Glenfarclas Family Collection 1981 #151
$1,099.99
Available for pre-order!
This 1981 vintage Glenfarclas is the 4th release in the Family Collector Series. Bottled at 47.9% the whisky was matured 35 years in port casks. The longest port maturation ever of a Glenfarclas whisky, and one of the oldest in the industry. 521 bottles were released globally, with a tiny fraction of that coming to Canada.
Distiller's Description
"J. & G. Grant are proud to release the Glenfarclas 1981 Port Cask IV, the fourth limited edition bottling from the Family Collector Series. Full maturation in a Port Cask, as opposed to the more typically used Oloroso Sherry Casks, promises an excitingly different Glenfarclas single malt. With only 521 bottles available worldwide, this rarity is set to stir intrigue among Glenfarclas enthusiasts.
"The last distillery bottling matured in Port Casks dates back to 2012, which at the time was a limited edition 31 Years Old, making the current 1981 Port Cask IV the oldest Port Cask matured whisky to be released by J. & G. Grant. At 35 years old and bottled at cask strength (47.9%), this single cask whisky reveals a distinctive character accentuated by a sweet port influence.
"The packaging ties in with the previous Family Collector Series designs; a black leather box featuring a silver emblem of the Grant family’s 4th generation, George S. Grant. This was the current Director of Sales, George Grant’s grandfather, who was custodian of Glenfarclas for 52 years. Future generations can now appreciate this unique whisky, laid down in the family warehouses during George S. Grant’s tenure.
"George Grant, 6th generation, comments: “We wanted to make an innovative Family Collector Series, which incorporates bottlings from Fino Sherry, Oloroso Sherry, and now, Port Cask matured whisky. I believe this truly showcases the variety and skill that Glenfarclas has to offer to our valued customers around the world.”
Glenfarclas Family Collection 1976 40 Yr
$2,099.99
Glenfarclas Family Collection 1986 30 Yr
$919.99
Benromach Contrasts: Organic
$90.99
Bottled in the new Benromach livery at 46% after maturing in virgin American oak casks. This is the first regularly available, certified organic single malt Scotch whisky!
Producer Description
“The world’s first certified organic single malt whisky since 2006. UK Soil Association accredited from start to finish, Benromach Organic is matured in Virgin American Oak and gives sweet, malty notes with creamy pepper, banana, coffee and cocoa flavours.”
Signatory Bunnahabhain 1989
$265.49
Distiller's Art Glenburgie 16 Year
$131.99
A new single cask Glenburgie distilled in 1997 and bottled at 16 years of age from a sherry butt under the Distiller's Art label, a subsidiary of Hunter Laing Whisky. Only a 42 bottles are coming to Alberta, and we are expecting not much more than 12 bottles at KWM.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: waxy and sherried, leather and dried dark fruits; dark bakers chocolate and cloves in honey baked ham.
Palate: big and thick, still waxy, creamy and leathery with loads of dried dark fruit, dark bakers chocolate and cigar tobacco; earthy, dunnage warehouse notes and building spices: more cloves puled from honey baked ham, candied fennel and Dutch licorice.
Finish: very long, coating and leathery; spices, dark fruits and tobacco; leaves the mouth drying and tingling.
Comment: you don't see Glenburgie very often so if you are looking to have at least one on the bar, you'd be hard pressed to do better than this!
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet citrus peel sultanas’ raisins stewed prunes.
Palate: Sweet mellow soft fruits vanilla butterscotch.
Finish: Long sweet fruity slight peppery edge.
Xtra Old Particular Port Ellen 32 Year
$1,844.99
Arran Madeira Cask Finish
$79.99
Billed as a guest cask release for 2016, we don't expect to have this for long, or to see it again anytime soon. Bottled at 50%, the after in Ex-Bourbon and Sherry the whisky was finished in hand selected Madeira casks from an artisanal producer.
From the Distillery: "Our Master Distiller, James MacTaggart, has carefully monitored this period of secondary maturation to ensure the perfect balance is struck between the Madeira casks and the intrinsic sweet-fruity character of The Arran Malt. The end result is a Single Malt with a rich brooding character, full of complexity and quality."
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Rich fruitcake, marmalade on toast with a hint of chocolate raisins.
Palate: Sweetness, Bitter orange, Honey, Fruitcake.
Kavalan Solist Vinho
$256.49
We will likely see a small quantity at some point in the New Year (2017), but expect a big price increase!
This cask strength Taiwanese single malt is "World Whisky of the Year!: World Drinks Awards 2015." We've known what a gem this is for years, having sold it exclusively in Calgary. A very limited quantity of the whisky has just come back in stock, and at a much lower price! Matured in American ex-Wine Barriques.
World Whisky Awards Tasting Note: "Lots of stewed fruits on the nose. There’s also aged Bourbon notes. Water brings out custard creams. Surprisingly smooth on the palate. The alcohol is very present. It’s like Bourbon infused milk chocolate. Another nutty, meaty, savoury nose, with sweet notes in the backdrop. Very sweet pruney flavours initially on the palate, with fruit cake and big clove, chilli and dry cinnamon. Walnut and hazelnut on the very dry finish. Immediately and subtly liquor rich. Tiny bit of incense, a thread of spice and smoke. Caramel, marzipan, coffee-vanilla, fudge, rich, creamy, dried black fruits. Integrated and surprisingly light. Element of sandalwood. Starts creamy, waters out, almost disappears before rubbing hot brown sugar into the oesophagus. Tiny bitter trace."