Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon
$144.99
Straight Outta Texas, this Bourbon hails from Garrison Brothers Distillery which is touted as being the first legal distillery in the state. It is bottled at 47% ABV. From a mashbill that includes wheat in stead of rye, and aged for three years in full-sized heavily charred virgin oak barrels.
Nuestra Soledad Mezcal Maguey/Espadin
$92.99
Straight Edge Bourbon
$81.99
This Bourbon is a blend of 5,7 and 8 year old Bourbons from Kentucky and Tennessee. Produced from a mashbill of 70% corn and the balance a mix of rye and wheat. The Bourbon was finished in Napa Cabernet barrels before bottling at 42%. Only a little over 10,000 bottles were produced.
Evan's tasting note:
Nose: Vanilla and hibiscus, a combination of Juicy Fruit and Wrigley's Spearmint Gum. Also lime zest, cherries, cinnamon hearts, marmalade, toffee and candied bacon.
Palate: Lime Pith, marmalade again. Some acidity helps bring out light spice notes. Oranges and cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, hints of balsamic vinegar without going too over the top.
Finish: Faint notes of dried fruits (apricots and dates) mingle with the wood spices nicely.
Comment: Fairly robust and complex for 42% ABV. Nice complexity. The wine cask finishing works well on this Bourbon.
Producer Tasting Note: "Aromatically intriguing with brown sugar, maple, caramelized oak, exotic spices, orange peel and campfire. The palate is velvety smooth, rich and packed with flavors of brown spice, honey and intense caramel. The complexity is apparent and the finish is persistent, long lasting and focused."
Malfy Gin Rosa
$54.99
Italian Juniper, Sicilian Pink Grapefruit, Italian Rhubarb and 5 other botanicals. This gin drinks dry, but has lovely lush fruit notes.
Highland Park 10 Year
$64.99
Opened up to the Alberta market in early 2017, this is a great value bottling of Highland Park. The whisky has been matured in American oak and is bottled at 40%. We are looking forward to the opportunity to try it!
Producer Description
"Matured predominantly in European and American sherry seasoned oak casks, Highland Park 10 Year Old is a vibrant and smooth single malt, bursting with flavours of crushed citrus fruit and lightly whipped vanilla cream. You’ll detect hints of heather honey in its aromatic peat smoke and just a trace of peppery spice. Delicious with pan-fried scallops wrapped in bacon or with a salted-honey vanilla cream parfait – you can use it to create a classic Old Fashioned too."
Powers Three Swallow Irish Whiskey
$71.99
This Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey has been is bottled at 46%.
What is Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey you ask? It is whiskey made using a combination of malted and unmalted barley. Why do this you ask? Why, to dodge unfair taxation, of course! The Malt Tax came into being in Ireland for a short time starting in 1785, enforced by the (insert expletive said in your best Irish accent here) English. The Irish, being Irish, decided that they didn't need to use malted barley for the entirety of the mash used to distill whiskey and started adding portions of unmalted barley. Necessity being the mother of invention, this eventually became a legitimate style of whiskey-making that is now not just celebrated but codified into law in Ireland with the Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey classification.
About Powers Whiskey
Powers Distillery was founded new Dublin's Wester Gate in 1791 on John's Lane. In 1841 Sir John Power was made a Baron. In 1871 the distillery went through an enormous expansion. In 1886 the distillery became the first in Dublin to bottle its whiskey. In 1975 the distillery, owned by Irish Distillers, is closed down with production shifting to the New Middleton Distillery in Cork, along with all other Irish whiskey brands save Bushmills.
Nestarec Forks & Knives White
$47.99
A natural wine from Czech Republic! Made from Gruner Veltliner grapes, this fun, fresh wine is unlike anything you've ever had before. And - a bonus for those who are concerned about the stuff put into many wines, this one is made with no fining, no filtering and no added sulfur. Organic and biodynamic, this wine is made from grapes grown in two regions: Moravský Žižkov and Velké Bílovice. Check it out!
Connemara Peated Irish Single Malt
$68.99
This Irish Whiskey was featured on Day 6 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
Connemara is a peated single malt from the Cooley Distillery. The malt is an example of what most Irish whiskies would have tasted like historically! Is double distilled and bottled at 40% ABV.
From the Producer
"Inspired by Ireland’s ancient distilling traditions, Connemara’s smooth sweet malt taste and complex peat flavours makes it a truly unique Irish whiskey. Connemara is the most decorated Irish whiskey with a huge collection of Gold Medals and has been honoured as the “Worlds Best Irish Single Malt”. Connemara allows you to unearth the Peated Pleasures of Ireland."
Clos des Fous Pinot Noir Subsollum
$37.99
"A great value Pinot Noir with character at an unbelievable price," for the 2016 vintage, according to Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, which awarded it a fine 91 points! And the review: "The 2016 Subsollum Pinot Noir blends grapes from Pucalán in Aconcagua Costa (75%) planted at eight kilometers from the ocean with 10,000 plants per hectare, plus 25% grapes from Itata. The hand-harvested grapes fermented with a long maceration and aging sur lie, and the wine was kept in cement tanks until bottling. There is a leafy side, more a sensation of decayed leaves, a bit musky and earthy. The palate is light to medium-bodied with great freshness that provides a lively, electric sensation and sweet and sour cherry flavors. This is a great value Pinot Noir with character at an unbelievable price." The winemakers aim to make wine in extreme regions, and some call them crazy. Others, well, we think they're visionaries. Check it out while you can.