Duncan Taylor Dimensions Mortlach 1993
$110.69
anCnoc 22 Year Knockdhu
$154.99
SPECIAL PRICING ON anCnoc 2000 and anCnoc 22 year old.
Check out our deal on these two Highland Single Malts!
You gotta love it when people bring the deals to you... Just before Christmas it was the Mackinlay's Shackleton (only 10 left), and now it is a pair of anCnocs, from the Knockdhu Distillery.
We were given a $10 break on the anCnoc 2000 and close to $40 on the anCnoc 22 Year to help clear out the Alberta inventory. Both are great whiskies, and now discontinued.
anCnoc is the name that was given to Knockdhu distillery's single malt so that it wouldn't be confused with another distillery, Knockando. The Knockdhu distillery is located in the shadow of the Knock Hill, known to locals by its Scots Gaelic name anCnoc. Bottled at 46%, the 22 year old expression first released in early 2013 was matured in a mix of Ex-Bourbon and Ex-Sherry casks; judging by the colour, which I have to believe is natural, there must be a high proportion of the latter.
Andrew's Tasting Notes
Nose: soft damp tobacco in an old leather patch, chocolate shavings on a piping cappuccino; some candied fruits, lemon drops and wine gums; some delicate malty-floral top notes emerge with some soft toasty oak.
Palate: rich, fruity and very soft, wow this is really something; lots of chocolate with more soft leather and tobacco; more candied fruit and wine gums with some emerging mango, papaya and honey dew melon.
Finish: an absolutely beautiful balance of both sherry and bourbon notes, the finish is long rich and spicy; finishes fruity and floral.
Comment: I'm really caught off guard by this, wow it's good!
anCnoc Peter Arkle #3
$64.79
This is the third bottling in the Series illustrated by Scottish artist Peter Arkle. Bottled at 46% the third bottling is inspired by Bricks.
From the Distillery
The Knockdhu Distillery is a peaceful place but it can be shocking to suddenly come across bright warning signs on the brick walls of the dunnage warehouses: NO SMOKING OR NAKED LIGHTS, DANGER EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE and FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
A sudden reminder that making anCnoc is a serious business. Powerful forces are at work. Yes you may find yourself laughing with your friends while enjoying a glass but it’s important to note the drama of your dram’s creation. The glass in your hand contains REMARKABLE LIQUID.
Beware. Handle with care!
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Honey and lemon notes are accompanied by apples and sweet vanilla. Touches of leather and orange zest add to the depth.
Taste: Spicy with notes of vibrant citrus, sherry and dark chocolate. The finish is long and smooth with notes of oranges and sherry.
Glenfarclas 2000 Ranchmen’s 125th Annv
$94.49
Cadenhead Small Batch Benromach 1976
$458.99
Cadenhead's Small Batch bottlings are only available at Cadenhead shops in Europe and select specialy stores around the world. Exclusive to KWM in Canada. This 38 year old Benromach is bottled at 52.9%. Just 6 bottles available!
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Really fruity soft nose that bursts with some of the most amazing fruity aromas, soft peach and pears with sweet juicy apples.
Palate: Given the cask strength of this malt it's so drinkable with out any additional water. Very rich with fruits it's like a fruit bomb going off on your palate. As this dram opens up the maturity shows through the cask, quite simply this palate is stunning.
Finish: Light oak tones start the finish off as they give way to a rich tropical fruit syrup. This dram lingers perfectly forcing you to want just one more. Age is everything when its so perfect like this dram.
Cadenhead Small Batch Tormore 1984
$310.49
Bottled in 2015 this is a rare vintage from this distillery. Cadenhead's Small Batch bottlings are only available at Cadenhead shops in Europe and select specialy stores around the world. Exclusive to KWM in Canada. This 30 year old Tormore is bottled at %55.8. Only 12 bottles for Canada.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose Age has worked well on this dram as soft sweet red fruits arrive, a nice mix of sweet spices including ginger and aniseed, the whole nose is quite well balanced makes waiting for a sip a bit of a challenge.
Palate: Truly amazing as expected with a rich soft churned toffee along with the spices from the nose including ginger, then comes honeycomb and ripe sweet pears.
Finish: The finish arrives with a hint of the sweet spices and some citrus notes, a clean edge then a little more spice and citrus, this is a great after dinner dram that will develop in the glass.
Cadenhead Small Batch Mortlach 1994
$135.89
COMING SOON - ETA Late February.
Bottled in 2015 this is a rare vintage from this distillery. Cadenhead's Small Batch bottlings are only available at Cadenhead shops in Europe and select specialy stores around the world. Exclusive to KWM in Canada. This 20 year old Mortlach is bottled at %53.4.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: A big nose Mortlach as expected with a warming thick oily nose, bubblegum notes give a sweetness then in comes watermelon and sweet cut parma ham.
Palate: The palate is big rich and creamy with some oily edges that deliver some amazing flavours like honey and white pepper then in comes gooseberry's mingled with dark red fruits.
Finish: The finish is as big as the nose and middle palate as cream and fruits slide down perfectly with a rich earthy springtime note then more of the flavours we had on the nose but now in taste form in all its complicated glory.
anCnoc 35 Year Knockdhu
$524.99
This 35 year is by a long shot the oldest whisky we've ever had from Knockdhu distillery, of the village of Knock in Aberdeenshire. Only 12 bottles have come to Canada, just 3 to KWM. 44.3% with a rather spicy palate!
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 4.171
$154.79
PERFUMED & SULTRY: This 21 year old Orcadian matured in a Refill ExBourbon Hogshead and was bottled at 53.7%. "Last night's bonfire was still hanging heavy in the air with ash specks, leaving a faint smoky umami taste on our palates."
Panel's Tasting Note: "‘I’ve been transported to an Irish lochside’ one panellist exclaimed!Pebbles, rocks covered in dry seaweed, a fresh rural breeze and hay bales presented themselves on the nose, alongside black pepper,damp young wood and custard creams. The initial taste was very green: seaweed, spinach, moss, peppermint and peppers, all on one pile and sprinkled with salt flakes. Last night’s bonfire was still hanging heavy in the air with ash specks, leaving a faint smoky umami taste on our palates. Water tamed the dram and released lemon sponge, vanilla and melted butter. Perfumed and sultry. The reduced palate was sweet,drying, fresh and interesting. BBQ’d strawberries, rosemary, heather,moss and parma violets. A most savoury and unusual offering from this Orkney distillery."
Drinking Tip: "At a lochside picnic."