Scotch Malt Whisky Society 53.329
$187.99
INTENSE SEASIDE EXPERIENCE
From Islay, this 12 year old comes from a refill hogshead and is 56.5%.
Flavour profile: Peated.
Outturn: 287 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "A myriad of aromas: peat smoke drifting towards the harbour, seared scallops and salted prawns, treacle tart, Big Red gum, antiseptic cream and Olbas Oil. The palate is that classic combo of intense sweet and smoky flavours, with salt and pepper savouriness, followed by liquorice and bonfire embers on the finish.
The reduced nose gets seaside swimming pools, ship timbers and tarry ropes, but with liquorice Allsorts and Jamaica cake sweetness, and pulled pork with barbecue sauce (including the barbecue too). The palate becomes sweeter and easier (though still mouth-drawing) – blackberry jam, cinnamon swirls, hot cross buns, kippers, ash and soot."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 4.257
$219.99
GOING THE EXTRA MILE(S)
From Orkney, this 15 year old spent 13 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill Pedro Ximenez hogshead and comes in at 56.6%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits.
Outturn: 256 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "We imagined finishing the Camino de Santiago trail that leads to the shrine of the apostle St. James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in NW Spain. As we sat on a pew, ‘tired but happy’, the giant incense-burner started to swing. On the palate we were going the extra mile(s) to the coast, to Finisterre, the end of the known world in the Middle Ages.
After a drop of water we had very old sweet wine extremely concentrated, sweet, sour and smoky – but all perfectly balanced! This we had with Idiazabal cheese, lightly smoked with a smooth and nutty flavour as we watched the sunset over the Atlantic. After 13 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead we transferred this whisky into a 1st fill Pedro Ximenez hogshead."
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 35.275
$364.99
A DESERT ISLAND DR(E)AM
This 25 year old Speysider was matured in a 1st fill hogshead and is 59.6%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla.
Outturn: 180 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "'Spectacular opulence, irresistible, luscious luxury and a simple wow' were just a few of the ‘useful’ descriptors from the Panel members. A classic French loaf, pain d'épices, full of warm, comforting aromas thanks to the generous amount of honey and mixed spices (ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace and cloves) in the bread's batter.
The taste neat had a fiery temper with plenty of exotic wood spiciness but at the same time that deep rich sweetness of a steaming cup of camomile, honey and vanilla herbal tea. A drop of water and it turned very juicy and very fruity – a desert island dr(e)am! Final comment “goddammit it is good”!"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 66.176
$163.99
JE SUIS BUCHERON ET JE VAIS BIEN
This 14 year old Highlander spent 12 years in a bourbon hogshead before transfer to a 2nd fill red wine barrique, and is 60.1%.
Flavour profile: Lightly peated.
Outturn: 264 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The panel noted a boisterous and playful aroma full of poster paints in an artist's studio, old oxidatively aged wines, smoked blackcurrant, sautéed frog legs in butter, miso broth, mushroom powder and black peppered biltong. With reduction, we encountered a lumberjack's woodshed, full of cold axe heads, freshly split logs and oiled chainsaw. Add to that roof pitch, freshly laid tarmac and fermenting lemons.
The palate was surprisingly saline with salt-baked venison, caviar, salted pistachios and sheep wool oils. Water brought the warmth of horseradish, English mustard powder, Belgian farmhouse ale, duck eggs, pickled ginger and sweetened cough medicine. Matured for 12 years in a bourbon hogshead before transfer to a 2nd fill red wine barrique."
Benriach Batch 16 1993 Cask 7944 25 Year
$395.99
BenRiach Batch 16 - 1993 Cask #7944: 25-year-old matured in an ex-Claret wine cask, bottled at 53.1% abv.
Benriach Batch 16 1997 Cask 7858 21 Year
$269.99
BenRiach Batch 16 - 1997 Cask #7858: 21-year-old matured in a virgin oak cask, bottled at 51.9% abv.
Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt KWM Cask
$139.99
Our first ever exclusive single cask bottling from Two Brewers was split with the Alberta Scotch Society. Distilled October 13, 2013, from a mash of peated malt, the whisky was matured 7 years in ex-Bourbon before bottling on January 14, 2021, at 58%. The malt was peated somewhere between 25 & 50PPM...
Some Geeky Details
- Mash 022 - September 25, 2013
- 100% heavily peated malt from Bairds in the UK
- Fermented with Brewers Yeast and Safdistil C70, OG 20.6 P; FG 10/02/13 -0.2 P.
- Distilled on October 13, 2013.
- Filled into a #3 char fresh ex-Bourbon Barrel, #169, on October 14, 2013, at 66.3%.
Glen Deveron 16 Year 1L
$77.99
This 1 Litre bottling of Aberfeldy is typically only avialable in Duty-Free shops. But, you know... Covid.
The Deveron refers to the River Deveron, on which a distillery named Macduff resides. That is where The Deveron Single Malt is made. This is a 1 Litire Duty-Free bottling of 16 Year Old Macduff. It was matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks and bottled at 40%.
Glen Deveron 20 Year 1L
$154.99
This 1 Litre bottling of Aberfeldy is typically only avialable in Duty-Free shops. But, you know... Covid.
There is no "Glen Deveron" Distillery - this single malt takes its name from the River Deveron. It is produced by the Macduff Distillery and all official bottles from them are given the Deveron name. The Glen Deveron 20 Year Old is only available in 1 Litre bottles and was aged in a combination of ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks. Bottled at 40%.