Shelter Point The Collective

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This new release is composed of 5-8 your old single malts and wheat whiskies, a marriage of 5 casks selected by each of the distillery 5 full time employees. 46%

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: creme brulee and dulce de leche; almond brittle with vanilla ice cream and cracked walnuts; chewy malt and toasted oak; a faint touch of smoke.

Palate: soft, creamy and packed with barley; ashy smoke and a flinty minerality; more almond brittle, vanilla ice cream and toasted oak; baked apples and loads of citrus: lemon and lime; a hint of linseed oil and wood furniture polish.

Finish: long and coating the spirit is barley forward with a hint of clean smoke.

Comment: another fine example of Shelter Point's dialed in spirit and knack for bottling young whiskies with loads of complexity!

Producer Description

“At Shelter Point we’re in together. Every one of our five local staff contributes to the character and success of the distillery, so we asked each one to choose a favourite whisky cask to include in this special release that celebrates our people. The result is a delicious blend of five specially selected casks that reflect the collective spirit and passion of our Shelter Point family. All whiskies selected are at least 4 years old.”

Producer Tasting Note

“On the nose, The Collective has distinct notes of vanilla and cinnamon with bursts of fruity flavor. The palate is spicy and fruity leading to the satisfying finish that is long with an assortment of spices, cherry wood and salt.”

750ml ml

Region:Canada > British Columbia > Vancouver Island

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Originally written by Evan for blog posts relating to our 2019 KWM Whisky Calendar.

Located on a farm halfway between Comox and Campbell River on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Shelter point has been laying down spirit in casks to eventually become whisky since June of 2011. They grow and harvest much of the barley used from their own farm.

Patrick Evans is a third-generation farmer whose family has been farming in the Comox Valley of British Columbia since the turn of the 20th Century. He is now joined in the business by at least one of his three daughters and his son-in-law Jacob. Patrick purchased the land that is now Shelter Point Farm and Distillery in 2005. Situated along the coast of Vancouver Island where the Oyster River meets the sea, it was formerly a University of British Columbia research farm with a large dairy barn. That dairy barn now serves as cask warehousing and barley storage.

Construction on the distillery began in 2009, with the first spirit running in 2011. As with many other new and small-scale distilleries, white spirits provided some cash flow until the first whiskies were ready for sale. The first single malt, a 5-year-old, was released late in 2016. It was a big hit.

In a somewhat backwards move compared to other craft distilleries that have popped up in the time since Shelter Point began making whisky, the distillery just started releasing their own Shelter Point Gin in the summer of 2019.

Consistent distillation and constant experimentation are to be the name of the game for Shelter Point Distillery. They have been releasing very good single malt whisky since 2016, and the lineup has grown to include limited batches in different styles since then including both wine cask finishes and peated cask finishes among others. There always seems to be something exciting going on at Shelter Point, and we feel very fortunate to get as many of their releases as we do at Kensington Wine Market.