North Star Inchgower 11 Year 52.5%
$77.59
From North Star Spirits Eighth Series of releases comes this cask strength Inchgower. Only 321 bottles made at 52.5% ABV.
North Star Caol Ila 9 Year Series 009
$73.59
Distilled in 2009, this North Star single cask was matured in an ex-Bourbon Barrel and finished in a PX Sherry Hogshead. From series 009, bottled at 51.8%. 87.13pts Whisky Base.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: the humidor in Glasgow's Malmaison in the late 1990s.
Palate: sweet, soot and ash.
Finish: burnt orange slicess
North Star Campbeltown Blended Malt 5 Yr
$83.99
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Glen Scotia 1999 KWM Cask
$219.99
Duplicate Sku! - The first ever single cask of Glen Scotia bottled for Canada, and it has been selected by and bottled exclusively for KWM!
Our fist exclusive Glen Scotia is from an Ex-Bourbon barrel filled in July of 1999 and was bottled in March of 2019 after 19 years at 53.6%. 227 Total Bottles. More details to come.
Producer's Tasting Note
"Sweetness up front then spices start to build, cloves, allspice and ginger. There is fruitcake, raisins, sultanas and figs ending with a little oak tannin edge."
Longrow 17 Year Alberta Cask
$214.99
Distilled in October of 2001 and filled in to an ex-Bourbon Barrel, the whisky was transferred to a Chardonnay cask, where it finished for 10 years. This Longrow, which is double distilled and heavily peated Springbank single malt, has been bottled at 54.6% and 17 years of age. KWM helped select this cask, which was bottled for the Alberta importer Gold Medal Marketing. 360 total bottles.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: thick, creamy, oily and tarry; lavender infused creme brulee, tapioca pudding and buttery-maritime peat oils; fresh strawberries, melon and citrus; lightly salted caramel, soft smoke and hot-decadent spices: ginger and cinnamon.
Palate: still thick, buttery and oily; loads of caramel, including the salted sort, more lavender creme brulee and old English Butterscotch; there is a growing base of decadent spices: candied ginger and cinnamon sticks; the oily body holds soft peat and tarry tones while smoke drifts delicately overtop; the base is creamy with vanilla, honey and coconut; the decadence and peat leave little room for the fruits to pop up, but the melon, strawberry and citrus tones are still there, and overtime make their presence more prominently felt.
Finish: long and bold; still decadent, coating, creamy and oily; layered just like the nose and palate.
Comment: I have long been a sceptic of wine casks, but the wine influence here is deft, it is really the oak that is the star; time has rounded out the phenols nicely and pulled some lovely notes out of the ex-Bourbon and presumably French oak; if you like creamy, fruity and decadent peated whiskies, you will love this one; if you don't, all the more for the rest of us!
Longrow Red Pinot Noir Cask 11 Year
$119.99
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The latest edition of Longrow Red, is an 11 year, bottled at 53.1%, after maturing 8 years in ex-Bourbon and 3 more in Refill Pinot Noir Barriques.
Producer Description: "Our Longrow Red, always bottled at cask strength, is released annually in small quantities and every year a different type of red wine cask is used to mature the whisky. Offering a different sensation from Longrow Peated, this whisky is smooth, elegant and subtly juicy. The latest release is 11 years old, bottled at 53.1%, and spent 8 years in bourbon casks before completing its maturation with 3 years in Refill Pinot Noir Barriques."
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Creamy, red apples. Homemade rhubarb crumble with lots of confectionery notes. Red liquorice and maraschino cherries.
Palate: Delicate, soft and smooth. Perfect balance of Pinot Noir wine & Longrow. Red fruits, raspberry jam and cranberry. Followed by burnt embers and tobacco leaf with hints of smoke.
Finish: More of the Longrow characteristics: Creamy, smoky, sultanas, and some nuttiness.
Springbank 12 Year Cask Strength 54.8%
$104.99
Not as heavily sherried as previous releases, matured in a mix of 50% ex-Bourbon and 50% ex-Sherry. Bottled at 54.8%.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Old fir trees - pine needles. Just like when you’re cleaning up all the pine needles from your Christmas tree. Werther's original sweets, digestive biscuits, heather and honey.
Palate: Rich & Malty; milk chocolate, honey, creme brulee and caramel shortcake. Then sandal wood shavings with typical Springbank coastal notes of sea salt and brine.
Finish: Fruit notes with lemon zest, orange and hints of ginger.
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt Release 16
$99.99
Release 16 from Yukon's Two Brewers is a "Classic" expression, bottled in June of 2019 at 43%. Only 1280 total bottles. Matured in Ex-Bourbon, the whisky is composed primarily of 4, 5 and 7 year old single malt, with a splash of 9 year old.
Blending Notes
"1/3 of the blend was a Priming batch; only 18% specialty malt, so complexity primarily from varied aging and barrel development. Some portion of mashes had short (<1yr) in new barrels, otherwise all aging was in ExBourbon. 21% 4 yr + 47% 5yr + 29% 7 yr + 3% 9 yr"
Benromach 1976
$1,099.99
This 36 year old limited edition of Benromach has been offered to KWM at the original 2012 pricing. Matured in First Fill and Refill Sherry Hogsheads and bottled at 46%.
Distiller’s Description: “Matured for many years in the finest hand selected Sherry casks, this exclusive vintage displays the elegance and sophistication of a aged Speyside Single Malt. Combing rich summer fruits and dark chocolate notes with soft malt and a hint of smoke, this complex single malt is smooth and luxurious.â€Â
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: decadent, honeyed, creamy and floral; dried apricots, marmalade and canned pineapple; canteloup and honey dew melons, orange pith, quince paste and fig jam; soft leather and milk chocolate. Â
Palate:Â waxy, creamy, honeyed and floral; loads of fruit; dried appricots, apple chunks and banana chips; more canteloup, melons, lemon zest and orange pith; marmalade, quince paste and a touch of fig jam; white pepper and and a hint of something with much more heat; grassy and a touch floral.
Finish: long, coating, floral and creamy with late heat; more decadent and honeyed with melons, citrus and dried fruits.
Comment:Â this a lovely old vintage malt, it is showig its maturity, but still far from over the hill; balanced, complex and very fresh; and at a third the price of all 70s vintage Benromachs released before or since, it is a steal!
Distiller’s Tasting Note
Nose: Creme brulee with orange and fruit cake aromas. Hints of Kiwi and figs develop.
Palate: Peppery initially with orange zest and apricot flavours. A creamy milk chocolate edge with subtle nuttiness.
// WITH WATER //
Nose: White chocolate with hints of coconut, lemon and a subtle Sherry influence.
Palate: Less spicy, with a more intense chocolate flavour. A subtle menthol and tobacco flavour develop.
Body: Medium.
Finish: Long and sweet.
