Whisky Sponge Ardmore 2000 Ed.69
$464.99
Bottled at 22 years of age, this 2000 vintage Ardmore was matured in a Refill Hogshead before finishing in a first fill sherry butt. Bottled at a cask strength of 54.2%. 88.25pts Whiskybase
Producer Note
"This 2000 Ardmore is a great medley of farmy, earthy, smoky and sherry notes. We don’t normally go for whiskies that have been finished or re-racked. However, in this instance, the quality and richness of the sherry influence married so well with the fat, lightly peaty Ardmore distillate character that we couldn’t resist this lovely dark and gooey concoction. Bottled at natural cask strength, the finish is long and going towards tar resins, wood oils, mineral oil, strop leather and sooty waxes."
G&M CC Glentauchers 1990
$1,249.99
Part of a trio of 31 year old, heavily sherried, Gordon & MacPhail bottlings from the Chivas Distilleries at the heart of the Ballentine's Blend. This Glentauchers was distilled in 1990, filled into a First Fill Sherry Puncheon, Cask #14520, where it matured 31 years before bottling at 53.8%. 89.65pts Whiskybase
Arran Robert Burns Blended Scotch Whisky
$29.99
The Robert Burns Blended Scotch Whisky is produced by the Isle of Arran Distillers. Bottled at 40% ABV.
Westland American Single Malt
$87.99
Seattle's Westland distillery has built quite a name and reputation for itself. In fact, even whisky (or whiskey, in this case) snobs have hunted down, collected, and coveted the Garryana oak range.
As for the casking for this flagship expression: virgin oak, ex-Bourbon, and ex-Oloroso, in a whole bunch of combinations of sizes and generations (first fill, second fill, etc). Some decently loud wood, if not necessarily able to tame this youthful spirit, at least has the gumption to toe up with its own aggression. It makes for a neatly harmonized chorus.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46% abv.
Cooper`s Choice Dalmunach Winter Fruits
$109.99
Port-finished young malt from one of Scotland's newest (and biggest!) distilleries. The distillery was founded in 2015, and this was bottled in 2022, so the math says this one is definitely still on the young side, but we all know how scarce Port-casked whisky seems to be. It also seems to work well in youth.
Only 360 bottles.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 56.5% abv.
Deanston 12 Year
$80.99
A robust old school styled malt from a youngish distillery (in terms of Scotch whisky, at least). And we'll forever be grateful for that bump strength.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46.3%.
Johnnie Walker Double Black
$82.99
Globally launched in 2010 - the Double Black takes the concept of the original Johnnie Walker Black Label and amps up the smoke and richness. 40% ABV. On top of using a larger amount of younger whisky in the blend to give a more full and concentrated profile, the Caol Ila portion of the mix is apparently bumped up to a slightly larger percentage than what is in the regular Black Label. More heavily charred casks are also used to provide this bolder flavour profile.
Nikka Days Blended Japanese Whisky
$61.99
Named for the concept behind its development, the Nikka Days is meant to be un unpretentious whisky for everyday drinking that can be enjoyed on its own or in a cocktail equally as well. While the whisky comes the Nikka Whisky Distilling Company, a renowned Japanese whisky producer, Nikka itself states that not all of this blend is made solely from Japanese Whisky and likely includes whisky produced in other parts of the world. Bottled at 40%.
Dewar's 8 Year Illegal Smooth
$35.99
Scotch. Finished in Mezcal Casks? Who knew?!?