G&M Speymalt Macallan 1993
$125.99
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
G&M Speymalt Macallan 1970
$764.99
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
Matured in First Fill Sherry Butts. Incredible value for a Macallan of this vintage and age.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Initial burst of sherry sweetness, with subtle rum and raisin notes. Some marzipan and almonds with a hint of vanilla lingering. Some subtle bees wax polish and a touch of charred oak develop.
Palate: Sweet and Sherried, with Christmas cake influences and some hints of warm festive spices. Followed by some dark chocolate with a burst of citrus peel.
G&M Speymalt Macallan 1981
$458.99
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
At 32 years of age from First Fill Bourbon casks this whisky is excellent value.
Nikka Coffey Malt 1998
$194.39
Only 12 bottles of this rare single cask, Coffey Malt Japanese whisky have come to Canada, all of them exclusive to KWM. 57% after maturing in a single cask, #103356, this is a malt whisky, but distilled in in a column (AKA coffey or continuous) still. Nikka's Coffey Malt is principally produced for blending, though they do offer it as a stand alone whisky. The two big Japanese distillers, Suntory and Nikka, both own two malt distilleries and a grain distillery. They need to be self sufficient in creating their blends, so both companies produce a variety of whiskies at each of their distilleries.
Andrew's Tasting Note:
"Nose: honeyed and nutty with loads of malt, caramel, juicy orange and cantaloupe; dunnage warehouse, wet leaf litter and barley sugars; some gelatin candies (wine gums) and red berry fruits; Manukah honey and candied nuts round things out.
Palate: round, richc chewy, fruity and very sweet; loads more caramel, some musty-earthy oak and dunnage notes with more wet leaves; the toasted oak is abundant along with spices and chocolate coffee beans; candied orange, some licorice and decadent spices develop; overall it is big and layered; some late marzipan and almond paste.
Finish: long and decadent; more juicy malt, sugars, spices and winegums; very vibrant and pleasant."
Nikka Coffey Grain 1999
$175.49
Only 6 bottles have come to Canada, exclusively to KWM, out of a single cask: 198156. Bottled at 60% the cask type is not specified, but is presumably ex-Bourbon. This is a stunning vintage single grain whisky from the Miyagikyo/Sendai distillery in Japan. It is made in a column still and is mainly used for blending. The two big Japanese distillers, Suntory and Nikka, both own two malt distilleries and a grain distillery. They need to be self sufficient in creating their blends, so both companies produce a variety of whiskies at each of their distilleries.
Andrew's Tasting Note:
Nose: buttered corn on the cob, vanilla extract, marcona almonds and Mastic window putty; becomes jucier with lots of grain, soft grainy oils and lemon and pear drops; floral, sugary and citric (lemon & lime juice) notes develop in waves followed by vanilla icing and melted butter.
Palate: big, rich, creamy, coating and fruity with bright-delicate-oily grains; very toasty with grapefruit peel and more lemon and lime; it's hot but not at all sharp; more Marcona almonds, vanilla extract and soft oils; there is a little peppery spice but overall it is sweet, juicy and toasty.
Finish: long and clean, it fades into caramel corn and buttered corn on the cob with flourishes of fruit.
Signatory Imperial 1995
$148.49
This 18 year old Imperial is the product of two Hogsheads 50143 and 50144 distilled 21/08/1995 and bottled 07/01/2014 at 51.9%. Only 573 bottles came from the cask, of which only 18 came to Canada, exclusively to KWM.
The Imperial distillery was mothballed in the latter part of the last decade. Largely dismantled much of the equipment which was due to be sold as scrap (worth over $200,000CAD) was stolen in 2009. While the owners had a various times in the last decade come up with plans to covert the distillery buildings to flats, an upswing in demand has prompted them to demolish the old buildings with plans to open a new distillery on the site in 2015. The new distillery is expected to carry the name of the original Imperial distillery which opened in 1897.
Andrew's Tasting Note:
Nose: creamy, floral, tropical and decadent; a very seductive nose, the American oak elements are very dominant with loads of soft white chocolate, silky vanilla and ripe melons, canned pineapple and fresh cut peaches.
Palate: very creamy, toasty, floral and sweet; the honey, cream, vanilla and white chocolate notes are again dominant, in their wake we find more melons, pineapple and other exotic fruits with some tingling decadent spice and sugars; some candied nuts and firm-coating-oaky-oils, a little grippier than the nose implied but still seductive.
Finish: long, rich, elegant and toasty the fruits fade first followed by the oak influenced vanillas, honey and cream."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 2.87
$230.39
SATISFYING AS A BUTCHER'S BLADE
This 21 year old Speysider is 51.7% after maturing in a refill hogshead
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Outturn: 194 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose was something of a contradiction – ‘old’ impressions of polished floorboards in antique bookshops, old paint cupboards and mentholated snuff – yet with fresher elements of stewed apple, mandarins, toffee, carnations and peppermint. Water brought out honey and lemon toddy notes and freshly baked Eve’s pudding. The palate was fascinating and very tasty – mouth-coating sweetness of toffee apples and caramel apple granny cake with a dry finish of flowers, humbugs and tiger balm. Panellists were yakking away – fair enjoying the mellow easiness of it – as sweet as a Scotsman’s Snickers; satisfying as a butcher’s blade. From George Smith’s 1824 distillery."
Drinking tip: "For anyone who might appreciate the dignity of age and the freshness of youth in the same body"
Old Particular Macallan 16 Year
$161.99
This product is not expected to return to KWM!
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 36.62
$161.99
THE ITALIAN JOB
This 21 year old Speysider from a 2nd fill hogshead has been bottled at 51.3%
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Outturn: 229 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "We were greeted by a fresh, chalky and slightly mineralic aroma; laundry drying in a sea breeze, fresh cut wood and a hint of grappaesque eau de vie. A light sweetness is lingering in the background, Refreshers candy and Campino fruit bonbons. Fizzy on the tongue to start, then turning sweeter into grape juice and Rowntree’s Randoms. Herbal flavours follow; ciabatta bread, Parma ham and hard parmesan cheese grated on top. With water becoming even more mineralic, almost flinty, like an austere white Lombardian wine enjoyed on a terrace overlooking Lake Como late in the afternoon. The taste has an intriguing balance of sour cream chips and a honey yogurt ice cream – Salute!"
Drinking tip: "Whilst on holiday in Italy"