G&M Smith's Glenlivet 1974

$310.49

G&M Highland Park 1973 w/ Glass

$410.39

Matured in First fill Sherry Butts and bottled at 43%, only 9 bottles of this whisky have come to Canada, all of them exclusively to KWM. This very well priced and exceptionally rare whisky has been bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, at close to 40 years of age. 40 year old Highland Parks botted by the distillery go for over $2000.00, making this a very well priced, and stunning bargain. 

Producer's Tasting Note: 

Nose: Fresh with malty notes and some defined hints of tropical fruits -
pineapple. Fruity green apple influences linger also.

Palate: Initial burst of spice - cracked black pepper. Sweet and vanilla toffee
elements. Warming and smooth.

G&M Longmorn 1973

$323.99

Highland Park Loki

$236.24

This Limited Edition bottling is coming into Alberta in very small quantities, and is not expected to last long. Andrew's Tasting Note: "Nose: Mandarin orange, English Marmalade, and creamy heather honey; floral and delicate with notes of pineapple, some soft leather and cream cheese icing; Palate: thick with honey, black licorice, creamy oak and floral tones; subtle woody smoke, burnt orange and soft leather merge into dark, unsweetened chocolate, earthy peat and cigar smoke; Finish: smoky and honeyed with dark spice, peat and chocolate."

Tomatin 21 Year Limited Edition

$298.79

Matured in European and American oak this limited edition whisky was bottled at 52% from whiskies aged 21-24 years.

Distiller's Tasting Note

Nose: Delicate, flowery aromas to begin with, giving way to aniseed, old leather and pipe tobacco.

Palate: Rose water, aniseed and white grape juice.

Finish: Warm and zingy with a dry, oaky spiciness. 

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 50.51

$158.39

WEDDING CAKE & JELLY BABIES: Panel's Tasting Note: "The nose offered juicy fruits (green apples, pineapple, vanilla, orange) framed in wood – walnut shells, hazelnuts, shelf of leather books; one panellist said ‘dunnage warehouses’, another said ‘church pulpits’ – would combining the two result in drams instead of psalms? ☺. The palate was big and tasty, with woody, adult sweetness – buttered gingerbread, marrons glacés, Snickers, vanilla, honey, orange creams and chewed pencils. Fruitier with water, the nose had apple pie, wedding cake, pineapple cubes and bags of jelly babies, while the palate found watermelon, coconut, crystallised ginger and perhaps even Elven Lembas. Whisky from the far south of Middle Earth." Drinking Tip: "A winter evening, by the fire, reading Tolkein."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 84.15

$106.19

AN APPLE A DAY: This Speysider is 56.4% after maturing 11 years in a Refill Ex-Bourbon Barrel. "The taste is now that of chocolate limes, peaches and apricots but also Appletiser and a spritzy apple wine mixed with sparkling water."

Panel's Tasting Note: "The initial nose without water is very fruity and sweet; rich red apples, ripe bananas, candid pears as well as lemon drizzle cake and Danish pastry. With time deeper notes like toffee and chocolate eclair emerge. The taste neat is hot like biting on a chilli, also fresh oak and expensive apple schnapps. With the generous addition of water grapefruit and lime appear next to - you have guessed it already I am sure - apple sorbet ice cream, candid apple and Campino candy. The taste is now that of chocolate limes, peaches and apricots but also Appletiser and a spritzy apple wine mixed with sparkling water what makes this a very refreshing drink indeed."

Drinking Tip: "Picking apples on a sunny autumn day."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 36.61

$98.99

HOT CHILLI PEPPERS & VANILLA ICE CREAM: A 10 year old Speysider at 58.8% after maturing in a First Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel. "Creamy to taste, chilli powder, icing sugar and Bitter Lemon with the bitterness and tannin of a dry white wine in the finish."

Panel's Tasting Note: "The Panel was greeted by an intriguing combination of vanilla and new oak. Fruity notes appearing over time, juicy red apples, lemons and pink grapefruits. Back to sweet aromas like the ‘honeycombed’ sugared centre of a Crunchie bar and crushed nuts on vanilla ice cream. Very juicy neat on the palate - freshly squeezed white grapefruit, but at thesame time the extreme heat of a very hot chilli pepper. With water, more delicate on the nose, flowery - white roses and lilies, and fruity - lychees and kumquats. The oak is now that of wood shavings and a freshly sharpened pencil. Creamy to taste, chilli powder, icing sugar and Bitter Lemon with the bitterness and tannin of a dry white wine in the finish.This distillery is named after the highest mountain in the region."

Drinking Tip: "Whilst having a break from a do-it-yourself project."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 33.125

$98.99

SALTED CARAMEL LOLLIPOP: Panel's Tasting Note: "Smoky peat chimneys, fresh tobacco, leather gloves, bbq pork sausages, honey glazed ham, breakfast kippers were only a small number of descriptors coming immediately to mind nosing neat. One panel member found himself in a ‘theatre’ with surgical tape, bandages and gauze dressing. In the taste, germoline Antiseptic cream quickly followed by a peaty, tarry and sooty array of flavours with a fresh salty and seaweedy crisp finish. With the careful addition of water the aroma of tar sticking to an expensive leather shoe came to mind next to pork scratching and lobster with roast gammon. Now the taste has a balance between the smoke, the sweetness and the salt, smoked kippers and salted caramels. This young beauty comes from the most easterly of the three distilleries in the Kildaton parish." Drinking Tip: "Sitting on a harbour wall watching the tide coming in."