Scarabus Islay Batch Strength
$86.99
It's the same as the regular Scarabus Islay Single Malt... but at 57%, it is punchier.
Producer Description
"Scarabus, an Islay Single Malt for those with a curious mind and an eye for detail. A whisky bold and honest about its origins and just a little mysterious about everything else. The brand creates a sense of mystery and discovery through the tagline “only those who seek shall find” and through the intentionally ambiguous symbols incorporated on the label. The look and feel drew inspiration from the work of Islay born John Francis Campbell, who created the sunshine recorder, a device that tallies the hours of sunshine in a day, as well as creating a vast collection of Celtic folklore tales. Scarabus is known as a mystical area on the Isle of Islay, and the name dates back to 13th century, and translates to “a rocky place” in Old Norse."
Holyrood Embra Single Malt Scotch
$108.99
The second release of Holyrood whisky to come to Canada is Embra, a peated single malt created from spirit matured primarily in First Fill ex-Bourbon, but also peated quarter casks, and new American oak. Embra is slang for Edinburgh, also a nod to the peated nature of the spirit. 43.6%, un-chillfiltered. ETA July/August 2024
Producer Description
"Edinburgh is the gateway to Scotland for many people and this is the idea at the heart of this spirit. The aim was to find that perfect balance between capturing the classic bold smoky flavours and textures of peated whisky while still being accessible to a new whisky drinker. When someone says they don’t like peated whisky, give them this. That doesn’t mean there isn’t something for the seasoned peated drinkers as we have all of the hallmark flavours and textures of a great peated whisky."
Arran Signature Ed.2 Barrel Bonfire
$134.99
The 2nd Edition in The Signature Series from Arran, which is planned to span four releases in total. Barrel Bonfire showcases and embraces the Lochranza Distillery's batches of peated spirit. The 42ppm malt was distilled in and filled into ex-Bourbon Barrels in 2012. It was transferred into ex-Koval Distillery quarter casks that previously matured Bourbon in September of 2018. The result was bottled in early 2024 at 50% ABV.
Producer Description
"Over the course of the secondary maturation, the intensity of the heavily peated whisky has taken on an even more complex and full-bodied character. The smaller the size of cask, the greater the surface contact area between the wood and the spirit, effectively creating an environment for ‘express’ maturation. The resulting whisky has the benefit of more intense flavours which add depth and greater nuance to the final dram. Smokier notes mingle with the well-loved charred citrus and sweet vanilla spices of Arran Single Malt, evoking a bonfire made from barrel staves."
G&M CC Ledaig 2007 Whisky Heathens
$219.99
Limit 1 Per Customer! This 2007 vintage Ledaig was bottled from a single First Fill Sherry Hogshead at 17 years and 55.1%. It was selected by Fort McMurray's "The Whisky Heathens", aka Josh, Ty and Tricia.
SMWS 55.RR RHUBARB AND FIG CRUMBLE
$143.99
DISTILLERY 55 RARE RELEASE - RHUBARB AND FIG CRUMBLE
Bottled for the 2024 Highland Whisky Festival, this 8 year old Highlander small batch is comprised of liquid from refill and new oak bourbon and HTMC chinkapin barrels, and has an abv of 58.2%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 16 April 2015
Outturn: 1405 bottles
Glenfiddich Project XX Series 02
$99.99
The second release of Project XX is a collaboration of 20 "industry's greatest minds" who each picked one of 20 casks used to create the whisky. Mostly ex-Bourbon with some virgin oak and port casks. 47%
G&M CRN57 The Cairn 12 Year
$71.99
This 12 year old "Blended Malt" is part of a range of whiskies released by Gordon & MacPhail to highlight what they are doing at The Cairn Distillery. The distillery's own whiskies won't be ready for some time, but in the interim they have created bottlings to show what the spirit might be like in 12, 18, 25, 30, 40, 57, and 70 years. The Cairn Distillery sits at 57 degrees north latitude-wise, hence the name CRN57 for these releases. 43%
G&M CC Ledaig 1993 Cask 706
$1,174.99
They are calling it Ledaig, but there is no mention of peat in the tasting note, so is it actually Tobermory? We've seen this before... Prior to the mid-2000s Tobermory was produced almost exclusively for blending. At this time even the unpeated make was often put into cask labelled as Ledaig, the distillery's original name! This 1993 vintage Tobermory/Ledaig is bottled at 57.2%
SMWS 121.112 THE UNEXPECTED MEANDER
$148.99
THE UNEXPECTED MEANDER
This 8 year old from a Highland Island was matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel and has an abv of 62.8%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry
Distilled on: 2 December 2015
Outturn: 228 bottles