Dumangin Whisky Craigellachie 2007
$167.99
One of Scotland's beloved, lumbering, and - let's face it - challenging distilleries smashes headlong into the delicacy of high end wine. Strange bedfellows, indeed. This is most definitely the most exciting of the newly-arrived Dumangin whisky releases.
12 years in refill Hogsheads before 15 months in an ex-Ratafia Champenois cask.
297 bottles. Natural colour and non-chill-filtered. 48%
Dumangin Whisky Bushmills 2014
$101.24
This one says its first maturation was for 6 years in (probably in ex-Bourbon) before a 12-month finish in a Ratafia Champenois Barrel. So...a seven-year-old then, rather than 6? Who knows? Maybe they were short a day or two somewhere in there. Either way, we love Bushmills. Especially when it comes from the indie bottlers.
282 bottles. Natural colour and non-chill filtered. 47.3%
Signatory 30th Annv. North Port 1981
$2,499.99
Distilled in 1981, this 30th Anniversary bottling from Signatory was bottled in 2018, at 57.2% after maturing 36 years in a Refill Sherry Butt. This is one of just a handful of whisky from the closed North Port Distillery--sometimes referred to as Brechin--we have ever had at KWM. 92 points Whisky Fun & 90.5 points Whiskybase!
Ridge Petite Sirah Lytton Springs
$63.69
From Ridge:
Lytton Springs, in Sonoma County, became part of the Ridge estate in 1991. A quarter century’s experience with this vineyard had convinced us that it was an exceptional piece of ground. The oldest Petite Sirah vines on our Lytton Estate were planted in 1901 and the youngest in 2008. We made our first wine from the property in 1972. In 2002, we began bottling portions of the Petite Sirah as a separate wine for a limited release, up until then it had always been included in the Lytton Springs Zinfandel. In 2003 we made another limited release and in 2009 our first national release.
From KWM: For many California wine lovers Ridge holds a special place in their hearts and on their palates. They make a wide array of wines from their two wineries, the original Monte Bello winery in Santa Cruz and the Sonoma winery in Healdsburg, and rarely, if ever, miss the mark. Chief winemaker Paul Draper is a legend, and deservedly so.
Good Day Lychee Soju
$11.99
Soju production begins with the fermentation of grain starch by yeasts and enzymes. Once the fermentation is complete, the liquid is distilled to produce clear alcohol. Finally, soju is bottled and typically has around 20% alcohol by volume. Good Day is the flagship Soju of Muhak, a Korean distillery established in 1929. Good Day Soju is filtered 10 times and actively infused with oxygen for 72 hours. This unique manufacturing process creates a very smooth and clean-tasting spirit. The fruit sojus are lower in alcohol at about 12%.
Shelter Point Cask Strength 58.7%
$72.99
Produced from 100% malted BC Barley, this is a cask strength version of their Classic Single Malt, bottled at 58.7%.
Producer Description
"Shelter Point Single Malt Whisky is a classic expression made in small batches using traditional methods, pot distillation and water from our aquifer. Sitting on the coast of Vancouver Island the spirit benefits from the unique influence of our geography, ocean and terroir as it ages in different select casks. This cask strength expression of our Classic Single Malt Whisky allows you to experience our award-winning whisky as it comes from the barrel."
Shelter Point Smoke Point Single Malt
$76.99
One of our favourite releases from Shelter Point, the Smoke Point is a vatting of single malts matured in casks smoked with driftwood from the distillery's coast. 53%.
Producer Description
"Smoke Point single malt whisky is a proprietary vatting of whisky that has been aged in barrels smoked with driftwood from our shore and native woods found around the distillery. The rich smoky flavours carry a salty tang and hint of iodine from the seaweed and salt on the driftwood that balances perfectly with the sweet creamy mouthfeel. Still: Copper stills by Forsyth’s 100% malted BC barley, Natural colour and non-chill filtered 53% Alc.Vol"
Don Julio 70
$119.99
From the Don Julio Website
"Don Julio 70 Cristalino marks the world’s first cristalino añejo tequila, pioneered by our founder Don Julio González’s 70th anniversary of tequila making. This truly unique product is a celebration of our late founder’s quest to revolutionize the tequila category in making Mexico’s first luxury craft tequila. Don Julio 70 Crystal Añejo embodies the rich complexity of a traditional Añejo in a liquid that is twice distilled and aged to perfection for 18 months in American white oak barrels, then carefully charcoal filtered to restore the crisp agave flavour found in Blanco Tequila.
100% Blue Weber Agave
Made in Mexico"
40% Abv
Weinbach Les Vignes du Precheur
$61.99
At the foot of the majestic Schlossberg hill, surrounded by vines and roses, lies Domaine Weinbach. Named after the little stream that runs through the property, it has been planted with vines since the 18th century, with the winery itself having been established in 1612 by Capuchin friars. These vineyards, to this day surrounded by ancient walls, are specifically named Clos des Capucins. In addition to this, the estate’s history is well documented through the image of a monk which fittingly adorns their labels. After being sold as national property during the French Revolution, it was acquired by the Faller brothers in 1898 who then left it to their son and nephew, Théo. Théo Faller was a prominent figure in Alsace winegrowing and an ardent defender of quality wine production. He developed, expanded and enhanced Domaine Weinbach. In 1979, Colette -Théo’s wife-, Catherine, Laurence Faller and their team pursued the family’s passion for the great wines of Alsace and its unrelenting commitment to delivering excellence. In 1998, Domaine Weinbach began working in accordance with the principles of biodynamics on a total of 8 hectares. Since 2005, all the vineyards (28 hectares) have been worked according to biodynamic. Since 2016, Catherine has led the estate winery with her sons, Eddy and Théo.