was made from a combination of grains distilled at a combination of distilleries - all owned by Nikka. It is bottled at 48%.
Nikka has two Single Malt Distilleries in Japan - Yoichi and Miyagikyo. It also has a few different facilities that can make grain whisky. Nikka's Miyagikyo Distillery - under its founder Masataka Taketsuru - was the first place in Japan to have a Coffey/Continuous still installed, back in 1963.
Producer Description
"Nikka The Grain is composed of old Coffey grains (corn and malted barley) and Coffey malts (100% malted barley) from the now closed Nishinomiya distillery, as well as Coffey grains and Coffey malts from Miyagikyo. The finishing touches are added by Barley Grain (malted and unmalted barley) and Barley Grain and Corn & Rye (malted barley, corn, rye), all distilled in pot stills at the Moji and Satsumatsukasa distilleries, which originally specialized in Shochu production. Each spirit was carefully selected from these four sites. Bottled at 48% ABV, Nikka The Grain reveals a creamy texture and complex palette of complementary aromas."
Bridgeland Innisfail Single Pot Still Wh
$69.99
Bridgeland Distillery continues to experiment and expand its whisky portfolio - this time with a nod to the Irish. This Single Pot Still Whisky is made with a combination of malted and unmalted barley that has been tripled-distilled. The resulting whiskey is bottled at 40.6%.
From The Producer
"Single Pot Still Whisky is made by a single distillery from a mixed mash of malted and unmalted barley distilled in a Pot Still. Raw & Malted Barley and Oats are part of this special Whisky’s grain bill. This Single Pot Still Whisky has been distilled 3 times and aged in different casks (American oak, French oak, new and used).
Production and Distillation Notes
- Still: Custom-designed traditional Copper Pot Still
- Base: 58% Penhold Malted Barley, 30% Penhold Raw Barley, 12% Penhold Malted Oats
- Distillation: Small-batch, 3x distilled
- Without additives, colouring or chill filtration."
Dumangin Whisky Balcones Blue Corn
$199.99
46.7% ABV. Balcones famed Blue Corn Whiskey- aged for 6 years, including time in a Ratafia Champenois Cask.
Producer Description
"Balcones is a Single Malt pioneer in the US. They also produced a very unique and delicate whisky based on a mash of a local strain of corn “Blue Corn”, which brings a full-bodied whisky. Length / Superb mid-palate and extraordinary long finish rounded by the secondary finish in Ratafia Champenois barrels."
Ardbeg 17 Year
$249.99
The Ardbeg 17 is back, and it is bottled at 40% just like the original in the mid-2000s as an homage. Though initially disappointed by this, we were impressed with it when we finally had the chance to try it!
Producer Description
"Released over 25 years ago in 1997, 17 Years Old was one of the first bottles to leave the Distillery after reopening. Unusually delicate, yet unmistakably Ardbeg, this whisky found a place in the hearts of the Committee, and set an extraordinary standard for our future."
SMWS 55.82 THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM
$211.99
THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM
This 15 year old Highlander spent 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill oloroso hogshead, and has an abv of 55%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry
Distilled on: 21 September 2007
Outturn: 251 bottles