Signatory Ledaig 2007 59.7%
$214.99
Rocking an 88pt score on Whisky Base, this 2007 Ledaig was matured in a Refill Sherry Butt (#700550) for 13 years before bottling at 59.7%.
Benromach 50 Year
$15,000.00
One of the oldest Benromachs ever bottled, this 50 year old is from a single refill ex-Sherry Hogshead, cask #2003, filled in 1969 and bottled in 2019. Only 125 bottles produced, with just 1 bottle having come to Alberta, exclusively to KWM. 91pts Whisky Fun & 91.75pts Whisky Base.
Producer Description
Keith Cruickshank, Benromach Distillery Manager, said:
“Benromach 50 Years Old is the oldest expression in our current range and was carefully crafted by my predecessors using many of the timeless methods that we still use at Benromach Distillery to this day, with an unwavering focus on sourcing the finest Scottish barley, drawing the purest local spring water and relying on the expertise and senses of our distillers to create a spirit that’s truly handcrafted.
“Benromach is known for its range of classic Speyside single malt Scotch whiskies, beautifully balanced with a light touch of smoke. This old and rare expression exudes undertones of gentle smoke and rewards 50 years of patience and nurture with sweet sherry aromas, ripe fruits and a mellow, mature oak finish.”
91pts Whisky Fun
"A wonderful thing by G&M, once again. It’s been said that family businesses usually take the long view, while corporations and public companies are rather obsessed with short-term profit. Well, a look at the ages of their inventories should confirm, or invalidate that saying. We’ve already tried a short few 1969s, especially a wonderful 1969/2004 (WF 91) and an even greater 1969/2011 (WF 92), so big hopes here… Colour: amber. Nose: oh sweet Mary and Joseph, what a glorious nose! Extraordinary notes of ‘a walk in the woods’, mushrooms, chestnut honey and honeydew, camphor, newly sawn fir wood, embrocations, Vicks, beeswax, lemongrass, tiger balm, angelica, woodruff… Well, this kind of complexity only comes with age, that’s bleeding obvious, but naturally, you would not always need fifty years. In any case, this is fabulous, let’s only hope this baby won’t suffer from many a very old whisky’s fate, you know, great fresh nose, woody and drying palate. Let’s see… Mouth: the answer’s no, there. Not that there isn’t any oak, but it did not come out, it’s still well-mingled with the rest, which includes many sorts of oranges and honeys, balms and ointments, tobacco, waxes, and just the right amounts of the usual cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Some well-mannered oak, I would say. Finish: long, rather on great teas, Assams, Darjeelings, and oranges again in the aftertaste, as well as chocolate… Comments: less smoke than in the ‘G&M-distilled’ brothers, and ‘of course’, a nose that’s a little greater than the palate, which is absolutely normal at these ages. Not cheap, but who is counting? SGP:561 - 91 points."
Daftmill
$179.99
NOTHING TO SEE HERE. MOVE ALONG, FOLKS!
The 2008 Daftmill Summer Batch Release is a marriage of seven first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels (Casks 040, 046, 057, 059, 061, 063, and 064/2007). It was bottled at 11 years of age in 2019. A total of 1780 were released.at 46%.
Daftmill 2009 Summer Batch Release 2020
$199.99
SOLD OUT!
So this is exciting... we're the first store in Canada to get whiskies from Daftmill. The 2009 Summer Batch Release was bottled in 2020 after 11 years at 46%. The "Asia Release" is limited to just 1790 bottles with a tiny fraction of that coming to Canada. Matured in ex-Bourbon and First Fill Ex-Sherry.
Producer Bottling Notes
"Daftmill is a farm distillery. Owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, it only runs in the farm’s quiet periods; mid-summer and winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. When not distilling, Francis Cuthbert looks after the estate, growing the malting barley used to make this Lowland whisky. The barley variety Optic was grown in the South fields and harvested in the last week of August 2006. It was then stored on the farm to be malted in Alloa during the summer of 2007. This first fill ex oloroso butt and four ex bourbon barrels that make up this bottling were distilled and filled in June and July 2009. This is our first release to contain whisky matured in both bourbon and sherry casks. Cask 016/2009, 020/2009, 022/2009, 023/2009 & 027/2009."
Michel Couvreur Candid Peated Malt
$149.99
Arran Explorers Series Drumadoon Point
$249.99
ETA June - Limit 1 Per Customer!
The 4th release in Arran's "Explorers Series" is the Drumadoon Point, a 23-year-old named for the 12 hole golf course on Arran, which is regarded as one of the finest in the UK! Matured in ex-Sherry Puncheons and bottled at 49.5%.
Cooper's Choice Bunnahabhain 2001 19yo
$234.99
Distilled in 2001 and filled into a sherry cask, the whisky was bottled after 19 years at 50.5%.
Cooper's Choice Miltonduff 2007 13yo
$119.99
This 13 year old Miltonduff was finished in an Imperial Milk Stout cask before bottling at 51.1%.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: coffee notes and brown sugar. Delicious roasted grains.
Palate: big, rich and complex with caramel and burnt malt. More sweetness.
Finish: Good length with more roasted coffee beans and malt.
Bowmore 27 Sherry Timeless Series
$2,349.99
Only 1 bottle is initially expected at KWM, and we'll likely hold on to it for a future tasting... At leas that way a number of people can try it. If we are able to get more, great. Originally matured 15 years in sherry and Bourbon before finishing a further 12 years in Oloroso sherry. 52.7%.
Producer Description
"This 27-year old single malt has been carefully matured in Sherry and Bourbon casks for 15 years. Then, it was carefully moved to first-fill Oloroso butts. Here it remained for 12 years, only to be released once at its best and considered a worthy legacy."
Producer Tasting Note
Breathe In: Fruity cooked plums and prune jam. Corinth raisins and sultana notes with a strong Oloroso influence. Toffee and maple syrup, liquorice, grilled orange peel and smoked seaweed.
Sip: Tobacco, rich cocoa and the warming Islay peat smoke
Savour: The finish is long with scented burnt wood notes, dry fruits and a touch of frankincense.
