Edradour Caledonia 50ML
$9.89
Arran 17 Year
$116.99
Only 9000 bottles have been released World wide with just a couple hundred finding their way to Alberta! This is the second whisky in a trilogy of 3 leading the way to the distillery's launch of a new core 18 year expression next year. It has been matured exclusively in Ex-Sherry casks. Bottled at 46%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: fruit flan right off the bat, some creamy vanilla oak, fruit rolls ups and powdered sugar with some decadent spice in the background; citrus fruits and melons develop with some candied apple and poached pear.
Palate: more fruit, and lots of it, some leather, spice and wow what balance; while the citrus, white fruits and melon are there it is the sherry and dark fruits which really dominate—more like Fig Newtons and date squares than the fruit flan on the nose; loads of dark spice, French roast coffee beans and new-but soft leather.
Finish: long, fruity, spicy and smooth.
Comment: I’ve long adored the whisky from this little distillery, but with age I am coming to love it!"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 3.201
$170.99
SCENTED WOOD SMOKE, LAVENDER & VIOLETS: A 24 year old Ileach from a 2nd Fill Sherry Butt at 50.8%. "The palate also boasted wood smoke (and ash) tar and charred orange peel; one panellist was sinking into a leather armchair by a log fire, while another was at the Chelsea Flower Show."
Yamazaki 1993 The Private Cask
$1,214.99
The Nikka Box
$1,034.99
Japanese oragami meets the art of serving whisky. This six bottle set include six bottles: From the Barrel, Pure Malt Black, Coffey Grain 45%, Miyagikyo 12 Year, Yoichi 15 Year and Taketsuru 21 Year. The box can transform into a number of shapes and can be used as a serving table. The set comes with two Nikka whisky glasses and a serving tray. It is exclusive to KWM in Canada!
Glenfarclas 60 Year 1954
$19,800.00
Pre-Order Before July 3rd 2014. Only 13 of the 360 bottles produced are slated to come to Canada. At a retail price of $22k it is considerably cheaper here than the recommended list of �14,500.00! Demand for this whisky especially in Asia has been so high it is not expected to last!
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 35.84
$120.59
J.K. ROWLING MEETS C.S. LEWIS: This 9 year old Speysider is 58.4% after maturing in a "Medium Toast Light Char Hogshead" (say that 10x fast!). "The velvety smooth, rich palate had flavours of Armagnac, fragrant wood, marmalade and sultanas – elegant but muscular."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 1.168
$198.89
A DELIGHTFULLY DULCET DELICIOSITY: A 28 year from the Ballidalloch Estate in the Speyside at 53.3% after maturing in a Refill Hogshead. "The palate was a delightfully dulcet deliciosity with wow-ously warming woody spices – we tasted dried cranberries, peach stone, roast pumpkin, IRN-BRU, carrot cake and teasingly tannic after-tingles of walnut, leather and wood."
Panel's Tasting Note: "Following a scant scintilla of paint, the nose became a profusion of tropical fruits (banana, mango, piña colada, plum, orange) with dark chocolate-covered raisins, toffee, Demerara, Jamaican ginger cake and deep woody resonances (dunnage, polished furniture, tea chests, autumn leaves). The palate was a delightfully dulcet deliciosity with wow-ously warming woody spices – we tasted dried cranberries, peach stone, roast pumpkin, IRN-BRU, carrot cake and teasingly tannic after-tingles of walnut, leather and wood. The reduced nose had us imagining an after-hunt dram in a stately home, while the palate discovered star-fruit, grapefruit and gummi bears. From a family-owned distillery near Marypark."
Drinking Tip: "A dram to pour when you have plenty of time to let it develop and unfold."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 76.105
$151.19
A CONTINUOUS SNOW-FALL OF CURIOSITIES
A 19 year old Speysider from a refill sherry butt at 59.3%
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry
Outturn: 540 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose spread a smear of sweetness (Danish pastries, Victoria sponge, Wagon Wheels) textured by a continuous snow-fall of curiosities – aniseed, Kummel, grappa, sandalwood, conifers, grass, leather, raisins, pineapple and sherry – complex and intriguing. Adding water brought out the fruitiness – strawberry, pear, kiwi and tinned fruit cocktail. The palate, though big and hot, had sweet juicy fruits and a succession of mouth-watering flavours– apple skins, blackcurrant Starburst in waxed paper and eggcustard tart. The heat came from ginger, nutmeg and pepper spice, but (especially with water) this was a refreshing, smooth and enjoyable dram from the first of Dufftown’s seven stills."
Drinking tip: "To get the juices flowing on a Sunday afternoon"