La Colliere Toullieres Rasteau
$32.99
An elegant. complex beauty from France's Rhone Valley, this well-priced Grenache-based red wine has beautiful notes of dark fruit, earth and spice. It'll pair with a variety of meats, from steak to roast chicken, or try it with a plate of grilled zucchini, red peppers and onions. A Kensington Wine Market exclusive, made by Georges Perrot, a renowned bon vivant and a renowned winemaker.
Eau Claire Parlour Gin
$53.99
Eau Claire's flagship gin. Eau Claire is Alberta's first modern craft distillery. It was founded in 2013 and resides in Diamond Valley, Alberta.
"A tribute to the Prairie’s famed Alberta Rose, Parlour Gin is Eau Claire Distillery’s second release," according to the team at Eau Claire. "This London-dry style gin augments more traditional gin botanicals creating a juniper berry induced dryness, but with unique hints of rosehip, Saskatoon berry, coriander, lemon, orange, mint and spice. A medium gin, it is dry with a smooth, harmonious texture and little harshness."
Dictador 20 Year Old Rum
$93.99
Named in honour of Severo Arango y Ferro, a Spaniard who was sent to Colombia to establish commercial trading between the two countries. He was good at his job, but ruthless, earning the nickname "Dictador." This gorgeous Colombian rum is made from raw sugar cane nectar that has been matured for more than 20 years in a solera system, which gives the rum rich, complex flavours: roasted coffee, caramel, honey, dark chocolate. A Double Gold Medal winner at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition!
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout
$5.99
The very unusual character of Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout stems from the fact that Kiuchi Brewery is using the recipe of a Russian Imperial Stout as base. Pitch black colour, big brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted bitterness, dark fruits. Roasted black and chocolate malts provide an explosion of coffee like flavours. The strong espresso character comes from the addition of espresso beans.
Meyer McLean Creek Pinot Noir
$49.99
One of the stars of the Okanagan Valley! Jak Meyer focuses on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and he does both extremely, extremely well. This beautiful Pinot Noir comes from the Meyer family's Mclean Creek Road Vineyard in Okanagan Falls. Pair with your favourite slow-roasted lamb dish, or perhaps a roast chicken or duck. One for turkey, too!
Fever Tree Tonic Water
$2.99
Use only the finest tonic water for your next Gin and Tonic! You buy the best gin, so why settle for less when it comes to your mix? We just love this stuff. Created in the UK from recipes dating back to the 1600s. "If 3/4 of your gin and tnoic is tonic, make sure you use the best," says the Fever Tree team. We agree!
Billecart Salmon Brut Rose
$154.99
Such a beautiful pink sparkling wine! 89 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, too. The review: "The NV Brut Rose is a pretty, gracious wine. Freshly cut roses, red berries and spices take shape nicely in the glass as the wine shows off its understated, timeless personality. Billecart-Salmon’s NV Brut Rose is a reliably tasty wine." Billecart Salmon has been family owned since it was created in 1818; today, "the house is managed by brothers François and Antoine Roland-Billecart, who represent the sixth generation. Production averages 1.7 million bottles per year," according to Wine-searcher.com. The house is particularly famous for its legendary rosé. "We consider our Rosé to be a Champagne Rosé and not a Rosé Champagne. Because if you were blind tasting it, you wouldn’t guess it was a Rosé," Antoine Roland-Billecart told Wine-Searcher.com.
Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow
$69.99
The Glasgow Edition of Compass Box's Great King Street series is a more heavily sherried and peated blend than the original Artist's Series. The whisky has been created as a tribute to the style of blend popular in Glasgow during the 1930s.
The whisky is composed of 33% Lowland Grain with 67% malt from Islay, the Speyside and Highland. The whisky was matured in high proportion of First Fill Sherry and a mix of First and Refill American oak and a small amount of French oak.
From the Distillery: "In his 1930 book “Whisky”, Aeneas MacDonald teaches us that Glaswegians historically preferred fuller bodied and more flavour-packed whiskies than people in other parts of the world. So what better name for a whisky such as this? You’ll find here a rich vein of peaty-smokiness, underpinned by sherry cask-aged whiskies, full of dried fruit and wine character. The palate is full and round, with a sweetness typical of whiskies from our company."
About the label: "For decades, The Wellington Statue, outside Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art, has been cheekily topped by a traffic cone, something the local population has taken to heart as a symbol of their sense of humour. It has become one of Glasgow’s most iconic images, and graces our label for the Glasgow Blend."
Jermann Vinnae IGT
$46.99
KWM staff just love this winemaker - and so do many others! Winemaker Silvio Jermann — who has a reputation for making Italy's best white wines, and you'll know why when you try this elegant, unusual white wine, made mostly from Ribolla grapes, with a little Tocai and Riesling.