Tullibardine 1966

$382.50

Tasting Note Adapted From Jim Murray: Nose: toffee apple concentrate, Demerara, treacle a layer of cooked apple and traces of oak; Palate: big silky oloroso sherry with soft spices, treacle cake, manuka honey and a tinge of copper; Finish: long and bitter, rounded out by soft honey and rich grape." " No matter how you look at it this is astonishing whisky!" Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2009

Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera

$53.99

Sullivan's Cove Single Malt Whisky

$67.49

Glengoyne 1972

$357.29

This new 35 year old Glengoyne has been launched in their signature Spirit Safe Box. Distilled in 1972 and bottled at cask strength the whisky is immensely fruity on the palate with a long drying finish. A lovely, sweet, floral nose. Notably fruity, with peaches, pineapples and melons. Big bodied and viscous in the mouth. Rich malt and fresh spicy fruits. Intensely fruity when diluted, with a greater emphasis on spice. The finish is long and slowly drying, with nothing negative to suggest 35 years in a cask. Remarkably fresh and vibrant for its age.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George

$699.99

The King George V bottling of Johnnie Walker has been made with the same techniques of the era and features whiskies which would have represented the core of the blend at the time including the now dismantled Port Ellen distillery. Port Ellen distillery on Islay was famous for its elegantly smoky whisky. The whisky is boxed in a silk lined presentation case. "Powerful, complex, rich and smooth, this is a worthy addition to the Johnnie Walker family." - Jonathan Driver (Johnnie Walker Scotch Amabassador)

Macallan 1964 Cask 3312

$5,510.69

Macallan 1965 Cask 4402

$2,880.89

Macallan 1966 Cask 7878

$2,656.70

Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Blow Out

$369.99

The first Kavalan cask bottled for Canada, is a Solist Sherry nicknamed "Oh ! So Sherried for Canada." by the distillery and importer Fountana Beverage Co. Cask No: S100205009A, bottled on October 21 2016; no fill date. 550 bottles, 58.6%.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: candied nuts, Demerara and brown sugars, black licorice Twizzlers, sweet sticky sherry and dense maple syrup; dark bakers chocolate, Christmas cake and everything sherry bomb... new leather and damp fruit tobacco too.

Palate: big, rich coating and very fruity; loads of spices, sugars (more Demerara and Brown), plus big thick syrupy notes; a touch of burnt bacon, wrapped around dates filled with blue cheese; firm new leather with more damp tobacco (cigar); the dark bakers chocolate is complimented by candied nuts, cinnamon hearts, hot ginger and candied nuts.

Finish: doesn't disappoint, but it is rich, long and smooth, with the leather, dark fruits and spices lasting longest. 

Comment: this is a big sherry bomb, not over the top, but a monster; Kavalan's light tropical tones are hiding beneath a firm sherry influence; lovers of the Solist Sherry will not be disappointed by this Canadian cask!