Maltbarn Clynelish 1995
$309.99
Only 24/169 bottles of this Maltbarn Clynelish are coming to Canada. Bottled at 49.9% from a Bourbon cask. Love the image on the label!
SOLD OUT
Maltbarn Glen Scotia 1992
$309.99
New and exclusive to KWM, a brilliant new Glen Scotia 23 year old, with an appropriately maritime and industrial label. Matured 23 years in a Bourbon Cask and bottled at 53.3%. Only a dozen of the 144 bottles produced are coming to Canada.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: creamy and waxy, steely with diesel engines burning in a stormy west coast Scottish harbour; underneath some dried apricot, mango and cooked pineapple; very maritime with clean smoke and a hint of grassy malt.
Palate: big, huge actually, more creamy-waxy tones, still steely with diesel exhaust notes (classic Glen Scotia), unctuous and big briny maritime tones; the fruit is still there: more cooked pineapple, apricot jam and gentle earthy peat; the medicinal salty smoky notes keep building with herbal Amaro.
Finish: medium in strength, but long and enduring; creamy with herbal, salty, smoky and oily (engine) notes;
Comment: this is a beautiful old Glen Scotia, time has polished the rough edges of the spirit, but it hasn't tamed the beast; this is a big, classic Glen Scotia.
Tasting Note by Serge @ whiskyfu.org “Maltbarn are kings of handpicked micro-bottlings. Okay, say mini-bottlings – talking about the outturns of course. Colour: pale gold. Nose: hyper acrid and grassy, sharp, blade-y, almost bitter and a little fermentary. It’s a singular style that reminds me of some of the most fashionable French whites these days (Valette, Ganevat, others…) Excuse me? Yes, I like mucho. With water: added notes of broken branches and ultra-fresh sawdust (in a forest, not at a carpenter’s). Mouth (neat): ultra-punchy, lemony, peppery, and grassy. Smashes you a bit but that’s good. With water: becomes a little chalky, and perhaps a notch medicinal. Is that iodine? Lovely herbal/bitter profile. Finish: very long and sharp. Campari without any sugar and at high strength. A sweeter lemony side balances that in the aftertaste. Comments: I hate to write this kind of thing but it’s probably not for beginners, but if you like rather extreme malts without any peat or sherry, this is for you. SGP:361 – 87 points.”
Eiling Lim Older Than Old
$213.49
Bottled at 46.5% by Eiling Lim, a woman revered for her knowledge of Scotch whisky in Germany and Asia. Only a dozen bottles are coming to Canada, exclusively to KWM!
Producer Description: "It contains Old Highland and Speyside malts from the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s that are vatted together in a sherry cask to produce a smooth and old-style whisky lingering experience."
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: mince meat pie and butter tarts, melons and papaya; delicate decadent spice and, maple cream cookies and musty old oak; lots of layers, fruit flan and chocolate-orange marzipan.
Palate: more mince meat and butter tarts, maple cream cookies, creamy oak and layers of spice and fruit; building round sherry notes with darkening spices, leather, tobacco and dark bakers chocolate; lots of layers, some tropical fruits, and gentle earthy tones.
Finish: long, coating and layered; rich oak, fading spices, leather and fruit.
Comment: there is no age statement, but the whisky tastes old, layered and complex; the label is crazy busy, but the whisky is fun!
Producer Tasting Note
On the nose: A soft touch of Oloroso sherry, honey, warm toasted brioche, fresh, fine leather, warm cooked fruits, eucalyptus, soft hints of nutmeg, chrysanthemum, fine aged malt, aromas are well interwoven, almost no alcohol detected in the nose.
On the palate: It starts with a very smooth and gentle sweetness, and then the spiciness kicks in, fine soft oak, gentle Oloroso dryness, balanced whisky that tempts you to take a second glass with a lingering finish.
Maltbarn Tullibardine 1989
$323.99
1989 Tullibardine. SOLD OUT
Eiling Lim Glenlossie 23 Year
$474.99
Bottled after 23 years at 55.1%. 85pts Serge
"Colour: white wine. Nose: ah? Rum, sweet grasses, Korean plum wine, custard, sour cream, fresh panettone… Something is happening, at last! With water: a Danish pastry shop. Mouth (neat): I cannot not think of some Glenlivet at cask strength (with apologies to Diageo). Werther’s Originals, vanilla fudge, butterscotch, tarte tatin… This works, not because it’s highly interesting, rather because this time, it’s 100% perfect in this custardy style. With water: pear cake, sticky pudding, frappuccino. Finish: medium, caramelised and fudgy. More pear cake in the aftertaste. Comments: it was a good cask. There’s something of Aultmore. SGP:551 - 85 points"
The Whisky Agency Blended Malt XO
$199.99
Just 42 bottles of this curious whisky are coming to Canada. Supposedly it consists of old casks of Macallan, Glenrothes, Tamdhu and Mortlach... probably understrength, blended with young Glenfarclas and further matured for 10 years. Bottled at 44.7% from a Sherry Butt, 317 bottles released world-wide.
Whisky Notes Tasting Note - 89pts:
Nose: opens on classic prunes, blackcurrant jam, rum & raisins, but it’s more on the savoury side due to some dried herbs. Some leather but also a peculiar kind of smokiness that hints towards old Macallan indeed. A little buttered, burnt toast. Gentle vanilla. Mouth: rich, still mostly taking the drier / savoury path. Dried fruits, dates, hints of smoky Oloroso. After a few seconds there’s a burst of juicier fruits, raspberry and redcurrant jam. Really nice. Some orange marmalade. Drier, nuttier and more herbal touches towards the end. Finish: medium long. A gentle mix of old Macallan with a few drops of smoky Karuizawa, topped up with fruity, young Glenfarclas. That’s what it tastes like and the actual recipe may not be far off (except for the Karuizawa of course). Very good value."
The Whisky Agency Speyside Region 1975
$619.99
This mystery malt from the Speyside may be the last best priced 40 year old single malt we ever see at KWM... Hope not! Matured in a Fino Sherry Butt and bottled at 550%, the whisky is an absolute stunner. Just 398 bottles were released and we are down to the last handful!
93pts Serge @WhiskyFun.org
"TWA and affiliated sub-bottlers often have great old undisclosed Speysiders, this should be no exception. Colour: gold. Nose: awesome. Mandarins and citrons at first, with a funny metallic side (tin box), then some fantastic notes of angelica and rhubarb, as well as very vivid whiffs of a great kirsch. Really very cherry and almond-like. And beyond that, some perfect notes of earthy tea, pu-erh style. An amazing nose, really. With water: extraordinarily mossy and ‘foresty’. Lime and moss, fern, mushrooms… And the subtlest pipe tobacco ever. Stunned. Mouth (neat): malt whisky, seriously? This is some superb old Domfrontais calvados that’s been either mis-stenciled or mislabelled, I’m dead sure about that. Can we see the papers? Fabulous notes of apples and pears of the highest grades. With water: exactly, Domfrontais. Probably pre-war. Please call the anti-calvadosporn brigade! Finish: as often with these old spirits, the finishes are a little less entrancing because the oak is finding its way. But still, it’s excellent, on… old apples! Comments: I find this one totally exceptional. It’s also true that I love a good fino – and a great old calvados. Very well done, Whisky Agency! SGP:551 - 93 points."
The Whisky Agency Speyside Region 1973
$584.99
The Whisky Agency Ben Nevis 1996
$254.99
Exclusive to KWM in Canada, this 1996 vintage Ben Nevis has been bottled at 50.5%, 360 bottles, from a Refill Sherry Butt.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: cranachan, raspberries and blueberries with whipped cream and honey dew melon; delicate, floral and honeyed with soft leather; granola and peanut brittle.
Palate: round, creamy and very fruity; elegant and pretty; loads more melon, baked apples, cooked pineapple and poached pear; cranachan and waffles with raspberry, blueberry and whipped cream.
Finish: long, fruity and very smooth; lush creamy vanilla, soft fruits and slowly fading spices.
Comment: this is very pretty, soft and refreshing; patio brunch on a warm summer's day kinda whisky!