Old Malt Cask Arran 19 Year
$152.99
Old Malt Cask whiskies are back at KWM, and we are thrilled. We selected 5 bottlings as exclusives for KWM. This 19 year old Arran is exclusive to KWM in Calgary, bottled at 50% from a Refill Hogshead (HL11885), a total of 288 bottles were produced with just 30 coming to Calgary. Distilled September 1996 and bottled: September 2015.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: creamy, floral and honeyed; loads of melon, fresh picked oranges and grapefruits; Belgian waffles with whipped topping; some tangy jammy notes too and English marmalade.
Palate: very creamy, and coating with loads of vanilla: custard and white chocolate; still jammy, more English marmalade and dulce de leche; more melon, orange, grapefruit and Belgian waffles with whipped topping.
Finish: long and ethereal, still creamy, delicately floral and decadent; loads more whipped topping right through the finish and delicate fruits.
Comment: it is hard to screw up an Arran, especially in the American oak and this one is beautiful; one of the oldest Arrans we've ever seen!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: sweet vanilla custard, prunes, rhubarb and sulphur.
Palate: sweet creamy vanilla, stewed rhubarb and fruit salad.
Finish: long, lingering, slightly dry with a fruity aftertaste.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 36.96
$122.99
CHOCOLATE CAKE COOKIE
At 50.1%, this 9 year old Speysider is from a 1st fill barrel
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Outturn: 204 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The aromas neat were like reading the dessert menu in a restaurant. Sticky toffee pudding, salty caramel bread and butter pudding, caramelized bananas, glace cherry cake, and orange and lemon drizzle loaf. We needed to take a sip to decide; sweet and spicy on the tongue. Flavours of dark fruits, dark bitter chocolate and dark spiced rum all put together in one delicious chocolate cake cookie – can I have one please! With a drop of water, white chocolate-coated green grapes and a ginger marzipan cake with candied citrus peel, whilst in the taste a fruit and vegetable orange carrot smoothie."
Drinking tip: "One of your five-a-day?"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 39.122
$121.99
1960's FRENCH BREAKFAST
This 8 year old Speysider came from a 1st fill barrel and is 62.5%
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Outturn: 192 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "We were struck by the complexity of the nose – certainly perfumed and fruity, with red fruits, orange, tutti-frutti – even raisins – but there was also chocolate, fudge, treacle and cookie dough – and hints of wool carpets, olive soap and elder flower. The palate was very pleasant indeed – fruity confectionery, orange zest and orange blossom, apricot jam, honey and buttery brioche – could have been a French breakfast. The reduced nose just got even more complex – pineapple and watermelon; marmalade on croissants and hints of tobacco – French breakfast circa 1960s. The palate now had coffee grinds, iced tea, crème Anglaise and toasted crumpet – Ooh-la-la!"
Drinking tip: "Avec le petit dejeuner Francais - ou peutetre le brunch"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 30.91
$186.99
DELICIOUSLY DARK AND SWEET
This 18 year old Speyside whisky was matured in a refill sherry gorda cask and bottled at 58.7%
Flavour Profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Outturn: 744 bottles
Panel's Tasting Note: "The nose delighted us with honey flapjacks, barley sugars, Demerara and treacle tart – pumpkin pie and blackberry bushes gave it an almost autumnal air. The palate was deliciously dark and sweet – scorched meringues, orange liqueur, black bun, molasses on a welly boot and a tannic twist of oak in the tail. The reduced nose found burnt wood and leaves, singed fruit cake, stroop waffles and old tennis racket handles. The reduced palate achieved a balance between treacle toffee and muscovado sweetness and the mighty oak, while some elusive suggestions of red wine and stock reduction added a savoury complexity."
Drinking Tip: "After dinner - or at least in an armchair by a log fire - first cold nights of autumn"
G&M Caol Ila 2006 KWM Cask 306200
$116.99
SOLD OUT - Not to return!
Distilled 18/07/2006 and filled into cask 306200, the whisky was matured for 10 years before being bottled exclusively for KWM at 57.5%. A shockingly small 127 bottled from a Refill Sherry Hogshead!
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: nutty Oloroso sherry notes leap out of the glass with generously salted trail mix (raisins, peanuts and M&Ms); becomes more decadent with maple syrup tones and building clean smoke; while the dark fruits dominate, there are some more delicate ones like orange and lemon below.
Palate: big, rich and very sherried: while there are some nutty Oloroso like tones, the sweeter Pedro Ximenez notes seem to dominate; bacon infused chocolate with Christmas cake and a leather tobacco pouch; very layered, rich and bold but not rough.
Finish: long drying and very smoky with salted caramel coating the mouth; syruppy with dark fruits and more bacon infused chocolate.
Comment: this is a winter warmer if ever there was one... the big peaty sherry notes will warm your mind, body and soul, this is top of the mountain whisky on a cold, snowy, windy day!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: sherry influences mingle with Demerara sugar and hints of polish.
Palate: sweet with fruit cake flavours, cinnamon and zesty orange, complimented by a smoky edge.
Finish: long; lingering peat smoke flavours.
Old Malt Cask Fettercairn 18 Year
$146.99
We are so excited to have Old Malt Cask back at KWM after years, that we have selected 5 bottlings as exclusives for our shop. This 18 year old Fettercairn has been bottled at 50% after maturing in a Refill Hogshead (HL Ref10839). Distilled November 1995. Bottled August 2014.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: Old Fashioned cocktail, brandy soaked cherries and shortbread with spicy icing; vanilla panacotta and matcha ice cream; wine gums, Demerara sugar and orange rind.
Palate: soft and spicy with decadent sugars; more Demerara and some candied orange; white fruits, more shortbread with spicy icing sugar and matcha ice cream with chocolate shavings; some chewy barley with smooth new leather and dark spice: anise and a hint of clove.
Finish: long, toasty and fruity with fading Demerara, white fruits, shortbread and spices.
Comment: this is classic unpeated Fettercarin, medium bodied and bright with a touch of spice.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: sweet vanilla, butterscotch, apples, pears and ripe bananas.
Palate: sweet, creamy vanilla, fudge, licorice and malty notes.
Finish: long, lingering and dry.
Old Malt Cask Tormore 27 Year
$188.99
I can't wait to taste this one, lovely colour and great value for its age! Matured 27 years in a Refill Sherry Butt (HL Ref. 12239) and bottled at 50%. Exclusive to KWM in Calgary, we are only getting 18 bottles! Distilled November 1988 and bottled in April 2016.
Old Malt Cask whiskies are finally back at KWM, and we are thrilled. We selected 5 bottlings as exclusives for KWM. More details coming soon!
Andrew Tasting Note - Coming Soon!
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: sweet and mellow with rich vanilla fruits.
Palate: smooth and buttery with nutty Christmas cake.
Finish: long, sweet and dry with a late touch of oak.
Old & Rare Tullibardine 25 Year
$256.49
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: marzipan, almond paste filled croisants and Old Englsh Butterscotch ice cream; liquid white chocolate, fresh picked roses and waxy Sunburst candies.
Palate: soft, smooth and very creamy; more floral tones, red licorice shoe laces and more starbursts; malty with leather and juicy sugars.
Finish: long, malty and honeyed; waxy with more red licorice.
Comment: very delicate, beautiful soft Tullibardine!
Bruichladdich 10 Year
$58.49