The Whisky Agency Glen Elgin 1995

$244.99

Jointly bottled by The Whisky Agency and the Nectar of the Daily Drams, this Glen Elgin is bottled at 53.5% ABV.

Maltbarn Speyside 1973

$799.99

Speyside 1973 - SOLD OUT

Whisky Fassle Fine Single Grain 1964

$779.99

Only 12 bottles have come to Canada, exclusively to KWM of this 52 year old single grain Scotch whisky. Distilled at an undisclosed Lowland Grain distillery bottled at 47.7% from an Ex-Bourbon Barrel. Only 5 left!

Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Release 3

$97.99

The 3rd release of Two Brewers Single Malt, from the Yukon Brewing and Distilling, is a peated malt bottled at 43%. The peated malt (20%) has come from Bairds Malt in the UK, with the balance (80%) being Canadian malt. The whisky was matured in First Fill Bourbon Barrels (with a chunk of new oak).

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: fresh, candied lemon, fresh cream, ashy, marzipan and gentle peat smoke; some grassy tones and chewy malt, with a touch of honeydew melon.

Palate: very grassy, earthy and rubbery; smoldering earthy peat and coal ash with more candied lemon and prominent clove.

Finish: medium-long, light. Ash, honey and gentle smoke. 

Comment: another interesting new release

Producer Tasting Note: "A crisp apple mint nose hints at peat, with touches of leather. The delicate dry entry spills into a rich peat dominated mid-palate mingled with oak, apricot and pears. The finish, gentle and long, lingers with smoky remnants, honeyed almonds and citrus zest."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 50.68

$244.99

ORANGE EXPOSITION

This 25 year old Lowlander at 57.3% came from a refill barrel

Flavour profile:  Sweet, fruity & mellow

Outturn:  144 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  The rich and fruity depths to this whisky instantly intrigued.  Orange oil, custard powder on baked apples and a touch of noble rot displayed maturity and complexity.  On tasting, we were introduced to the sweetness of icing-covered biscuits, hazelnuts and honey.  Spearmint chewing gum freshness appeared with water, whilst pleasant solvent notes danced in the background.  Acetone, airfix glue, linseed oil and tart black cherries lay behind layers of honey, apricot yogurt and buttery pastry.  These themes continued in the reduced palate, intensely sweet and biscuity notes, orange oil, orange muscat, emulsion paint and aniseed to taste.  Raisins, hot cross buns, spiced honey and chocolate oranges linger in the finish. Sublime!"

Drinking tip:  "Aperitif on a sunny evening"

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.72

$122.39

PAGAN FEASTING ROUND THE FIRE

This 11 year old Highlander is 58.9% after spending its life in a refill barrel

Flavour profile:  Oily & coastal

Outturn:  197 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "Fresh lily of the valley and narcissi wreaths on flaxen haired maidens carrying dripping tallow candles. The dark forest beyond yielded sweet crab apple and pear. They feasted on liebchen and kaffebröd (pastries with cardamom and fennel seed) with slabs of French salted butter. To taste hints of the forest floor tangled with pecan, sweet pipe tobacco and creosote. Grilled Portobello mushrooms with ham on toast, and then minty chocolate. A rain shower brought out butter toffee, corn cakes wrapped in an oily rag. More nuttiness emerged with roasted brazils, walnuts and chestnuts, and a long smoking finish. Spellbinding."

Drinking tip:  "When you are feeling devilish"

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 48.56

$141.99

POPCORN IN A SAUNA

This 13 year old Speysider is from a 1st fill barrel and comes in at 56.3%

Flavour profile:  Juicy, oak & vanilla

Outturn:  214 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "The initial nose had peachy perfume and polished bookcases. Soon we were in a cinema foyer as popcorn dominated and sweet notes of toffee with hazelnuts lingered in the background. The palate had orange ice cream cones and vanilla fudge with hints of lemon, sherbet and chili. On reduction the nose was warm and comforting; Belgian waffles, toast with jam and chocolate milk after a bowl of Coco Pops. Hot pine wood took us to a sauna where we indulged in large helpings of popcorn and a little more ice cream (rum and raisin). Thai spice and sweet candy apples combined for a well balanced  finish."

Drinking tip:  "While watching a good movie"

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.178

$202.49

BEE-SMOKER ON A PEBBLE BEACH

This 20 year old from Islay is from a refill barrel and is 55%

Flavour profile:  Peated

Outturn:  150 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  We detected something of the sea on the nose – fresh  oysters, a pebble beach, boat-decks and rush matting in a fisherman’s cottage. Beyond that we got gooseberry and lemon, salted caramel and bubble-gum bonbons – maybe also some bacon crisps. The palate was deliciously smoky, salty and floral – violets, lavender and sherbet straws, with dry earthy spices and an almost coal-dust minerality. The reduced nose evoked swimming pools in exotic parks or gardens, scented candles, dried seaweed and burnt paper in a bee-smoker. The palate had become a sweet, smoky, floral delight, with burnt flower bouquets and honey on charred staves."

Drinking tip:  "With oysters or when celebrating"

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 71.41

$194.99

CURIOUS AND INTRIGUING

At 17 years old, this Speysider came from a refill gorda and is 57.2%

Flavour profile:  Deep, rich & dried fruits

Outturn:  720 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "A curious and intriguing nose – we found spiced toffee apples, roasted chestnuts, figs, fudge and old wood (cigarette boxes?); a mixture of treacle, some rich sherry and a matchbox. The neat taste had tongue-numbing menthol and eucalyptus and made us think of figs, sherry, burnt toffee, honey-roast parsnips and beetroot crisps; old tea chests and erasers. The reduced nose got dried flowers on a lavender polished table, old leather chests, hazelnuts and menthol cigarettes. The reduced palate had pleasant woodiness, some acceptable earthiness (roasted sweet potato, walnuts, hay) and candy floss sweetness (including chewing the stick)."

Drinking tip:  "A dram for debating with friends, or as a reward after walking over burning coals"