Scotch Malt Whisky Society 127.34
$104.39
FLYING SAUCERS AND OCTOPUS BALLS: A 9 year old Ileach at an eye-watering 63.2% after referring in a Bourbon Barrel. "The palate did not disappoint – a lively, stimulating, crashing wave of taste – smoke, brine, ash, prawn tempura, Cullen Skink and takoyaki (octopus balls)."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.131
$140.39
BUTTERCUPS, BOTHIES & BBQS: An impressive Ileach at 60.6% after maturing in a Refill Barrel for 17 years. "The taste was quite smoky and foody, with seriously caramelized onions shovelled on a mustardy hot dog – also tar, ash, lavender and coal."
G&M Glenlossie 1993
$80.99
Arran 1998 Quaich Cask 1114
$112.49
Exclusively bottled for the Companions of the Quaich whisky club, this cask is now open to the general public for sale. Selected by and bottled for the club's members this 15 year Sherry Hogshead, is another big, beautiful sherried Arran. Distilled on the 17th of August in 1998 the cask has been bottled at its natural cask strength of 55.7%.
Andrew's Tasting Note:
"Nose: very candied and fruity: Christmas cake, candied orange, raisins, dates and chocolate; some leather and jammy fruits; becomes fruitier and more decadent as it opens up, with a base of cream.
Palate: right off the bat it comes in waves: first the spice, then a blast of fruit, next the creamy oak and then a final surge of all three together; more Christmas cake notes, candied orange and ginger with some leather and red berry jams; mango chuntey and softer melon-like notes develop with time alongside heather honey.
Finish: the fruity notes last longest with creamy oak and honey providing the backbone; in the distance the tingling decadent spices chatter away.”
Littlemill 21 Year 2nd Edition
$233.99
SOLD OUT: This is the 2nd and final release of Littlemill 21 Year, from the closed Lowland distillery. It is unpeated, bottled at 47% and matured in Ex-Bourbon Barrels. 4,550 numbered bottles have been released. KWM will be geting as few as 30 of them!
Tomatin Decades II
$262.49
Decades II from Tomatin is a marriage of 21 casks spanning five decades of whisky-making at the distillery. The cask styles chosen for this special release include ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, and re-charred French Oak. Below is a list of some of the casks in the mix:
- Refill Bourbon Hogsheads from 1973, 1975, and 1977
- First Fill Oloroso Sherry butts from 1988
- First Fill Bourbon Barrels from 1995
- Re-charred Verdejo Wine Barrels from 2000 and 2009
- Second Fill French Oak Barrels from 2013.
The whisky from these casks underwent a marrying period of three more years in First Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts before being bottled at 46%.
Glengoyne 12 Year
$59.39
Glengoyne 12 Year!
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 77.30
$104.39
ATTRACTIVELY ACCESSIBLE AND MOUTH-WATERING
This Northern Highland 9 year old at 61.9% is from a refill hogshead
Flavour profile: Young & spritely
Outturn: 273 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose was attractively accessible, with barley sugars, cream soda, fondant sweets, shortbread and pastry with custard – other notes included fresh linen, lemon, pear sorbet, candied angelica, orange zest, flowers and felt-tip pens. Some preferred it with water – tinned fruits in syrup, lime, under-ripe mango, daffodil stems, cream horns and malted cereal. The palate was straightforward and easy-drinking, yet mouth-watering; stewed apples, pears in syrup, vanilla, pineapple tarts, caramelized sugar, burlap and cayenne pepper. The reduced palate was softer and more ‘giving’ – toffee, fudge, rice pudding, apricot jam, tropical fruits and sherbet fizz. The distillery complex includes a substantial maltings."
Drinking tip: "Suited to an afternoon springtime - an aperitif perhaps"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 125.67
$127.79
CLEAN AND INNOCENT: Hailing from the Northern Highlands, this 14 year is 58.7% after maturing in a First Fill Barrel. "More perfumed with water, we found orange blossom, suntan oil, guava, mango, peach and Cadbury’s creme eggs."