BenRiach 1977 Cask 7114
$517.49
This is an older BenRiach Cask release that is no longer available.
The Batch 11 Release was a hit at our Ancient Malts tasting in November. A 1977 single cask (7114) it has been bottled at 48.3% after 37 years in a hogshead. Only 12 bottles have come in to Canada exclusively to KWM.
Distiller’s Tasting Note:
Nose: Buttery apples and ripe pears soaked with wild flower honey develop to ripe bananas and gentle white pepper.
Taste: Classic aged oak combines with floods of tropical fruits. Green apple peel and barley grist add a crisp back note to the traditional Speyside style.
Highland Park Dark Origins
$104.99
There are very mixed feelings on this newish Highland Park release. Some are upset with the lack of an age statement, some find the profile too heavily sherried, but the whisky also has its fans. Drop into KWM to sample that latest Orkadian single malt from Highland Park!
Cadenhead Small Batch Old Pulteney 1990
$211.49
Exclusive to KWM in Canada, the Cadenhead Small Batch range features some exceptional single casks of whisky from Scotland's oldest Independent Bottler. This Old Pulteney bottling is from a single Ex-Bourbon barrel bottled at 53.7%. 198 bottles were produced with just 6 bottles for Canada! Old Pulteney is a whisky almost never seen from Independent Bottlers, making this one very rare!
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Rich sweet and creamy with some coastal notes like a summer breeze in the Mediterranean, some spring cut grass and salted caramel.
Palate: More rich vanilla mingling with that soft coastal tone from the nose. Rich fruity and smooth building on the palate with grapes and lemon notes. This is a classic dram that seems to just grow.
Finish:That soft coastal note from the palate and nose is evident in the finish making this a consistent dram from start to finish. Thick rich creamy greek style yoghurt with peach slices and ground hazel nuts with a little honey drizzle.
Tomatin Cuatro 4x700ml Set
$328.49
SOLD OUT! - !!!Not expected to return to KWM!!!
This is a set of 4 700ml bottles, distilled in 2002 and bottled in 2014. Each of the whiskies was matured 9 years in American oak and then transferred to four different types of sherry casks for a finishing period of just over 3 years. Each of the whiskies has a unique style owing to the extra maturation in different cask types: Fino, Manzanilla, Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry. The whiskies are available from only two stores in Calgary, and KWM is only selling them as a set of 4.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G10.4
$160.19
A WITCH'S CHRISTMAS TIPPLE
A 23 year old single grain whisky from a refill hogshead at 57.9%
Flavour profile: Old & dignified
Outturn: 261 bottles
Panel’s tasting notes: “Something quite Christmassy gift-wrapped the nose – oranges, mixed peel, Brazils, pecan pie, floral perfumes, varnished wood and pine trees. Water introduced dark chocolate, toffee, fudge, and coconut, with hints of spice. The palate had unexpected medicinal impact (cough syrup) and a broomstick whoosh of impressive dark sweetness that could have come from a cauldron (molasses on wood, dark honey, thick-cut, sticky marmalade, treacle scones, cinder toffee, cola bottle sweets). In reduction, caramelized sugar and sweet coffee dregs maintained the sweetness while the medicinal aspect now encompassed throat lozenge heat and suggestions of menthol. From column stills in the Gorbals.”
Drinking tip: “A conversation piece – something different and curious”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 28.25
$184.49
SWEET NUTTY PERSONALITY
A 23 year old Highlander from a refill hogshead at 51.9%
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry
Outturn: 237 bottles
Panel’s tasting note: “Many years in cask had given the nose linseed oil, linoleum, waxed canvas, new car, sandalwood and allotment shed characters – but the darling barley seed bestowed the creamy sweetness of crème Anglaise and choux pastry chocolate éclairs; watermelon and pear completed the picture. The neat palate supplied the typical sweet and nutty personality (the whisky, not the panel!) – Crunchy Nut cornflakes, peanut brittle ice-cream, hazelnuts, walnuts, muesli and digestive biscuits. With water, the nose found putty, macadamias, lemon curd and fruit cocktail, while the palate became much more honeyed and we liked it better. The distillery is in Blackford village.”
Drinking tip: “A bit of indulgence, say with a midnight snack”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 36.72
$144.89
ZORBA'S DRAM
This 16 year old Speysider is from a refill barrel at 57.2%
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Outturn: 198 bottles
Panel’s tasting note: “Before water the panel were awakened by the scent of breakfast in a flower filled garden. Dried raspberry-filled muesli covered in peach yogurt was served up alongside a Kir. On the tongue we skipped to dessert. Bread and butter pudding covered in sugared almonds was accompanied by Toblerone chocolate and lemon bonbons. With water the panel’s nose took in the scent of Amalfi lemons stuffed with vanilla ice cream. Then mace lingered whilst aniseed soothed. On the tongue a wax dipped concoction of pineapple, mango and honey.”
Drinking tip: “On holiday or in need of one”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 3.219
$125.99
SOLD OUT! - Not expected to return to KWM!
NEVER FAR FROM THE SEA
A 13 year old Ileach at 54.3% after maturing in a First Fill Barrel.
Profile: Peated.
Panel’s Tasting Note: “This nose was never far from the sea – seaweed-covered rocks, sea-breezes, whelks, golden sand and ship’s timbers – but we also got wood-smoke and fireplaces, syrupy pancakes, pepper, lemon peel and minty toothpaste. The tongue-numbing, lip-licking palate had sweet, floral smoke (elderflower, lavender, violets), lemon and orange peel in bittersweet marmalade and touches of tobacco and eucalyptus on the finish. The nose turned fresher with water – succulent samphire, furniture polish, laundry, lime and harbours. Water made the palate less intriguing, more straightforward but still elegant – beach barbecues and lemon and white pepper over smoked salmon. From the 1779 distillery on Lochindaal.
Drinking Tip: “For contemplative moments - or reading tales of the sea.”
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.151
$196.19
POLISHED VIOLINS AND VINTAGE CARS
A 24 year old Ileach at just 50.8% after maturing in a Refil Sherry Butt.
Profile: Peated.
Panel’s Tasting Note: “The nose transported us in vintage cars to exotic locations (leather sofas, Iranian rugs). We felt excitement and anticipation; Benedetti was rosining her polished violin. A sumptuous buffet was presented – including hibiscus flowers in syrup, elderflower fritters, sticky dates, cashews and dark honey cake – there was also a seafood table with oysters and barbecued prawns. The palate, however, was the star turn; at natural strength intensely tasty, without any aggressiveness – barbecued ribs in sauce, honey-smoked ham, cigar ash, treacle toffee, dry oak, clove and leather. Sweeter with water, we found the honey, caramelized nuts and heathery smoke lip -smacking, delightful and perfectly integrated.”
Drinking Tip: “After a meal, with coffee and maybe a cigar - a drop of water improves it.”