Living Souls 41 Year Blended Batch 4
$291.99
This 41 year old Blend is Batch 4 from Living Souls, bottled at 42% after finishing in Ex-Islay Sherry Butts.
Producer Description
"This is batch #4 of our 1984 blend, continuing the story of a whisky laid down decades ago and shaped by time. It transports you to a quiet tropical shoreline at dusk, where the last light is joined by burning fire sticks."
Rock Island 10 Year Blended Malt
$97.99
A limited edition Blended Malt created from the islands of Arran, Jura, Islay and Orkney. 46%.
Producer Description: "Rock Island 10 Years Old is a beautifully aged, Island “Vatted” Malt, that is proudly offered without colouring or chill-filtration. Bottled at 46% alcohol strength, Rock Island 10 Years Old marries together Single Malts from Islay, Arran, Orkney & Jura, resulting in a Whisky entailing wave after wave of sea salt, wood embers, gentle smoke and orange peel."
Producer Tasting Note
"The nose is initially barley-rich and buttery, developing to wave-soaked rocks with gentle peat smoke and citrus fruits. The palate bursts with a beachy quality - sea spray, black pepper and damp ash. The finish goes on and on, with wave after wave of wood embers, orange peel and gentle spice."
Shinobu Lightly Peated Pure Malt Whisky
$99.99
This "lightly peated" Pure Malt (Blended Malt) whisky from Shinobu is made from Peatead single malt sourced from distilleries in the Highlands and Speyside of Scotland. It was blended in Japan and finished in Mizunara casks for 6 months before bottling at 43%.
The fact that this "Japanese whisky" was made from Scottish malt, is not unusual...it falls into a category I call "Japaneseish"... and event the big guys have done it. It was well received at the Calgary Whisky Festival, so we figured we'd better give it a go!
Producer Description
"Shinobu Lightly Peated Pure Malt whisky and 10 Year Old are the first peated whiskies to be released by Shinobu distillery. Peated whisky was sourced from selected distilleries, Highland and Speyside regions, and carefully blended by the master blender. Finished in Mizunara wood for more than 6 months."
About Shinobu Whisky
"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."
The Epicurean 12 Year Blended Malt
$99.99
This 12 year old Lowland Blended Malt Scotch is bottled at 46%.
Producer Description
"The Epicurean is a marriage of some of the finest Lowland Malts; a marriage of the best that the East and the West of Scotland have to offer. His 12 Years Old Small Batch bottling is proudly offered at 46% alcohol strength, and is bursting with honeyed barley, ripe peaches and spice."
Glenkinchie 12 Year
$97.99
Glenkinchie has long been known as "The Edinburgh Malt", though that looks set to change in very short order, as the Holyrood Distillery comes online in the heart of Scotland's capital. But nicknames aside, Glenkinchie really should need little in the way of introduction. It has become one of the foremost examples of what we consider the 'typical' Lowlands style: light, floral, elegant.
43% abv
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Aromatic, vanilla, cut flowers and beneath, a clean, toasty note. Increasingly sweet and creamy, with fresh citrus, lemon cheesecake.
Palate: Crisp mid-palate then butter icing, lemon cheesecake and freesias.
Finish: Herbal and drying, a little like potpourri.
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”.'
Glengoyne 30 Year 46.8%
$1,519.99
Matured exclusively in Sherry Oak, the whisky is pricey at first glance, but compared to the likes of Macallan or Dalmore, it is a bargain!
Clynelish 14 Year
$109.99
Although the current Clynelish distillery was founded in 1967, it's origin can be traced to it's now demolished sister distillery, Brora. Founded in 1819 it was originally known as Clynelish. Interestingly in the 18thC. it was held in such high regard that the whisky was privately sold. Today the majority of Clynelish is destined for blending, with only a small amount for bottling as single malt.
Producer Description
Clynelish whisky is closer to an Island style than other mainland malts, with a complex and fragrant nose and an agreeable, long finish that leaves a lingering fresh-fruity flavour. This 14-year-old is a less heavyweight whisky that's deliciously drinkable and makes it an excellent aperitif.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1983 W18
$2,564.99
This 1983 Glenfarclas Family Cask is from the Winter 2018 (W18) release, bottled at 48.8% after 35 years in a Refill Hogshead. 90.53pts Whiskybase