Clan Denny Caledonian 40 Year
$197.09
Single grain is to grain whisky, what single malt is to malt whisky. It is the product of one single distillery, and only made from grain. Nose: ripe apricot, vanilla and custard. Palate: big grain notes with sugars and tannins. Finish: Demerara, hickory smoke, and hints of bourbon. One well worth taking a chance on...
Auchentoshan 1957
$3,302.99
Bottled at cask strength 49.1%, there will be two releases of the exclusive vintage from two separate Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. Both casks have been maturing in warehouses on the outskirts of Glasgow & although distilled & filled on the same date – Monday 15 April 1957 - the two bottlings offer very different characteristics. Cask, 480 has produced 144 hand numbered bottles. Nose: a light fragrance of eucalyptus, butterscotch & treacle; w/ water ripe soft fruit & fresh green apples. Palate: mint, light treacle & dark chocolate. Finish: silky smooth and deliciously complex finish.
Old Pulteney 1990
$299.99
This 23 year old bottling of Old Pulteney was matured in both ex-Sherry and Bourbon casks which previously held peated whisky. Bottled at 46% this limited edition is being released in very small quantities in Alberta. Being matured in peated casks this is a very unique expression of Old Pulteney which is typically unpeated.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Subtle warm wood with hints of peardrops and green apples, fragrant floral notes followed by a spice and fruity touch of ex-sherry casks.
Palate: This full bodied expression is sweet to start with a touch of spice and a long and intense smoky finish.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: This is a curious dram, the fruits were pouring out of the glass as the whisky poured; creamy with candied pineapple, lots of honey, some ashy smoke and a bit of brine; some lovely layers, with the peated cask adding some complexity.
Palate: very sweet, smooth and smoky with a creamy base, and lots of fruit; more diced candied pineapple, honey and vanilla with a big salty backbone; the peat never fades away with leather and some darker fruits emerging.
Finish: long, coating, creamy and fruity with more ashy salty smoke.
Comment: a winter night dram, but very drinkable, I could see a bottle of this disappearing quickly.
Kilkerran Work in Progress 6 Bourbon
$63.89
The first ten year old release of Kikerran has come in a pair, this one Bourbon matured and the other matured in sherry, both at 46%.
Kilkerran is the name of the single malt produced at the Glengyle distillery. which was reopened in 2005 to settle a grudge and get Campbeltown its regional designation back.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Inviting and homely straight away. Ripe green apples, herbal sweetness and rich in sugar glazed apricots.
Palate: Its nuts! Rich oily walnuts, continuing the wholesome notes from the nose. More a work in perfection than work in progress, with a great, delicate balance between the sweeter fruit notes and lively spices. It is unmistakenly Campbeltown, so comforting and rich. It gets sweeter and stickier with a touch of water.
Finish: This dram is not for the impatient! Treat it like a cryptic crossword, give it time and enjoy this fabulous Campbeltown spirit.
Benromach 18 Year
$83.69
Benromach ceased operation in 1983, but in what is another happy ending, the distillery was purchased by Gordon & MacPhail in 1992 and refurbished over the next five years. It has a light amber color and a rich, saturated nose with elements of malt, brown sugar, fruit, and some smoky, woodiness. There's a creaminess to the palate, along with a sweet, brandy-like fruitiness. The finish is dry
Speymalt Macallan 1973
$164.69
SOLD OUT. This Product is no longer available. It is not likely to return.
From one of the first operating whisky merchants, Gordon & MacPhail, who are still in business today in the Speyside town of Elgin, comes from their Speymalt range of products, a vintage Macallan. Undiluted, this 29 Yr Old shows strong notes of sherry wood with a hint of smokiness. Adding a touch of spring water brings out the floral character so typical of Macallan. A perfect gift for the afficianado.
Glendronach 12 Year
$48.14
It's back, the infamous Glendronach 'Original 15 Yr Old', which we all grew to love so much(particularly for its rich, sherried style at an amazingly modest price), is on the shelf again. However, it's now a 12 Yr Old and has both a 'Traditional' first and second oak and sherry cask finish. It still has the characteristic richness, yet slightly lighter, less sherried and more traditional in style
Glenglassaugh 45 Year
$2,276.99
DISTILLERS TASTING NOTE: "The nose is dark and rich with hints of treacle pudding, sherry, sticky dates and walnuts. Stewed plums, ripe banana and chocolate notes are present too with a flourish of cracked black pepper at the rear. The palate has sweet sherry, more treacle and dates and a bitter dark chocolate flavour balances this chewy malt. Bruised red apple notes emerge before a pleasant wood spice and pepperiness. The finish has long and lingering wood spice and hints of peach melba."
Bruichladdich 20 Year
$119.69
A new development in the continuing adventures of the Laddie, the provocative second edition of Bruichladdich 20 Yr Old has been introduced. After twenty years maturing in Bourbon barrels, the Laddie was coyly introduced to spicy Mourvedre wine casks from Rivesaltes on France's Mediterranean coast. The resulting pink-hued 'flirtation', shows nuances of fruit, with just a hint of subtle spice.