Signatory 100 Proof Glen Rothes 10 #50
$119.99
This Signatory 100 Proof (British 100 Proof is 57.1%) Glenrothes (presumably misspelled purposely) is from a 2015 vintage, bottled after 10 years in a First Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt (cask #50).
Balblair 18 Year
$189.99
This bottle was featured in mini form on Day 20 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
50ml Mini bottles can be found here.
Part of the new core range from Balblair Distillery, which focuses on age statement rather than vintages. Bottled at 46% after maturing in ex-Bourbon and finishing in First Fill ex-Sherry Seasoned Spanish Oak Butts. Bottled at 46%, unchillfiltred with no colouring added.
Evan’s Tasting Note
Nose: Apple turnover, honey glazed donuts, pears, Mounds bars, fresh coffee beans, and Ovaltine.
Palate: Cinnamon cake doughnuts, raisin and nut shortbread cookies, apples and pears, more honey, lemon-ginger tea, and Werther’s Originals.
Finish: A touch of spice plus soft apples, honey and toffee and a touch of shortbread.
Comment: This is a very well put together 18 Year Single Malt Scotch. Many will miss the vintage releases of Balblair, but having a bottle like this to come back to time and time again might just be worth the tradeoff.
Producer Tasting Note
Aroma: Rich toffee and baked pears shine bright against an elegant backdrop of new leather.
Palate: A masterful balance of juicy apricots, seasoned oak and vanilla custard.
Finish: Long and warming with chords of fresh spices and raisins.
Bunnahabhain 18 Year
$164.99
Limit 1 per customer!
We are lucky to see 6 bottles of this sought after Islay malt a couple of times a year. Matured in Sherry Casks and bottled at 46.5%.
G&M Longmorn 13 Year Distillery Label
$111.99
This Distillery Label Gordon & MacPhail Longmorn was bottled after 13 years in sherry at 46%.
G&M CC Glenburgie 2008
$207.99
This 2008 vintage Glenburgie was matured in a First Fill Sherry Hogshead for 16 year before bottling at 57.5%.
Port Askaig 28 Year
$499.99
This whisky was featured on Day 5 of our 2023 KWM UBER Whisky Calendar. You can read Evan's blog post on it here.
Bottled at 45.8%, after maturing in Refill American Oak Hogsheads, this 28 year old Mystery Islay Single Malt scored 90pts with @WhiskyFun. While the blogosphere seems to think this is Caol Ila, we were told by the bottler they strongly believed it to be Laphroaig. Curious, but either way, it is an amazingly good old Islay Single Malt Scotch at a stellar price!
G&M CC Dalmore 2008
$227.99
This 16 year old Dalmore is from a Refill Bourbon Barrel, bottled at 59.5%.
G&M CC Glen Grant 1998
$399.99
A curiously naked Glen Grant for G&M, this 1998 vintage was matured 26 years in a Refill American Oak Hogshead before bottling at 49.9%.
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Batch 6
$389.99
Batch 6 of the Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year is rumoured to be the second last in the series. It was matured in ex-Bourbon and Sherry casks before bottling at 46.2%. 88pts Whisky Base
Producer Description
"Like its award-winning predecessors, Batch 6 is aged in bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. However, with more refill bourbon casks in its recipe, this bottling invites more of Ardbeg’s bold spirit character to surge forth. Traigh Bhan’s trademark delicate balance meets ripples of olive oil and newly mown lawn grass, with classic Ardbeggian waves of tarry rope, peppermint, dark chocolate, soot and fennel."