BenRiach Arumaticus Fumosus 12 Year
$52.19
Exclusive to Kensington Wine Market! Released in 2007 the 'Arumaticus Fumosus' is one of three 12 year old heavily peated BenRiachs, matured in American oak and finished either in sherry, port or dark rum casks. Nose: Peat reek and smokies, moor herbs and heather followed by a cascade of rum and sultanas. Taste: Peat, eucalyptus, smokies, wild flowers and vanilla. Finish: sultanas and rum.
Edradour Bourbon Matured Decanter
$144.99
Macallan Edition No. 2
$171.99
This limited edition Macallan is a collaboration between Macallan's master whisky maker Bob Dalgarno and the three Roca brothers who own the restaurant El Celler De Can Roca in Girona, Spain. Said restaurant has twice been named the best restaurant in the world.The whisky was created by blending Macallan single malt matured in seven different oak cask types (both American and European oak) from four different bodega. The whisky has been bottled at 48.2%.
Distiller's Tasting Note
Nose: Treacle, ginger, toffee apples and rich fruits. Layers of vanilla open into tropical fruits and subtle green wood.
Palate: Warm with spice as cracked black pepper and cloves join with hints of chocolate, brown sugar, oak and nuts. Finally, liquorice and brandy snaps come through.
Finish: Full, slow, warm and wonderfully viscous.
Bruichladdich Blacker Still 20 Year
$187.19
The older copper stills, unpolished & showing their age allegedly produce the best spirit, or so the old stillman's addage goes: "the blacker still makes the better whisky." One of Bruichladdich's wash stills dates from 1881, the blacker still. 2500 bottles produced, casked in Oloroso sherry and bottled at 50.7%. Darker still than the Infinity, yet another Bruichladdich to collect or treasure.
Bruichladdich 125th Anniversary
$377.99
35 years. What sets this Bruichladdich apart is not the American Oak it was matured in, but the casks it was finished in; Pinot Gris casks from a Domaine Zind Humbrecht vintage which itself earned a 100pt score from Wine Spectator. Nose: nectar, honeydew, mango, marzipan, vanilla, coconut milk & more. Palate: full, complex, passion fruit, guava, vanilla, citrus & much more. Finish: long & gentle.
Benriach 1975 Cask 4451 Batch 4
$279.89
Colour: burnt umber. Nose: very fruity, some sour notes, grapefruit, raspberry syrup, sour keys (the candy). Palate: touch of peat, very fruity and sweet, nutty, candied orange and carmelized fruit. Finish: long and complex, with the smoke reimerging late after the sweet, sour & fruit notes fade!
OMC Blair Athol 14 Year
$109.79
This independent bottling is from Douglas Laing & Co., Est. 1950. This whisky was matured 14 years in a first fill sherry butt, and was bottled at 50%; 691 bottles produced. Nose: very malty, loads of fruit, Christmas cake, fresh baking. Palate: the sherry notes dominate, rounded, smooth, more Christmas cake and a touch of nutmeg. Finish: long, slighlt spicy, sweet barley.
OMC Macallan 25 Year
$217.34
This Macallan has been bottled by independent bottler Douglas Laing & Co. One of the older independent bottlers they were founded in 1948, and unlike many of the newer firms, they mature most of their own stocks. "Nose: richly spiced, gritsy, plus honey & smoke. Palate: chewy, toffee d, plus a dry toastiness. Finish: buttery, warmly spiced, with great oak charm." - Fred Laing Single Cask / 50%
At approximately 1/2 the price of 25Yr Macallan from the distillery, this whisky deserves more than a second look. From one refill hoggy: toffee, toast & spice notes dominate. 50%ABV 357 bottles produced.
Platinum Ben Nevis Sherry Cask 40 Year
$292.49
The Platinum Series is Douglas Laing & Co.'s rare whisky collection. The bottles are generally, exceptional, rare, old whiskies, bottled at cask strength without colouring or chill filtering. This particular Ben Nevis is one of 339 bottles filled from the cask at its natural strength of 45.7%. The bottle is packaged in an antique wooden box, and comes complete with a numbered certificate.