Turntable Track 03 Purple Haze
$94.99
Are you tired of the same old spin on Blended Scotch? You say you want a revolution? Well, you know - Turntable Spirits has your back.
Track 03 - Purple Haze is a Blended Scotch that takes its name from the song by guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. It is bottled at 46% ABV and best of all, the makeup of the blend is disclosed and available for all to see:
- 42% - CRAIGELLACHIE - OLOROSO SHERRY BUTT
- 44% - BALMENACH - PEDRO XIMENEZ SHERRY PUNCHEON
- 14% - INVERGORDON - EX SHERRY BARREL
Turntable Spirits was founded by two brothers that you may have met if you have attended Scotch Whisky tastings or festivals over the past decade or so. Their names are Alasdair and Gordon Stevenson, and before founding Turntable they separately represented such companies and distilleries as Douglas Laing, Old Pulteney, Knockdhu, GlenAallachie, BenRiach, GlenDronach, and more. Both travelled to Canada and Alberta numerous times to host tastings here at Kensington Wine Market and at other shops. With the creation of Turntable Spirits and Blending House, the brothers are finally working together in the creation and release of Blended Scotch with a musical bent.
Burnt Ends Rye & Peated Single Malt 45%
$47.99
If you visit Hayden Block - the great barbecue joint not too far from Kensington Wine Market - it is always a good idea to order the burnt ends. This just might be the perfect whiskey to pair with it! Burnt Ends is an intriguing blend of Rye Whiskey from Tennessee and peated single malt scotch that was finished in sherry casks. The result may just have to be shared with the meat in your smoker. 45% ABV.
From The Producer
"Inspired by the tasty goods served at the barbecue joints of the USA, this rich, meaty expression brings together Tennessee rye whiskey and sherry cask-finished peated single malt Scotch whisky, all within a bottle that looks like it should hold barbecue sauce. It's meaty, smoky, rich and satisfying stuff."
King of Scots Peated Blended Scot
$37.99
From the Producer
"Douglas Laing’s Master Blender has hand selected and married together exceptionally rich and sweet Single Grain scotch Whiskies with a higher than normal proportion of the finest aged Malt Whiskies from his preferred distilleries predominantly from Islay to create this crowning glory of scotch Whisky."
40%
Shinobu Blended Japanese Whisky
$65.99
This Blended Japanese Whisky, made from imported whiskies, was originally matured in Bourbon and Sherry casks, and has been finished in Japaense Mizunara oak cask. Bottled at 43%.
About Shinobu
"The Shinobu Distillery, in collaboration with Niigata Beer Distillery, is located in the Japanese seaside region of Niigata on the country’s western coast. The area is famous for its “Three White Treasures” - snow, rice, and sake, which have been cultivated there for centuries. Shinobu Pure Malt whiskies are crafted by master blender, Mr. Usami Ken who blends malts aged in sherry, bourbon, and Hogshead casks before finishing them in Japan’s unique and prized Mizunara Oak. Famous for imparting rich, honeyed flavors of apples, pears, cloves, and nutmeg, Mizunara Oak has been used in Japan since the 1930s and is now sought-after by whisky makers around the world. world. All Shinobu whiskies are created without chill-filtration or added color to protect and enhance their deeply complex and robust flavor."
Compass Box Celestial
$434.99
This is the fourth and final release in the Compass Box Extinct Blends Quartet, which celebrates - or laments - the blends of decades' past which are no longer available. Celestial draws on peated whisky from Ardbeg and Caol Ila, which are always good malts to build around. Malt from Pulteney and grain from Port Dundas and Cameronbridge are also in the mix along with prior Compass Box blends and other assorted magic, courtesy of Blender James Saxon. Bottled at 51%.
Producer Description
"Our latest and last in the Extinct Blends Quartet Celestial takes to the sky through billowing clouds and glittering constellations, inspired by a whisky from the 1960s with both an extravagant flavour profile and an equine theme. The peatiest of the Extinct Blends Quartet, and our most expansive, Celestial offers a depth of flavour and maturity that has become the series’ hallmark.
Celestial accentuates the smokiness of its forebear, drawing on malt whiskies from the Ardbeg and Caol Ila distilleries, two parcels we previously brought together six years ago for the original No Name."
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet 43%
$649.99
This limited editon bottling of Johnnie Walker Blue Label comes with a puffer jacket to keep your whisky warm, or cold... the packaging is reversible and can be turned into a cross body bag. 43%
Producer Description
"Introducing the 2024 Limited Release from Johnnie Walker Blue Label - Ice Chalet, your essential accessory in the apres ski moment, making a testament whether you are sitting by the fire or skiing off the slopes. Adorned in a l imited-edi tion luxury bottle bag that reverses into a cross-body bag you can take anywhere. Made in collaboration with luxury lifestyle and skiwear brand Perfect Moment, fearlessly designed to push boundaries.
"JW's Master Blender Emma Walker started creating this special blend by going through the archives and hand selecting the rarest of single malts from the most northern distilleries in Scotland, including famed distillery Brora and the highest distillery in Scotland, Dahlwhinnie. These single malts were carefully laid during Scotland's coldest winters, when the critical first phase of maturation is mellowed, allowing more of the beautiful distillery character to come through. Only one in 10,000 casks succeed in bringing this character to life"
Deacon Blended Scotch Whisky
$66.99
Bottled at 40% with a terrifying label in a copper bottle inspired by the stills which crap the spirit, or something like that. Blended Scotch Whisky at 40%.
Producer Description
"The Deacon is a masterful blend of both smoky Speyside and peaty Islay malt whiskies, making for a complex, rich, and smoky dram. In our blend, the single malts from Islay have a characteristic peaty smoke flavour, while the single malts from the mainland have a bonfire-like smoke character."
Nomad Outland Whisky
$54.99
It seems this one is the brainchild of Richard Paterson (Whye & MacKay) and Antonio Flores (Gonalez Byass). When alcohol is involved, you never know what's going to happen, right? A few drinks, a bit of amorous chat, and suddenly - surprise! - there's a wee offspring that's got a little bit of both parties in it (though it seems neither can properly make any sort of claim). Bottled at 41.3%.
Producer Description
"NOMAD begins its journey in the cradle of Speyside whisky (Scotland), to continue maturing in Jerez, in the Gonzalez Byass sherry casks in their legendary cellars, thus going beyond the rules. The first 6 years will be spent in bourbon casks in Scotland, and then, the liquid will travel to Jerez where it will remain for 1 more year in old Pedro Ximénez casks.
NOMAD is the only Outland Whisky ® that completes its maturation in the unique microclimate of Jerez, under the different temperature and wind changes that this city has. The Angel's Share that this confers to the liquid is 5% versus 1.5% in its place of origin, in Scotland. This great difference gives Nomad its unique personality and its unmatched rarity."
Turntable Track 06 All My Life
$94.99
This limited release from Turntable Blending House is bottled at 46% and composed of:
- 21% GlenAllachie Single Malt matured in 1st Fill ex-Woodford Barrels
- 14% Balblair Single Malt matured in Limosin Oak XO Octaves
- 16% BenRiach Single Malt matured in 1st Fill ex-Bourbon Barrels
- 30% Knockdhu Single Malt matured in 1st Fill ex-Oloroso Butts
- 19% North British Single Grain matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels