Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.82
$177.99
GRITTY TURNED PRETTY
This 17 year old Highlander is 57.5% and came from a refill gorda
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Outturn: 606 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "This smells like a heavily Sherry-fed fruit cake, a strong chocolate Porter matured in Sherry casks, a roast leg of lamb with rosemary jus and burnt honey, orange and clove glazed ham; those were just some of the remarks. A unique nose neat was followed by God’s wrath in the form of smoke, embers and brimstone on the palate sweetened by melted hot dark chocolate and spiced Brazil nuts. With water, aromas of loaf cake and mulled cider with mince pies and the taste still massive, “pull down your pants, as this one will kick your …” – don’t say we didn’t warn you!"
Drinking tip: "Just before a rugby match whilst the opponent team perform the Haka"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 128.6
$137.99
RUMBLING, REVERBERATING RESONANCES
This 7 year old Welsh whisky is 59.9% and came from a 1st fill Madeira hogshead
Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet
Outturn: 270 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose had the deep sweetness of cinder toffee, dried dates, trifle, marshmallows and Black Forest cherry cake with chocolate shavings; it also had dessert wine and a furniture restorer’s workshop. The palate found old books in libraries, cherry brandy, Christmas pudding, mincemeat pies and after-dinner chocolate mints. The reduced nose had crème caramel and syrup tart, developing into spicy Oddfellows sweets, Aftershock liqueur and rumbling, reverberating resonances of leather handbags, pipe tobacco and raisins. Intriguingly, this whisky emerged from the cask with a natural haze. It is perfectly delicious."
Drinking tip: "After dinner - ideally Christmas dinner"
Bowmore 50 Year
$28,800.00
Kilchoman PX KWM Cask 446
$143.99
SOLD OUT!!! BUT WE STILL HAVE 50mL MINI BOTTLES AVAILABLE HERE
For the fall of 2016, a PX Finished single cask of cask strength peated single malt Scotch whisky bottled exclusively for KWM. Distilled on the 28th of July 2011 the cask was bottled July 25th 2016, just a few days shy of 5 years of age. Our 5th exclusive Kilchoman single cask, 444/2011, has been bottled at 57.5%, just 222 bottles left. We were blown away when we selected this cask, now that it is here it is tasting even better!
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: creamy, scallops in burnt butter with lagostines and a glass of off sweet dark sherry; very briny, oily peat and juicy sweet malt; brush smoke, dried dark fruits in maple syrup.
Palate: round, honeyed and very fruity with loads of malt and building oily peat and firm smoke; doughy, a base of vanilla, more scallops cooked in butter, lagostines and smoked mussels; big chewy peated malt, lovely peat oils and dark spices: licorice and clove; big though the whisky is there is no hiding the fruits ranging from light and soft to dark and dried.
Finish: medium-long, big but balanced; loads of malt, smoke, maritime notes, peat smoke and spices; maple syrup and dried dark fruits.
Comment: we love Kilchoman, I don't know what more to say, other than this is another lovely expression and we know you will love it!
Cooper's Choice Bunnahabhain 1989
$202.49
Only 260 bottles came from this ex-bourbon cask Cooper's Choice offering.
Cooper's Choice Pittyvaich 1988
$349.99
Cooper's Choice Lochside 1967 SingleMalt
$719.99
This is the oldest sub $1000 single malt we will likely ever see at KWM. Exclusively our, this 1967 vintage 49 year old is bottled at a cask strength of 40.5%. Just 12 bottles are coming to Alberta, and at the time of writing the first half of them are sold.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: vanilla bean, toasted coconut shavings, citrus flavoured Jelly Beans, tropical fruits, powdered sugar and doughy fruit flan; almond past, cream cheese, white cake and fondant.
Palate: toasty, creamy, floral and decadent; more citrus flavoured Jelly Beans, emerging juicy tropical fruits, Wine Gums, and loads of buttery creamy tones; old but not over the hill with classic delicate antique-y whisky notes; honey and a touch of bitter coffee tones.
Finish: long, creamy, coating and very fruity; more fruits and creamy toasty oak.
Comment: this is a lovely malt, old but far from over the hill; its been a few days since the bottle was cracked and it has opened up nicely!
About Lochside Distillery (Courtesy Gordon Macphail): "Lochside Distillery began life as a brewery in the 1890s. After closing in the 1950s the site was bought by Joseph Hobbs, who also ran the Ben Nevis Distillery and converted it into Lochside Distillery. The new distillery contained 4 pot stills and a 21 metre high Coffey Still. Lochside Distillery was one of a few distilleries which produced both malt and grain whisky. Following the death of Joseph Hobbs, his son, also Joe, ran the distillery until it was acquired by Destilerias y Crianza, of Madrid, in 1973. The main purpose for the distillery was to produce Scotch Malt to blend with their own Spanish spirit. After years of industrious production Lochside Distillery fell victim to the drinks industry over-production problems of the early 1990s."
Cooper's Choice Invergordon 1972
$269.99
Cooper's Choice Invergordon 1984
$194.99