Bruichladdich Octomore 4.1
$179.99
Bowmore Laimrig 15 Year
$82.79
My Tasting Note: Nose: Sun-Rype Fruit Source bars, figs, raisins and other dark fruit notes; dark milk chocolate, a newly tarred roof in the distance with a neighbouring camp fire; with patience some classic grassy peat notes start to emerge along with salted fish and briny kelp drying on the beach; the nose has a lot of layers to it with a treacle sauce, Panda brand black liquorice and dense chocolate cake; Palate: sweet, nutty and chocolaty with salty smoke; brunt fruits and a mix of nutty Oloroso and sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry notes; teriyaki beef jerky with cloves, black pepper and sea salt; there is depth to the fruit notes with jujubes, braised strawberries and more Fruit Source; Finish: drying and yet moist with soft dark fruits, leather, tobacco and drying salty smoke.
This is the best value in the store for 2011/2012! A cask strength version of the 15 year old Darkest the whisky was originally made for the Swedish market. It is sublime and flying off the shelf!
Glen Garioch 1978
$404.09
This cask strength bottling of Glen Garioch is an unusual older vintage, 30 years of age, with a touch of peat. Very limited, only 18 bottles have come to Alberta all of them exclusive to KWM.
My Tasting Note: Nose: very creamy and round with ripe apricots, peaches and cream with coal smoke and cherries; mandarin oranges, pear drops and honey dew melon; there is a grassy element to the whisky along with soft oily floral notes and pear drops; Palate: very creamy, more peaches and cream and soft clean smoke; powdered ginger, cinnamon sticks and moist toffee cake and maple syrup; Candy Coal, cooked almonds and clove with fruit flan and chocolate covered espresso beans; pear drops, pan seared apples and caramelized honey; Finish: dry-sweet spices and more Candy Coal with creamy oak and gentle smoke; the finish is long creamy and satisfying.
Auchentoshan 1975
$381.59
Bowmore 1982 29 Year
$447.29
Bruichladdich DNA 3
$431.99
!!!NOT SOLD OUT!!! - COMING SOON!
Bottled at 50.1% this is the 3rd release from Bruichladdich's DNA collection, highlighting some of the finest pre-closure whisky the distillery had left. We sold out of this whisky years ago, but were fortunate to get a small amount back. Just 6 bottles, and they won't last long.
From the Distillery: "For this rare limited-edition release, Master Distiller Jim McEwan has married together some of the greatest casks in our warehouses from the mid-eighties. The traditional American-oak Borubon casks, lending classic creamy, vanilla notes, and among the very last of our fantastic sherry butts - the end of an era."
Distiller's Tasting Note - Jim McEwan
Character: It’s amazingly smooth, superbly balanced, rich and warming. Absolutely no water should be added at any stage of consumption.
Nose: Multiple sensory impressions: opening with the classic Oloroso overtones of sultanas, dates, raisins, sweet barley sugar, and a hint of tangerine zest. A little later, beautiful drifts of rich vanilla and nutty nougat. Its aromatic updrafts rise on the senses, drifting higher and higher until you find the Bruichladdich DNA which had almost been lost forever. The fruitiness of soft, succulent guava, melon and pear all add to the anticipation of tasting a rare whisky. The oak mellowness gives an irresistible Spanish passion, a remarkable bouquet ending on sea breezes and wild flowers - aromas that whiskies matured on Scotland’s west coast can have.
Palate: It’s magical on the palate; the flavours lie deep in the spirit, cocooned in the shelter of the oak for over 30 years. They spread gently over the taste buds with peat fire warmth, and then without hesitation, the sherry takes the lead. The taste buds rejoice as the fusion of flavours meld into a Gaelic overture that takes us back to the golden years of distillation when a distillery was like an orchestra and all had a part to play. So enjoy the company of this rare and handsome Laddie - the last two sherry butts of 1985.
Finish: A lingering finish, so gentle and soft, as though it does not want to leave. Like it was saying “don’t forget me” and that we must listen and try our hardest to distil such beautiful spirits. It’s a great dram like this which gives us heart when times are tough; because we tasted it, and we know the best is still to come.
Mood: Planned selfish solitude: no distractions, no obligations.
OMC Littlemill 19 Year
$140.84
Premier Barrel Highland Park 13 Year
$114.74
BenRiach Birnie Moss
$53.99
Birnie Moss is a single malt whisky distilled, matured and bottled by the new owners. Peated to 35ppm it has been bottled without colouring or chillfiltering at a strength of 48%. Official Distiller's Tasting Notes: "Official Tasting Note: Nose: Rich peaty notes in wonderful balance with vanilla oak wood. Palate: An avalanche of rich, sweet Speyside Peat, in combination with vanilla and tropical fruits."