G&M Glen Grant 1954 Mr. George Legacy 5
$13,050.00
The 5th and final release in the Mr. George Legacy Series by Gordon & MacPhail is a 1954 vintage matured for 70 years in a First Fill Sherry Puncheon before bottling at 50.5%.
Producer Description
"‘Mr George’ joined his father, John, at the family business almost a century ago and became a key advocate of single malt whisky at a time when most whisky went into blends. ‘The father of single malt’ as he’s been called, George Urquhart was a true pioneer and instrumental to the success and popularity of single malt whisky. The fifth and final edition in the Legacy – a Glen Grant from 1954 – exemplifies his philosophy and spirit.
"This fifth and final release in the ‘Mr George’ Legacy Series pays tribute to Mr George Urquhart’s unrelenting desire to create the perfect dram. Referred to by renowned whisky expert, Charlie MacLean as ‘the father of single malt’, ‘Mr George’ was fascinated by the interaction of spirit, cask and time. This exceptional single malt – limited to 130 bottles in celebration of our 130th anniversary – is a fitting tribute to a lifetime’s work which endures today at Gordon & MacPhail."
Raasay Marsala Cask 2025 50.7%
$121.49
Crafted from Raasay’s lightly peated spirit and matured in Marsala Vergine barriques and sourced from the historic Frazzitta winery in Sicily.
Marsala Vergine is the purest and most refined classification of Marsala wine, aged for a minimum of five years in cask.
Lochlea Dark Briar Single Estate
$77.39
Dark Briar replaces the Lochlea Fallow, and will be a core range bottling moving forward. Bottled at 46% after maturing in Oloroso & PX Sherry, as well as port casks. 46%.
Producer Description
"A bold and indulgent addition to Lochlea’s new core range. Inspired by our Fallow Edition, this rich single malt is matured in a combination of Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso sherry butts, and Port casks, delivering layers of juicy red fruits, ginger cake, and velvety baking spice."
Glenmorangie 25 Year Altus
$841.49
Altus is the new Glenmorangie 25 Year, matured in ex-Bourbon, finished in Malmsey Madeira casks.
Producer Description
"Twenty-five years of patience. Decades of expertise. And one simple question – What if? Crafted from spirit born in Scotland’s tallest stills, The Altus (Latin for “high”) is matured in Glenmorangie’s bespoke designer bourbon casks before being lifted even further by a sprinkling of whisky finished in Malmsey Madeira wine casks – a nod to the distillery’s groundbreaking 1995 Madeira Wood Finish."
Laphroaig Elements 3.0
$184.49
Laphroaig Elements 3.0 is a whisky influenced by a Kiln fire which burned peat longer at higher temperatures than normal. 55.3%
Producer Description
"Elements 3.0 is an exclusive new small batch single malt whisky, with notes of roasted cocoa beans and bitter dark chocolate. The third instalment in our award-winning Elements series, this limited release was the result of a fire in our kiln that burned peat for longer and at higher temperatures than usual. Experimenting with heat brought out chocolate and coffee notes – resulting in this extraordinary whisky."
Decadent Drams Westport 21 Year
$311.99
Decadent Drinks can't reference Glenmorangie, but this is basically a teaspooned Glenmo, distilled in 2003, finished in a First Fill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead before bottling at 21 years and 51.9%. 88.46pts Whiskybase & 87pts Whisky Fun
Producer Description
"This latest bottling of Decadent Drams is a Westport 'blended malt', distilled in 2003, aged for 21 years and bottled at natural cask strength. It started life in a refill hogshead before being finished for over two years in a 1st fill oloroso sherry hogshead. It's juicy, velvety, rich and hyer-sippable. With neither a Giraffe or a teaspoon in sight!"
Equinox & Solstice Mannochmore 15 Year
$193.49
This 2009 Mannochmore was bottled from a marriage of two refill hogsheads, bottled after 15 years at 48.5%.
Producer Description
"This year's Autumn edition of Equinox & Solstice is a small batch, 15 year old Mannochmore created from marrying together two refill hogsheads and bottling with slight reduction at this serie's trademark bottling strength of 48.5%. It's a waxy, fruity, warming and luscious dram. Perfect cosy accompaniment for Autumn."
Whisky Trail Glen Keith 20 Year KWM Cask
$220.99
This 1996 vintage Glen Keith was matured 20 years in a Sherry Butt before bottling at 46.6%. Only 24 bottles have come to Canada, exclusively for Kensington Wine Market. But while our logo is on the label, there are just 24 bottles, meaning this isn't your typical KWM cask... so what's the story?!
More than a year ago, while looking at some casks with Elixir Distillers, we were offered 24 bottles of a 1996 Glen Keith, bottled at 20 years of age, presumably in 2016 or 2017. We assumed it was a single cask, bottled for another of Elixir Distillers' clients. In any case, the whisky was good, and the price was fair so we decided to take it.
On arrival, we did a little digging, and came upon an interesting coincidence. We don't know this for sure, but we can only find two other 20 year old 1996 vintage Glen Keiths bottled at 46.6%, and they were both done for the Whisky Exchange, which was owned by Elixir Distillers at the time. One of them appears to have been bottled for the 20th Anniversary of the Whisky Exchange in 2019, and the other, presumably the same year, as a Staff Christmas bottle, also marking the 20th Anniversary.
The most likely explanation, is that ours is the same whisky. In any case it is excellent, and we aren't getting very much of it!
OMC Auchroisk 16 Year
$197.99
Auchroisk: The easily pronounceable distillery name that is on everybody's lips! No? Anyhow, this bottling comes to us from Hunter Laing's Old Malt Cask line. This single cask Awthrusk - I mean Auchroisk - was distilled in February 2007 and matured in a refill Hogshead (ref. HL21158). The resulting 16 year old Single Malt Scotch has been bottled at 50%.
According to the label, this Auchroisk was bottled "TO COMMEMORATE THE LAUNCH OF THE ARDNAHOE SINGLE MALT". Huzzah!