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VIRTUAL TASTING SAMPLES CAN BE PICKED UP OR DELIVERED ( FOR A FEE) 

**NOTE** We are now offering Both Virtual and in-store tastings. Virtual tastings will clearly state that above the name of the tasting. 

Liquor tasting samples for virtual tastings are typically 15ml each unless otherwise indicated.

  • We offer Free City Wide Delivery within the  Calgary city limits for Orders Over $ 250  ** ONLY if all samples can be delivered at the same time. If you are purchasing multiple events - logistically, we may not be able to have all samples ready to go in one delivery. As you do have the option of picking up your samples, we will deliver as much as we can in the first delivery for free, any subsequent deliveries will be $10. 
  • We can arrange shipping within Alberta for a fee. - packaging and shipping fees apply.
  • We do Not ship out of the Province.

Please be sure to include a valid email address in your order as we will contact participants a few days before the tasting with instructions on how to participate.

Cancellation Policy:

  • Registrations can be gifted or transferred - you are welcome to allow someone else to take your place if you cannot take part in the tasting.
    • For virtual tastings you will need to arrange getting them the samples if you have already received them, You are also responsible to send them the link for the tasting as it will be emailed to the purchaser.
    • For in person events, You would need to give us their name for the list if you are not attending.
  • Tastings are non refundable – For both virtual and In Person events, you will receive a ** store credit for the value if you cancel more than 48 hours in advance of the event. *** PLEASE NOTE: Larger group cancellations (3 or more)  for in store tastings require the cancellation request be submitted a minimum of 4 days prior to the tasting for a store credit to be applied. 
  • Due to the logistics of pickup and delivery of samples for virtual  , cancellations will not be considered within 7 days of the tasting,**  or if you have already received the tastings samples. Once delivered or picked up, we cannot take the tasting bottles back.
  • Store Credits can be used for anything KWM sells  - you do not have to use them specifically for tastings.

Tastings typically start at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Please make sure you are aware of the start time.
We encourage participants to drink responsibly.

March 2024

Virtual Tasting
Berry Bros. & Rudd KWM Cask Launch

  • March 28, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $75.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

Andrew was so excited about our 26-year-old Bowmore single cask from Berry Bros. & Rudd, that he kind of forgot about the other five whiskies we ordered with it. We also received a pair of Blended Malts from 1979 and 1999, a reasonably priced single grain and a couple of thirty-something Speysiders matured in refill casks. Almost a complete lineup all on its own, we have added a 7th bottling, a blast from the past... our Berry's Tormore 25 Year from a couple of years back, just for fun. Join us as we taste our way through 207+ years of malt whisky for Berry Bros!

Thursday, March 28, 7 PM

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April 2024

Virtual Tasting
SMWS April 2024 Virtual Outturn 7 PM

  • April 3, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $55.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

Log in, pour your drams and join us from home, the cabin, a cruise ship, another country, or work... for the April 2024 Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada Virtual Outturn Tasting. The KWM team will be your guide as you sample through an exciting range of 7 new SMWS bottlings. Active SMWS Members save $10 on 1 ticket!

Wednesday, April 3 @ 7 PM

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SMWS April 2024 In-Person Outturn 6PM

  • April 4, 2024
  • 6 PM
  • KWM
  • $60.00
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada’s April 2024 Outturn tasting will feature 7 new SMWS bottlings. The range will be the same as the virtual tasting the night before but will also include nibbles from our friends at Peasant Cheese and the comraderie that can only come from 18 SMWS Members in our tasting room. Please note, we will not be holding back stock of the Outturn bottles specifically to purchase for this in-person tasting, though there will likely be bottles of most whiskies still available.

Thursday, April 4, 6 PM


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SMWS April 2024 In-Person Outturn 8PM

  • April 4, 2024
  • 8 PM
  • KWM
  • $60.00
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada’s April 2024 Outturn tasting will feature 7 new SMWS bottlings. The range will be the same as the virtual tasting the night before but will also include nibbles from our friends at Peasant Cheese and the comraderie that can only come from 18 SMWS Members in our tasting room. Please note, we will not be holding back stock of the Outturn bottles specifically to purchase for this in-person tasting, though there will likely be bottles of most whiskies still available.

Thursday, April 4, 8 PM


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Cheese Please: Spring has Sprung Edition with Marnie

  • April 5, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $50.00
It is April, so we should be done with cold winter days and snow in time for this wine-tasting. The roses may not be blooming in the garden quite yet, but they will be in the glass. Join Marnie and one of the amazing cheese gurus from Peasant for an early spring tasting of rosé wine and cheese. Spoiler alert: the cheese won't be pink.

Friday, April 5th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 12
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Virtual Tasting
Single Malts of Scotland - Marriage of Casks & More!

  • April 9, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $90.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

A 30 year old Islay mystery malt (presumed to be Laphroaig), 31 year old mystery Speyside single malt, 26 year old Imperial, and 25 year old Ardmore are a good starting point for a tasting. They are all from the Marriage of Casks range by Elixir Distillers, as is the Glenrothes 31 Year, which while not new, we really wanted to work into a tasting, because it is sublime. We're rounding out the range with a Ben Nevis, and a couple more mystery malts: Lowland 13 Year and a very sherried 11 year old Orcadian. We'll sample 8 malts in all, a cumulative 177 years of liquid history.

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 @ 7 PM

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Virtual Tasting
Sherry Cask Quinceanera - 15 Years x8

  • April 11, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $40.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

We were looking for an opportunity to showcase our new Glenfarclas 15 Year KWM "Door Crasher Edition", and we hit upon the idea of a range of 15 year old sherry cask bottlings. We'll sample eight-15 year old whiskies including the regular Glenfarclas 15 as well as our "Door Crasher Edition" at 56%, Balblair 15, Bowmore 15, Cadenhead Original Teaninich 15, Hazelburn 15, Speyburn 15, and White Heather 15 Year. We only have a limited number of bottles of the Hazelburn 15, and they will be offered by ballot to tasting participants only!

Thursday, April 11, 7 PM

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Spanish Red Wine: Priorat Edition

  • April 11, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $50.00
If you love red wine and you haven't heard of Priorat, then that needs to change. This small gem of a region resides in the northeast of Spain, near the Mediterranean Sea and about a 90-minute drive south of Barcelona. With a heavy focus on red wine grapes, Priort grows fantastic Garnacha, Cariñena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and more!

Thursday, April 11th @ 7 PM


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The Wine of Southern Italy with Eli

  • April 12, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $50.00
Italy Produces some of the best wine in the world, but most of the stuff you'll see advertised tends to come from the more famous (and snobby) Northern Italian wine regions. In this tasting, Eli will take you through some of the lesser-known regions in the south of the country, such as Apulia, Cambria, Campania, And Sicily and show you that the south can party too!

Friday, April 12th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 6
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Virtual Tasting
New GlenAllachie Pt.1 Peat & Wine Casks

  • April 16, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $30.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

With 11 new GlenAllachie releases hitting the market, we had the materials for a couple of great tastings. James Bornn and Andrew Ferguson will be your guides for the first tasting, as you sample your way through the three latest Wine Series releases: Douro Cask 9 Year, Grattamacco Cask 10 Year, and Premiere Cru Cask (Bordeaux) 11 Year; as well as the first four heavily peated releases of GlenAllachie, Meikle Toir: The Original, The Sherry One, The Chinquapin One, and The Turbo. The last of these is especially rare, and will only be offered to tasting participants by ballot.

Tuesday, April 16th @ 7 PM

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Canadian Whisky Updated with Davin de Kergommeaux

  • April 18, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $45.00
Davin de Kergommeaux, the world's foremost expert on Canadian whisky has updated his seminal work, "Canadian Whisky: The Essential Portable Expert." So we're putting on a launch tasting for him at the shop, featuring a range of award-winning and groundbreaking Canadian whiskies. Participants will sample 7 unique Canadian whiskies, and also get a signed copy of Davin's new book!

Thursday, April 18, 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 9
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Cheese Please - Canadian Cider Edition with Sammy

  • April 19, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $40.00
Spring is in the air and cider is everywhere - from our own backyard of Calgary to BC and the Okanagan. Even Ontario has cider to Revel in! Join Sammy for an exploration of some of the most interesting cans and bottles of Canadian Cider available, with some Canadian cheese to nibble on and discuss as well!

Friday, April 19th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 11
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Virtual Tasting
Compass Box Curiosities & a New KWM Cask

  • April 23, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $40.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

KWM's 5th Compass Box Marrying Cask is landing soon, so we have convinced Scott Eliis to join us remotely for another virtual session. The range will include three versions of the Glasgow Blend, two of which were bottle for KWM. We will also be featuring a couple of very limited new releases, Metropolis from the Extinct Blends Quarter, as well as Art & Decadence. How limited are these two, well they are so limited that we have decided to hold 4 bottles of each back, to offer them for sale to tasting participants! Because we always do at least 7 whiskies, we are rounding out the lineup with the superb new Flaming Heart, and a blast from the past, Juveniles!

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Tuesday, April 23rd @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 11
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Virtual Tasting
Crazy About Craigellachie

  • April 25, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $45.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

We love ourselves some Craigellachie at KWM, and there is a decent selection of it in the market right now. So it seemed like an appropriate time to sample a wee selection of them... the only thing is, it isn't so wee a selection... sometimes less is not always more... but we had to draw a line somewhere, so we capped the range at 8! We'll sample the distillery-bottled 13 and 17 year olds, a trio of Craigellachie independent bottlings from the early 2000s, and three others aged 10-15 years. We think you'll leave this tasting feeling crazy for Craigellachie too!

Thursday, April 25th @ 7 PM

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Wine and Pizza Pairings with Nataliia & Stan

  • April 26, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $50.00
The best thing you can do with grapes is make wine, so making pizza must be the best thing you can do with dough, cheese, and sauce. Right? Having a glass in one hand still leaves one hand free to hold a slice, and having both at once is probably what Italians had in mind with the term La Dolce Vita. Join us for a sip (and bite) of The Sweet Life on Friday, April 26th at 7 PM!

Seats Remaining: 8
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The Saturday Sake Tasting with Bernard & Eli

  • April 27, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $30.00
This intro to Sake tasting is for those who are interested in exploring the world of sake, a traditional Japanese rice wine. Participants will learn about some of the history, production methods, and varieties of sake, as well as the proper techniques for tasting and appreciating this unique beverage.

Saturday, April 27th @ 7PM


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Virtual Tasting
New GlenAllachie Pt.2 - Classic Speyside

  • April 30, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $35.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

For the second of our New GlenAllachie tastings, James and Andrew will be showcasing two new single casks, both from 2011 and bottled for Canada, and a trio of 10 Year Cask Strength bottlings (batches 8, 9, and 10). To round out the range we will also be sampling the 15 Year, and 21 Year Cask Strength Batch 4. KWM is receiving but four bottles of this last whisky, and accordingly, we will only offering it for sale by ballot, to tasting participants.

Tuesday, April 30th @ 7 PM

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May 2024

Mezcal and Cookies - Smokey Meets Sweet with Harmony

  • May 3, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $40.00
When you think about what pairs well with agave spirits, cookies might not be the first thing to come to mind. But cookies pair with everything! For this tasting, we are pairing a range of Mezcal with cookies made by the great Beth Havers - AKA Aunt Beth Bakes. Aunt Beth has infused her love for spirits and whisky - along with actual whisky - into the cookies her company creates. We know these cookies work well with whisky, so why not Mezcal?

Friday, May 3rd @ 7 PM


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Virtual Tasting
High West Distillery Virtual Tasting with High West and Harmony

  • May 7, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $30.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

Straight outta Utah. It might surprise you that this state is the location of one of the best whiskey makers and blenders in the USA, but it is! High West Distillery has been operating in Park City, Utah since 2007 and has been responsible for many fantastic bottlings of Bourbon, Rye, and more ever since. Join us and High West virtually as we tour through their whisky lineup (including the Midwinter Night's Dram). Maybe we will get a virtual peak at their distillery along the way, too!

This tasting will include samples of, High West Rendezvous Rye, Double Rye, Bourbon, Campfire, High Country Single Malt, A Midwinter Night's Dram, and the highly sought-after High West Cask Collection Rum Finish.

A few bottles of Midwinter and the Cask Collection Rum Finish will be made available for purchase only to those who purchase a tasting kit.

Tuesday, May 7th @ 7PM

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32nd Birthday Wine Festival & Sale

  • May 9, 2024
  • 7 PM - 9 PM
  • KWM
  • $50.00
We are marking KWM's 32nd trip around the sun with a wine festival to kick off our Birthday Sale Weekend! We will be cracking at least 50 of our favourite exclusive wines. And do not worry - there will also be cheese, charcuterie and appetizers from our neighbours - Peasant Cheese!

Thursday, May 9th from 7 PM to 9 PM


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Torabhaig Distillery with Bruce Perry

  • May 10, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $25.00
When Torabhaig Distillery opened in 2016, it was only the second distillery on the Isle of Skye... it even forced Talisker to change its branding to the "Oldest (formerly Only) Distillery on the Isle of Skye"! The distillery uses heavily peated malt, and employs long fermentations, to create a smoky, citrusy spirit, what the producers call well-tempered peat! We will be sampling two expressions of Torabhaig, plus two expressions each from Mossburn Distillers (the parent company), and Caisteal Chamuis, a Blended Malt named for a ruined castle in front of the distillery. Our guide to the whisky, and the distillery's vision will be Bruce Perry & Anna Kruggel. Join us to find out why Torabhaig is turning heads!

Friday, May 10 @ 7 PM


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G&M KWM Casks Launch with Richard Urquhart

  • May 14, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • ZOOM / FACEBOOK
  • $60.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

In addition to being an all-around great guy, Richard Urquhart is also a trooper... he's going to get up at 2 AM UK time to help us mark the launch of our latest KWM exclusive casks from Gordon & MacPhail. We are launching a gorgeous new Ardmore 25 Year, and a dumpy sherried Glentauchers 22 Year, but that is not all... we will also be sampling a pair of new G&M Islay single casks bottled exclusively for Canada. We are rounding out the range with a 1988 Tomatin, our recently arrived Glentauchers 2006 KWM Cask, and a Dailuaine 2009 bottled for the Whisky Explorer Society.

Tuesday, May 14 @ 7 PM (2 AM Wednesday in the UK!)

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KWM's 32nd Birthday Whisky Festival

  • May 16, 2024
  • 7 PM - 9 PM
  • KWM
  • $50.00
As we do every year, we're celebrating our birthday with an in-store whisky festival. Participants will have the opportunity to sample from a range of around 100 Single Malts, Blends, Bourbons, Ryes and other whisky styles. There will be some really big deals too... as the festival is just days after our Annual Birthday Sale. All this as well as food from our neighbour Peasant, and a KWM logo glass for you to take home as a keepsake!

Until we come up with something better, enjoy this Dalle 2 image: "an oil painting of scots in kilts on their way to an Islay whisky distillery in a boat in in stormy seas, in the heroic style of George Washington crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze"

Thursday, May 16th from 7 PM to 9 PM


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Singling Out Signatory Sherry Casks

  • May 21, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • ZOOM / FACEBOOK
  • $120.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTINGv

Yes, this tasting is a bit pricey... but not when you consider it includes two 1st Fill Sherry Cask, cask-strength Macallans: an 18, and a 25-year-old... and that is just for starters. There is also a cask-strength Highland Park 18 Year, a 28-year-old Glenrothes from the Symington's Choice range, and three other single malts. And everything was matured in First Fill Oloroso Sherry. If that doesn't tempt you, we're not sure what will!

Tuesday, May 21st @ 7 PM


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Lochlea Distillery - 5 Years & Counting with John Campbell

  • May 24, 2024
  • 5 PM
  • ZOOM / FACEBOOK
  • $25.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

Almost no one knew about Lochlea Distillery until they were nearly ready to release their first whisky. That they were able to build and operate a distillery for nearly 3 years, almost completely under the radar, was quite a feat. Two years on from their first release, the distillery has a new 5-year-old single malt, and we'll be sampling it along with 6 other Lochlea expressions. Barely more than 50 bottles of the Lochlea 5 Year are coming to Alberta, and our allocation is only a small fraction of that. We will be giving participants in this tasting a first crack at the bottles!

Friday, May 24 @ 5 PM


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Gin is In with Harmony

  • May 24, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM
  • $25.00
Gin has gone by many names over the centuries: Mother's Milk, White Satin, Strip Me Naked, Dutch Courage, Ladies Delight and Royal Poverty are just a few of the best. You can make gin with practically any flavouring or botanical. It is akin to a blank canvas begging for paint. The spirit has gone through something of a 'gin-aissance' in the last decade, and there is much to choose from. We'll guide you through some of our favourites both new-school and old. The gin is in... are you?

Friday, May 24th @ 7PM


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Glen Garioch Glen Rothes... Whisky is for Closers!

  • May 28, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • ZOOM / FACEBOOK
  • $75.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

'When you die, you are going to regret the things you don't do'... don't let one of those things be this tasting! We have assembled an assortment of 7 Glen Garioch expressions, 4 of them official bottlings, and three of them independent. We have topped off the range with a single bottling of Glenrothes, just so we could give this tasting its name. One of KWM's mottos is ABC... Always Be Clever... or at least laugh at your own jokes!

Tuesday, May 28th @ 7PM

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Feis Isle: The KWM Islay Whisky Festival

  • May 30, 2024
  • 7 PM - 9 PM
  • KWM
  • $60.00
'You don't need ferries, you don't need planes, you don't need to sleep in a tent on the beach or line up for bottles in the rain...' At the suggestion of one of our industry friends, this year's KWM Islay Whisky Festival is being held during the actual Feis Isle on Islay. We'll be cracking as many Islay malts as we can, as well as some Islayternatives (trademark the Scotch Guy!) all in the name of peat and Scottish West Coast culture. The price includes a KWM logo glass, a chance to sample from 100 odd whiskies and some delicious bites from our neighbour Peasant Cheese. There will also be a few bottles available by ballot!

Thursday, May 30 from 7 PM to 9 PM


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