Whisky Fassle Speyside 1991
$374.99
The distillery is a mystery, which usually means Glenfarclas, but possibly not in this case. Distilled in 1991 and bottled at 27 years of age and 48.8% after maturing in a Hogshead. This was a hit, tying for 3rd at a recent Rare Malts tasting. There is some speculation that this is a Bourbon Cask Macallan!
Whisky Fassle Ledaig 2008
$199.99
This 2008 vintage Ledaig was bottled after 10 years in a Hogshead at 52.7%.
Kilchoman Madeira Finish AB Cask
$151.99
Selected by Andy Dunn at Gold Medal Marketing and bottled exclusively for the Alberta market. This 7 Year ( and 9 months) Kilchoman was finished for 11 months in a Madeira Cask after maturing in ex-Bourbon. This is Kilchoman's heavily peated style, bottled at 50PPM. 56.2%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: tarry and ashy; rare Elk with a blueberry jus, a side of sautéed carrots and grilled broccoli; too specific? maybe I'm just hangry! some gun smoke, but I am struggling to get at it and past the meaty-peppery wine tones.
Palate: sweet, malty and smoky; tarry with Dutch licorice and a touch of gun smoke; I still get some rare Elk in there, blueberry jus and sautéed carrots; burnt green veg too? yes; loads of berry fruits, a touch of jam with clotted cream and a salted caramel.
Finish: long, sweet, fruity, spicy and malty with gun smoke.
Comment: bias declared, I struggle with wine finished/matured Kilchomans, but I know there are many who like this style; if that’s you, you’ll love it; this is a unique and interesting take on Kilchoman, and diverges greatly from our own cask selections and the distillery’s core range.
Amrut Madeira Finish
$114.99
The Amrut Madeira Finish is the first whisky from India finished in Madeira casks. Only 4,800 bottles of the whisky were bottled at 50%. It is limited at KWM to 2 per customer. 92pts Whisky Advocate.
Producer Description
"Amrut had really worked their way around to make this bottling with a near perfect balance of aromas.”, says Ashok Chokalingam, Amrut Distilleries. “We are very delighted with this bottling and the flavours emanating out of this whisky is truly mind boggling. It is a fantastic addition to Amrut stable and yet it is distinctive. We have pretty much produced every style of whisky and pushed the boundaries on maturation techniques that are possible. A few more are now in the pipeline to complete the course” he observes.
4800 bottles have been bottled and are now heading to the North American, European & Asia Pacific markets to be picked up by lucky customers who can lay their hands on them! “The angels of India have done it again”, concludes Ashok, “this land can make whiskies that will amaze and stun you every single time.”
Glen Scotia 25 Year
$549.99
World Whisky Awards winner 2019, best Campbeltown single malt over 18 years. Bottled at 48.8% after maturing in ex-Bourbon and marrying in first-fill ex-Bourbon. Only 15 bottles coming to Alberta on the first order. 91pts Whisky Advocate.
Producer Description: "The whisky has been gently matured in our finest American oak barrels before being married in first fill bourbon before bottling. The signature nose has hints of vanilla oak, interwoven with the subtle notes of sea spray and spicy aromatic fruits."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 112.27
$175.99
TARRY LAPSANG SOUCHONG
This 13 year old Highlander comes from a 1st fill barrel and is 57.8%.
Flavour profile: Peated.
Outturn: 262 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "A smouldering peat fire was first noticeable on the nose neat followed by clean engine oil, flamed orange peel and finishing with a cup of tarry lapsang souchong tea. On the palate neat, deep, dark and strong like Latakia tobacco, initially sun-cured and then further cured over aromatic wood and a fragrant herb fire giving it an intense smoky-peppery taste.
Water added, on the nose, Chinese-style five spice pork spareribs and on the palate sweet smoky bacon and roasted treacle toffee bananas. After 12 years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this whisky directly into a 1st fill Limousin oak barrel for the remainder of its maturation."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 7.202
$177.99
A JOY TO SNIFF
This 13 year old Speysider comes from a new oak barrel and is 58.6%.
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow.
Outturn: 178 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: Comments on the nose included ‘intriguing’, ‘complex’ and ‘a joy to sniff’ – Anton Berg plum and marzipan chocolates, honey and pineapple; lemon, wasabi, ginger and polished wood. We found the palate woody (balsa, oak, popsicle sticks) and fruity (black grape, persimmon, pear), with honey and cocoa sweetness.
Still complex with water, the nose incorporated sherbet lemons, orange zesty fruit cake, molasses, candy corns, sweet sherry and pata negra ham. The palate now grew sweeter – strawberry jam, marshmallows, marmalade and Campinos – citric peel, embers and oak tingling the after-effect. Following 12 years in ex-bourbon wood we transferred this into new oak."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 9.156
$239.99
BRUTUS MAGNIFICUS
This 22 year old Speysider is from a 1st fill PX hogshead and is 57.8%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits.
Outturn: 207 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose was huge; a rich and evolved affair that wrapped dried fruit and cake mix in a shroud of molasses and buttery fudge. Figs and sultanas beckoned the appearance of apple strudel with an inviting and delicious pastry note. Aromas of dried banana merged with baked apple before leading to a thick and juicy palate that epitomized sticky fudge and dark fruits. A huge scoop of rum and raison ice-cream was served with a sprinkling of cocoa nibs and opulent dark chocolate covered cranberries.
Flavours cascaded in a “monumentous” fashion, rolling through the juicy fruits of apricots, tangerines and toffee apples before settling on a finish of warm butter and fresh wood. After spending 20 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead this was transferred to a 1st fill PX hogshead for the remainder of its maturation."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 41.106
$102.74
MASTERCHEF FINAL
This 10 year old Speysider comes in at 59.4% after being matured in a refill barrel.
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry.
Outturn: 179 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The nose is a complex and interesting combination of waxed hardwoods, sorrel leaf, cinema popcorn and crushed rowan berries – also some cooked food notes (fresh donuts, tempura) – you could be hiding in the cleaning cupboard on the set of MasterChef.
The neat palate is tingly and lively with tobacco leaf and Haribo Sour Worms. With a good splash of water, the nose discovers spicy fruits (peppered strawberries) and Old English Spangles. The palate now finds perfumed sweets and fresh pineapple sprinkled with salt and chili powder. Curious at the start but with time it grows on you."