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1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$264.99
Of the 1200-1500 bottles of this whisky bottled for La Maison du Whisky, fewer than 100 bottles are coming to Alberta, exclusively to KWM. Bottled at 49% the whisky is supposedly composed of Benrinnes, Clynelish, and Laphroaig, with both ex-Bourbon & Sherry casks employed in the mix. Limit 2 Per Customer!
Producer Description
"Drawing its inspiration from eclectic and sometimes offbeat worlds, the London-based house, founded in 2000 by John Glaser, sets itself apart by constantly renewing the blend genre. The Architectonics blend is a nod to 19th-century industrial architecture. Particularly complex, this version is the result of blending a rich, smooth single malt aged in sherry casks, a peated Islay whisky, a blended malt and softer, fruitier whiskies aged in bourbon casks. Long afterwards, the intensely malty, empyreumatic dry extracts that escape from the empty glass punctuate a nuanced olfactory and gustatory journey."
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Producer Tasting Note
Nose: fine, well-developed. On the first nose, a translucent peat fills the entire aroma palette, also marked by salty notes and wildflower. This ensemble is then refreshed with fragrances of citrus and malt. Clove gradually brings heat into the mix.
Palate: lively, dynamic. Continuing on from the nose, the attack is a melting pot of spices (cardamom, star anise), vanilla, and chocolate, liquorice and herbal scents (verbena, oregano). The rustic end of the palate takes us to the heart of the Spey Valley.
Finish: long, silky. Seeped in an oily peat, the finish is first characterised by sublime notes of lit Havana cigar. Now exotic (pineapple, kiwi), the flavour palette is also coated in beeswax. The empty glass is intensely malty and empyreumatic (smoke, tarmac).
$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."
$474.99
The third release in the "Extinct Blends" quartet is Metropolis, a Blended Scotch whisky composed of whiskies aged 25-30 years of age, bottled at 49%. The whisky is mainly 30-year-old Aberlour with dashes of 24-year-old Bowmore and 29-year-old Miltonduff. Intrigued? It is inspired by a blend originally created in the late 19th Century, made with Glenmorangie.
Producer Description
"For our third release in the Extinct Blends Quartet, Metropolis, we step into the throng of a striving city through the ages. Blended Scotch began in the metropolis, with blending vats in Glasgow and Edinburgh producing bottles for urban jungles around the world. The soul of blended Scotch continues to reside in the city.
"Vanilla arrives first on the nose, followed by a medley of different honeys. Fudge, apricot and pineapple lead to fresh fig. A rich and very complex palate with sultana, apricot again and hints of smoky woodiness. A long and sweet finish, with a pleasing weight."