Maltbarn Tobermory 1995 - 23yr 51.8%
$243.74
You may have to fight Evan for a shot at these bottles, but if you can wrest one from his grip, I guarantee you'll be glad you did. Caution, though...he's a feisty one when you get him fired up about this brand.
The Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull produces two distinct lines of malt. The unpeated fare is called Tobermory, while the peated production is called Ledaig (pronounced Le-cheg). Every now and then you get a little bit of crossover between the two styles and the result can be so much more than just the sum of its parts. Don't believe us? Have a go at this l'il gem. 23 years old, cask strength, naturally colored and non-chill filtered. And thankfully, nothing more than clean, ex-bourbon cask maturation.
700 ml.
Glenfiddich 40 Year
$6,099.99
Long gone!
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 7.122
$244.99
HOLY MOLEY!
After 25 years in a refill hogshead this Speysider comes in at 56.3%
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry
Outturn: 227 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "Initial comment was ‘this one has something to tell.’ Starting off with an antique wooden jewellery box then a Manhattan cocktail using sweet vermouth and angostura bitters garnished with orange peel and maraschino cherries before moving on to maple syrup, ripe strawberries and chocolate fondant pudding. To taste, ‘Holy Moley’, sweet and spicy but at the same time thick and creamy. Flavours of ginger powder, damson jam and a rich chocolate and raspberry tart. With water like an erupting volcano releasing aromas of chocolate marshmallows, red currant coulis, fresh blood orange juice and crème anglaise and the taste - a truly remarkable experience."
Amrut Peated Port Pipe
$149.99
Bottled from a single port pipe at 59% the entirety of this peated Indian single malt cask, is coming to Canada. Cask 2712 is a monster, made of peated malt and matured a little over 5 years, but in Bangalore India, so it drinks much older! Distilled in January 2011 and bottled in February 2016, 660 Bottles.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: smoky bbq sauce and salsa; Dutch licorice, sea salt, cayenne-infused dark chocolate, lightly burnt bacon, grilled prosciutto-wrapped dates and figs; musty old wood, Late Bottle Vintage port wine and black tarry smoke.
Palate: a pleasant but powerful assault of smoke, sea salt, malt, Dutch licorice and burnt bacon; leather and sharp tobacco make way for pineapple, melon and mango; more smoky bbq sauce and salsa; bacon infused dark chocolate, grilled figs and dates and firm wine tannins.
Finish: long drying, coating and anesthetizing with a mild numbing sensation; the bbq notes, salt, fruit, smoke and leather linger long.
Comment: this is the biggest, badest Amrut I’ve ever had, a monster; fans of Islay single malts like Supernova and Octomore will love this!
Curt's Tasting Note - 90/100pts
Nose: A lot of really lovely chocolate. A fair bit of peat that manages to stand rather independent of the smoke. Damp ash meets dark earthy soil (very cool nuances here!). Iodine and grape. Fresh orange juice. There’s a dark smokiness, but it’s very juicy, not dry. I can still pick up on that typical Amrut spicy cereal note even through all of the peat and port. Surprisingly creamy with a bit of a vanilla skeleton.
Palate: This is a salty dram. One that has a great meaty/sour mix (in an absolutely pleasant tingling sensory way). I love it. Smoked fruits…weird but awesome. A lot of juicy grape and a bit of citrus. This carries a similar profile to the BenRiach Solstice (which I also loved, incidentally), but do note…the Solstice was a fifteen-year-old whisky…while this is only four!
Comment: This is single malt for the forward-thinking. It’s a little outside the norm, and definitely a whisky that will be hard to forget. Hopefully, Amrut will consider adding something like this as a part of the core range, or at least something to be released in small batches in an ongoing basis.
Duncan Taylor Tantalus Bunnahabhain 1968
$2,249.99
This very limited Bunnahabhain was bottled by Duncan Taylor in there Tantalus line of older Scotch. Distilled in 1968 and bottled in 2013 at 45 years old. 41.2% ABV.
Cadenhead Linkwood 2006 KWM Cask
$82.49
This KWM exclusive single cask is an 11 Year old Linkwood from an ex-Bourbon Hogshead bottled at a natural cask strength of 58.7%. It was bottled for our store by Cadenhead which the oldest independent bottler in Scotland, having been founded in 1842. It takes a lot to get our owner excited about Linkwood, but this one got Andrew, Evan and Curt excited. 288 bottles are available of this dangerously drinkable whisky.
The Cadenhead Linkwood 2006 KWM Cask was featured on Day 2 of our 2018 KWM Whisky Advent Calendar.
Want the 50mL / Mini bottle of this cask? You can find it here.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: lemon and pear drops, tapioca and white chocolate Hershey's Kisses; shortbread dusted in coarse sugar with a touch of lemon; jammy dodgers and other cream filled cookies; freshly baked donuts, chocolate éclairs and tarte tatin.
Palate: sweet, honeyed and fruity; oily and toasty; white fruity and glossy citrus tones; lemon cream cookies, jammy dodgers and more sugar dusted shortbread; decadent and doughy, like an old-fashioned donut shop: carrot cake with creme cheese icing, custard creme and apple curler donuts, and also more chocolate éclairs; lots of lemon and white fruits, creamsicles and building decadent spices.
Finish: long and elegant beyond its years; creamy with doughy tones and lots of honey; soft spices and minty floral tones and bright fruits.
Comment: this is a sessionable and dangerously drinkable whisky; tasted blind, you would never know this Whisky is 11 years old or nearly 60%.
Carn Mor Glentauchers 8 Year
$87.99
This Glentauchers was a sleeper when it arrived. One or two lucky individuals found out we had it coming and took the lion's share. Unfortunately, we're down to the last of it now. The good news? It's not entirely gone yet!
This particular release from indie bottler Carn Mor yielded a mere 890 bottles from a single sherry puncheon. It was bottled at optimal drinking strength of 46% abv, unchill-filtered and naturally colored. Expect big, jammy fruit notes atop Glentauchers' typically approachable 'stone fruit and honey' profile. This distillery is a bit of a sleeper, and often hard to find, but people are finally starting to catch on.
700ml
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Release 09
$99.99
The 9th release of Yukon Single Malt from Two Brewers is a return to their “Special Finishes” program. We are very happy to see it bottled at 46%. Two Brewers was the Canadian Micro Distillery of the Year in the “2018 Canadian Whisky Awards”. Release 02 was also a PX Finish, but a different mash and in the distillery’s opinion a completely different whisky. It is a blend of whiskies from 4-8 years of age, with 40% 6 and 20% 8 years of age. The whisky was finished in PX Sherry for 7 months before bottling.
Distiller’s Tasting Note
“The tawny colour and vibrant malt & oak aromas predict a complex sherry heart. The entry is crisp while a creamy core coats the palate, stone and tropical fruit emerge throughout. Plum, mango and kiwi are wrapped in sweetness for the gentle, lingering finish.”
Edradour Ballechin SFTC Burgundy 53.4%
$139.99
A 14 year old single cask of Ballechin, heavily peated Edradour, distlled in 2004 and matured 14 years in a Burgundy cask before bottling at 54.3%.