Scotch Malt Whisky Society 127.20

$100.79

SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!

INVIGORATING, EYE-WATERIN, BREATH-CATCHING

An 8 year old Ileach, matured in a Refill Barrel and bottled at 64.2%. 

Panel's Tasting Note: "Classic Islay nose - onshore winds drove across the moor, picking up lanolin, dunnage warehouses, swimming pools, hessian ropes, peat smoke, ash and embers on the way. Then we opened the kitchen and found battered haddock, roast lamb and marmalade on duck. The unreduced palate was invigorating, eye-watering, breath-catching - a tsunami of lime, lavender, ash, well-barbecued meats and charred fish skin. The reduced nose altered - Olbas oil, euthymol toothpaste, tobacco leaf, amaretto, clove and a dog shaking itself after swimming in the sea. The palate turned to sweet salty prawns, wood-sap and restrained smoke. Heavily peated whisky from the 1881 Rhinns distillery."

Drinking Tip: "If you are having one whisky - make it this - it will go a long way!"

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 82.19

$108.89

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STUNNING

This 13 year old is from a Refill Ex-Sherry Gorda, bottled at 55.7% and incredibly dark.

Panel's Tasting Note: "The nose produced fascinating and weighty aromas - cola cubes, toffee, dark chocolate, treacle, nutmeg, walnut, plums, vintage port and Christmas cake with dark cherries, soaked in rum and Madeira. The palate was mouth-drying but 'Stunning!' "according to one panellist" - dark chocolate with cherries, dark toffee apples, tarte tatin, black tea, rum, charcoal and molasses; even an old gym shoe. The reduced nose had tobacco, pecan pie, treacle tart, toasted coconut and brown sauce. Water lifted the palate - leather, oranges, toffee and maple candy - an interesting combination of vinegar astringency and toffee apple juiciness. A rare appearance from this Brechin distillery."

Drinking Tip: "To accompany beef or game - or as a digestif."

Adelphi Liddesdale

$77.39

Tullibardine Rum Finish

$55.79

SOLD OUT! - !!!Not expected o return to KWM!!!

Glenfarclas KWM Family Cask 1997

$98.99

The First Private Bottling of Glenfarclas in Canada was selected by and bottled for our Kensington Wine Market! This 1997 Family Cask bottling is from an ex sherry cask which yielded 656 bottles at 56.3%. 90pts Whiskybase

Glenfarclas is the second oldest family owned distillery in Scotland, and one of the most respected.

Auchentoshan Valinch

$75.99

One of the finest, young, Auchentoshan expressions we've ever had, highlighting the distillery's lightly floral and citric style. This is a decadent but well balanced whisky that's very drinkable at its higher proof. From the distillery: "For years, evangelists asked us to create a non chill-filtered, cask strength edition of our acclaimed Auchentoshan Classic.  Valinch was born. The Valinch being the name of the pipette used to draw whisky straight from the cask. An appropriate name for a whisky with all the depth of taste, flavour and texture associated with sampling whisky at source. An unadulterated small batch release." Distiller's tasting note: The Nose: Crème brûlée. To The Tongue: Sweet and creamy, then invigorating full bodied orange zest. To The End: Sweet, crisp and lingering."

BenRiach Firkin 1978

$2,678.39

Coopers Choice Lochside 1967

$204.29

90pts Serge Valentin Whisky Fun: "So vanilla and coconut at first, then more marzipan, custard, putty, hazelnut liqueur (and even touches of the dreaded Bailey's) and then only distant ideas of limes and lemons. Frankly, it's a big surprise that this baby wouldn't be oakier and more tired, esp. at such low strength (btw, it's cask strength). Mouth: the miracle goes on, with a very wide assortment of tropical fruits (coconuts first, then mangos, pineapples and papayas) and aromatic herbs and flowers (teas). Rosehip, hawthorn, honeysuckle pastries, baklavas, vanilla... It's quite incredible that oak didn't take control here, and there's certainly something of an old high-quality grain whisky (although the label stipulates 'single malt'). Finish: more of all that plus strawberries and orange blossom water in the aftertaste. Comments: old malt whisky that tastes pretty much like old grain whisky in my opinion. Who cares, quality's very high but warning, it's extremely quaffable."

Signatory Linlithgow 1982

$243.89