Boutique-y Bunnahabhain 10 Year Old 50ml
$16.99
This bottle was featured on Day 22 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
We did not receive any of the 1287 500ml bottles of this 10 Year Old Bunnahabhain from That Boutique-y Whisky Company, but we did get some 50ml mini bottles of it! This 10 Year old was bottled at 50.5% ABV.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Salted toffee, honey, splashes of sea spray and ozone, custard, apples, green bananas, rising bread dough, limes and the coconut, plus a touch of olive oil and malted vinegar.
Palate: Oily and salty with a peppery bite before giving way to fresh-baked pretzels, pears, apple juice, green grapes, macadamia nuts, vanilla and cocoa butter.
Finish: Oily and salty on the finish as well, with a touch of walnuts and very soft fruit.
Comment: You may not be used to Bunnahabhain like this if you are only familiar with the official unpeated bottlings. Stripped of that heavily sherried influence, it is still a robust malt with pleasant salty, floral and doughy notes.
Boutique-y Cambus 27 Year Old 50ml
$15.29
* This bottle was featured on Day 3 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar. Full-sized bottles are not available at this time. *
999 bottles in 500ml form were produced of Batch 10 of this Cambus Single Grain Scotch by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. We only managed to get it in mini bottle form for or Whisky Calendar, and only a few extra minis remain! Bottled at 50.7%.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Vanilla and polished furniture, burlap sacks, apple and pear slices, strawberry and rhubarb pie, cherry danish and shortbread cookies.
Palate: Smooth and sweet with tingle of spice. Fizzy cherry cola, candied ginger, Maynards Fuzzy Peach candies, and candied almonds.
Finish: Soft and smooth with lingering peach and cherry sweetness wrapped in a pillow of smooth, drying oak spices.
Comment: This Cambus is a very approachable single grain that exhibits plenty of candy and confectionary notes. The 50.7% lends a bit of spice but doesn't make it too hot in the slightest, as the sweet notes power on through.
That Boutique-y Whisky Jura 20 Year 50ml
$22.99
This Boutique-y Jura 20 Year Old was featured on Day 16 of are 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
A total of 901 500ml bottles of this Batch 5 of Jura from That Boutique-y Whisky Company were filled, and also some 50ml minis such as this one. Bottled at 48.2% ABV.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Some sort of subtly fragrant Alpine cheese - Compte perhaps, oatmeal with honey, sesame oil, pineapple Jolly Rancher candies, sliced cantaloupe wrapped in prosciutto, sponge toffee, and a touch of medicinal and coastal notes.
Palate: Lactic and creamy with salinity as well. Cheese again but let's say Asiago this time honeydew melon, Sesame Snaps candy brittle, cashews, chamomile tea with honey, a dash of apple cider and sugary lemonade.
Finish: Cashews and soft nuttiness plus fruits with more saltiness on the fade.
Comment: I must say, this one is right out of left field for me. Not in a bad way - I just can't wrap my head around it. Perhaps it is because I have not spent enough time with Jura single malt in general, but I cannot figure this one entirely out. I had a fun time trying, though!
Boutique-y Strathclyde 31 Year Old 50ml
$15.29
This bottle was featured on Day 21 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Advent Calendar.
No official bottlings of Strathclyde Single Grain Scotch are currently being released by Pernod Ricard – not a shock since the company doesn’t do a very good job at showcasing many of its own distilleries. There have been a few different indie bottlings of Strathclyde to make up for Pernod-Ricard’s shortsightedness such as Cadenhead, Cooper’s Choice, and this mini from That Boutique-y Whisky Company, which we have only received in mini bottle form. 45% ABV
Evan’s Tasting Note
Nose: Wood and Carpenter’s Glue, soft citrus (grapefruit, lemon, lime), peaches and cream, yellow kiwis, bananas, vanilla and almond butter.
Palate: Sprite and ginger ale mixed together, bubbles and all, leading to a nice creamy texture. More apples, bananas, almond butter plus glazed pastries and a touch of marzipan.
Finish: Soft wood spices mingle with tingling citrus notes on the fade.
Comment: Smooth and easy drinking Single Grain Whisky with a nice bit of wood spice and citrus that keeps it all interesting and tasty.
Millstone Rye KWM 54.7% ABV 40ml MINI
$12.59
* This bottle was featured on Day 1 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar *
* Full-sized 700ml bottles will be available in early 2021 - In the mean time, check this Single Cask Millstone Rye out *
Made from 51% Malted Rye and 49% Unmalted Rye distilled and aged in American Virgin Oak. This Millstone Rye is a single cask selected by Kensington Wine Market and bottled at a cask strength of 54.7% ABV.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Pine sap, lemon jujubes, mandarin orange slices plus the fresh and bitter peels, apple cider, cloves, spearmint, cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla pods, and gingerbread cookies. It noses like you combined a wonderfully bitter Amaro with a botanical gin.
Palate: Apple strudel, lime green jelly beans, fresh mint, fresh dill, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom again, toasted almonds and walnuts, ginger liqueur and a touch of London Dry Gin.
Finish: Still full of fresh citrus and herbaceous notes with a dash of nuts and spices thrown in the mix.
Comment: This is very nearly a ready-made-cocktail-at-cask-strength of a Rye. It is fresh and botanical with a nice amount of oak to add to it all. It is less dense and more dainty than the regular Millstone Rye which I also enjoy. If you wanted a rye for all seasons from spring to winter, this might just be it!
Craigellachie 13 50ml
$8.99
* This mini bottle was featured on Day Two in our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can find the full-sized bottle here. *
Part of the Last Great Malts series from Bacardi/Dewar's - this 13-year-old from Craigellachie Distillery is bottled at 46% ABV. This 13yr old along with the rest of the Craigellachie official prime-numbered lineup was introduced in 2014.
Evan’s Tasting Note
Nose: Honey roasted peanuts, honey ham, chamomile, Crème brûlée, brown sugar, peaches and cream, white chocolate, mango, and apple crumble.
Palate: Sweet and spicy. Teriyaki sauce with pineapple, canned peaches, ginger ale, glazed pastries, nutmeg, chamomile again, and salty pistachios and cashews.
Finish: Warm and creamy with lingering honey and nut notes.
Comment: This 13-year-old has been a solid dram since its debut and continues to be an easy recommendation at its price point.
GlenAllachie 15 Year Old 50ml Mini
$12.99
This bottle was featured on Day 18 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
New to the core range (for 2019), the 15 is said to be the "jewel in their crown". Bottled at 46%, the whisky was finished in puncheons and hogsheads that previously held Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry.
Tullibardine Tasting Collection 4x50ml
$39.99
This Gift pack contains the 50ml versions of the core range from Tullibardine Distillery:
- Tullibardine Sovereign
- Tullibardine 225 Sauternes Cask Finish
- Tullibardine 228 Burgundy Cask Finish
- Tullibardine 500 Sherry Cask Finish
4x50ml Mini bottles - all bottled at 43% ABV.
Loch Lomond Inchmurrin 12 Year 50ml MINI
$5.24
This mini / 50ml bottle was featured on Day 15 of our 2021 KWM Whisky Calendar
Inchmurrin is the largest island in the freshwater Loch Lomond, translating to "Grassy Isle" in Scots Gaelic. The Inchmurrin syle is distilled in Loch Lomond (the distillery)'s straight-necked Lomond Stills and it is unpeated, fruity and floral in style. The 12 Year Old is matured in first-fill & refill ex-Bourbon as well as re-charred casks. bottled at 46%.