Boann Madeira Cask Irish Whiskey
$97.99
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey initially matured in ex-Bourbon before finishing in Madeira casks. 47%
Producer Description
"Initially, matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels from the famed Brown Forman of Kentucky and made from American Oak 200ltr (Quercus Alba) with a heavy charring. We filled these casks with a mixed mash bill Single Pot Still distillate which included malted barley, unmalted barley, oats and rye. All of these grains are Irish and grown locally.
"In collaboration with the famous Madeira house, Justino’s, we sourced some of their finest vintage Madeira casks of Tinta Negro (1998 & 2000), Boal (1999) and Sercial (1999, 2000 & 2006) Madeira Colheita wine single varietals. We were able to access these casks from a friendship that has flourished from a previous special collaboration. The wines have been fortified and undergone the canteiro process where the wine is barrel aged with naturally high temperatures in the barrel storage room, replicating the sea voyage maritime aging of the past on Portugal galleons of the medieval ages.
"All casks were formally 350ltr Cognac casks made from (Quercus Robur) French Oak. These Madeira wines ranged from Sweet to Medium to Dry, offering a wide depth and breadth of the terroir of the volcanic island of Madeira.
"The label design of this expression talks about water which is a vital ingredient when making whiskey. This is also a nod to the flowing waters of the Boyne River as well as the North Atlantic Ocean surrounding the Madeira Islands."
Turntable Bittersweet Symphony
$82.99
This Blended Scotch Whisky from Turntable Blending House takes its name from a song by The Verve that you either absolutely love or can't stand because it was seemingly all that was played on the radio during the late 1990s/early 2000s.
Producer Description
- 22% Craigellachie PX Puncheon
- 17% Blair Athol Virgin Oak Barrel
- 21% Craigellachie Oloroso Butt
- 21% Balmenach PX Puncheon
- 19% North British Virgin Oak Barrel
Turntable Paradise Funk
$82.99
Bottled at 46% this small batch Blended Scotch Whisky is from the chaps at Turntable spirits.
Producer Tasting Note
- 3% Knockdhu Virgin Oak Barrel
- 18% Invergordon ex-Cognac Cask
- 8% Blair Athol ex-Bourbon Barrel
- 30% Unnamed Speyside Virgin Oak Barrel
- 11% North British Virgin Oak Barrel
- 20% Benrinnes Chinkapin Oak Barrel
Turntable Track 04 One Way or Another
$94.99
Named after the 1978 song by Blondie, One Way or Another is an intriguing, grain-forward Blended Scotch bottled at 46%. It is made of:
- 30% Strathclyde Single Grain matured in 1st Fill ex-Bourbon Barrels
- 21% Invergordon Single Grain matured in ex-Red Wine Barrels
- 15% Cameronbridge Single Grain from ex-Marsala Barrels
- 12% Cameronbridge from Single Grain ex-Madeira Barrels
- 22% Linkwood Single Malt matured in 1st Fill ex-Bourbon Barrels
MacNair`s Lum Reek 10 Year CS Batch 2
$114.99
Exciting to have Batch #2 in hand! And for the keeners who live in that world of nuance, we still have a few bottles of Batch #1, so if you wanna compare... we gotcha covered!
Producer Note: "Crafted from a combination of the finest Speyside and Islay Single Malts, including aged GlenAllachie, Batch 2 of our Lum Reek 10-year-old is the perfect balance between peat and rich, fruity character. The spirit was laid to rest in premium Spanish sherry casks, wine barriques and virgin oak casks at The GlenAllachie Distillery. As time passes, the flavours marry and extract additional characteristics from the wood, creating a deliciously sweet yet subtly smoky flavour profile."
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 55.8%.
G&M CRN57 The Cairn 30 Year
$574.99
This 30 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% 90pts Whisky Fun
The 51.9% version of this whisky was one of Andrew's favourite whiskies in 2023/4. He's been back to the distillery a few times to buy an extra bottle or three!
Highland Park 12 Year
$79.99
Highland Park, the northernmost of Scotland's distilleries, dates back to 1798. Definitely an island style with typical smokiness, but with elements of a classic single malt that include a smoothness, roundness and heather-honey accent all its own. Very capable of developing to great ages, the distillery is now making available some older vintages which display considerable depth and richness.
Producer Description
"Matured predominantly in European and American sherry seasoned oak casks, our iconic 12 Year Old single malt whisky is spicy and well-rounded, packed with the flavours of sun-kissed Seville oranges and rich fruitcake spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; you’ll find molten heather honey in this whisky’s waves of heathery peat smoke. Why not try it with a handful of wasabi peas on the side or alongside a sizzling, pan-fried rib-eye steak or with smoked salmon and sour cream."
Oban 14 Year
$152.99
Oban 14 is a touchstone malt. One that sits on most backbars across the country. It's rather singular profile makes it a restaurant favorite, in fact, and it's silky, salty and slightly peaty profile make it a complimentary malt to most food styles. Ask most any whisky fan what their gateway dram was and you're almost certain to hear this one crop up in the first few whiskies mentioned. There's good reason for that. Oban's malty, cereal-driven, and faintly peaty profile has just enough fruity sweetness underlying (and even a wee creamy top note!) that it is able to seduce ridiculously broad audiences through its sheer approachability. More defining than any of the afore-mentioned characteristics, though, is the coastal influence that permeates every bottle of Oban. That slightly saline character puts this in a special category that only a handful of Scotland's malts fit into.
Oban 14 is a part of Diageo's Classic Malts series for good reason. You may find it safe, but there's no way you won't find it utterly satisfying. 43% abv
Balvenie 12 Year Doublewood 40%
$102.99
Bottled at 40% the Balvenie Double Wood is matured in ex-Bourbon casks before finising in Oloroso sherry casks for 9 months. The whisky is then married in tuns for 3-4 months before bottling.
Producer Description
"DoubleWood 12 was launched in 1993, using a process designed by our Malt Master David Stewart in 1982, now commonly known as 'wood finishing'. To make The Balvenie DoubleWood, David Stewart MBE takes whisky that has spent at least 12 years in traditional whisky casks, American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads, and moves it to Spanish oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks for an additional nine months. The whisky is then transferred to large oak vessels called “tuns” for 3-4 months to allow the whiskies from individual casks to “marry”.'