Adelphi Laphroaig 1996
$374.99
Only 16 bottles of this Laphroaig single cask are coming to KWM. Bottled at 57.1% after 20 years in a pair of Refill Sherry Hogsheads! Independently bottled Laphroaig is getting rare and expensive since the distillery stopped selling casks...
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: doughy, buttery, creamy, tropical and honeyed; some medicinal tones and juicy malt start to emerge, but where is the peat? this is a kitten.
Palate: honeyed, creamy and doughy with some yeasty-washback tones; oily-smoky-chewy-barley; fresh cut green grass and tarry ropes; the peat is soft and round with some floral tones; a bit of orange peel, brown sugar and building earthy spices.
Finish: warming, earthy and peaty; it is still doughy and malty; floral and peaty with firm but gentle salty smoke, its last flourish is bone dry.
Comment: this is a round, malty and fresh Laphroaig; age has softened some of its rougher Ileach edges, but it hasn't lost any of its identity!
Producer Description: “Drawn from 2 active, refill Spanish oak ex-Sherry hogsheads, this has a rich toffee colour, with moderate beading.
Producer Tasting Note: “Turkish Delight with a dusting of coffee powder, saddle soap, Highland Toffee, crème caramel and a hint of dried mango. Burnt toffee to taste with Werther’s Originals, Chocolate Eclairs, and pencil shavings. Drying in the finish with notes of fresh tobacco.”
Ardbeg Kelpie Committee Edition
$194.99
Limit 1 per Ardbeg Committee Member (Join Here)
This is a more limited edition of the Ardbeg Kelpie, exclusively available from Ardbeg Embassies, and only to Ardbeg Committee Members. It is strictly limited to 1 per member! The Committee Edition, like the standard Kelpie release, has been matured in Russian Black Sea Oak. It has been bottled at 51.7%, rather than the 46% of the standard release.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: tarry, malty, medicinal and oily; smoked mussels, salted caramel and dark goats milk chocolate; muscavado sugars, seaweed salad and hotdogs boiled in a salty broth; some lovely creamed honey notes emerge on the nose after the first sip.
Palate: big, bold and brash; the tarry-medicinal Islay notes hit first, with the sweet chewy malt fast on its heels; honeyed and briny; fried kale, seaweed salad and dried kelp chips; more salted caramel, smoked mussels and more briny boiled hot dogs; there is orange, dark chocolate, rough leather and some firm tobacco too.
Finish: long, oily and drying; the leather, tobacco and chocolate fade first leaving the maritime, seaweed and orange notes to linger longest.
Comment: bigger and bolder than the standard release; this is an unapologetic Ileach, not for the faint of heart.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Black olive tapenade, green tea, jasmine, lemons, peaches, pistachio nuts, beef jerky, Grana Padano cheese, bacon grease, salsa, roasted red peppers, parma violets, smoked pineapple, Fisherman's Friend lozenges and cinnamon sticks.
Palate: Big, peaty, ashy and peppery smoke, limes & salt, bubble gum, pistachio nuts again. Salt, salt, salt, saline, Weetabix cereal, salted caramels, peanuts and roasted almonds, cinnamon, and a bit of grassiness.
Finish: Smokey, salty and... Kelpie?
Comments: Kelpie plus. If you like the regular Kelpie release but want more amped up flavour and alcohol then this is for you.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: A wonderful, intense, ‘dancing’ nose, with lots of different, intertwined aromas – powerful, oily peat, dark chocolate, smoked fish, hints of seaweed, and a curious, sharp herbal note. Waves of spicy, black pepper. A splash of water brings forth some classic Ardbeg notes, such as creamy coffee, smoked fudge and pine resin. Even some hints of smoked coconut.
Palate: A peppery mouthfeel is followed by a crescendo of rich flavours. Treacle toffee, Turkish coffee, smoky bacon and lots of dark, dark chocolate. A curious burst of peachy, estery fruit, hickory wood, clove oil and a suggestion of black olives on the aftertaste.
Finish: Seemingly lasting forever, with deep, deep, almost subterranean flavours of clove, tar and rich toffee.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 36.122
$105.99
A DARK JUNGLE OF FLAVOUR
This 9 year old Speysider comes in at 58.1% after maturing in a 1st fill Oloroso butt
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Outturn: 594 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The panel embarked on a bold expedition into spectacularly rich and robust sweet meats and Spanish jamon with charred oak and honey on grainy toast. The way was chewy and viscous with mouth-coating oils like eating warm crispy bacon. Then a beam of sunlight illuminated tangy tangerine and baked Seville oranges to provide a moment of refreshment before we delved deeper into paths of golden syrup and malty bran flakes. The journey finally came to an end when we approached the fresh wood of charcoal pencils dripping with the dew of young sherry whilst milk chocolate and the slightest suggestion of sulphur provided a deliciously rounded completion."
Drinking tip: "Drink when all else tastes bland"
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Release 07
$99.99
Fresh out of the Yukon comes a new Two Brewers Single Malt Release!
This is the 7th official release from Two Brewers, which is as distillery within Yukon Brewing of Whitehorse, Yukon. Hearkening back to Release 03 - This release of Two Brewers Single Malt is Peated - in fact, it is a little bit more peated then that past release. Only 1750 bottles are in this release, only a portion of which will be coming to Alberta. 43% ABV
Evan's tasting note:
Nose: Candied bacon, chai tea with honey and cream, banana, nutmeg, hickory sticks, a barn - full of hay and set on fire, eucalyptus, vanilla bean, well-worn leather jacket, spicy and floral cigar smoke.
Palate: Peanut butter and banana sandwiches, lemon custard pastries, dark chocolate, vanilla, coffee candies, chai tea with cream again, mild spices, peppercorn bacon, poached pears and saltwater taffy.
Finish: Oily and slightly creamy leading to fruit and spice on the fade.
Comment: The peat adds depth. A peaty and seductive volume in the continuing Two Brewers' repertoire.
Distiller's Tasting Note:
"A rich nose of patent leather, stone fruit and cedar layered with toasted oak and char. Fresh honey sweetness preludes the crisp emergence of spice and lit match smoke. The finish is long to develop, white pepper and burnt toffee mingled with the smoke of a smudge fire."
About Two Brewers: "Yukon Brewing was formed by Bob Baxter and Alan Hansen in 1997, the result of a canoe trip conversation taken well beyond the campfire. After years of building a successful local craft brewery, they decided to expand into spirits and in 2009 invested in a small pot still. Hence came the birth of Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Whisky; made in small batches, with a variety of malted and roasted grains, using different fermentation techniques and a mix of barrels. The goal is that no two releases will be the same, so that as each expression emerges, it is layered and complex and probably never to be repeated."
Archives Tamdhu 2007
$174.99
SMWS FC&F
$599.99
Amrut Greedy Angels 8 Year
$299.99
Limit 2 Per Customer
This is the third installment of Greedy Angels to come to Canada. More details to come.
Glendronach Batch 15 1990 Cask 7005
$589.99
From GlenDronach's Single Cask Release Batch 15 - this is 1990 cask # 7005. It is 27 years old and taken from a PX Sherry Puncheon. 53.4% ABV.
Batch 15 of GlenDronach's Single Cask range consists of six whiskies aged 21 to 27 years old.
Glendronach Batch 15 1992 Cask 52
$489.99
From GlenDronach's Single Cask Release Batch 15 - this is 1992 cask #52. It is 25 years old and taken from a Sherry Butt. 58.5% ABV.
Batch 15 of GlenDronach's Single Cask range consists of six whiskies aged 21 to 27 years old.