Balblair 18 Year Old 50ml MINI
$20.99
This bottle was featured in mini form on Day 20 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
Full-sized bottles can be found here.
Part of the new core range from Balblair Distillery, which focuses on age statements rather than vintages. Bottled at 46% after maturing in ex-Bourbon and finishing in First Fill ex-Sherry Seasoned Spanish Oak Butts. Bottled at 46%, unchill filtered with no colouring added.
Teeling 15 Year KWM Armagnac Cask 16570
$149.99
Our second exclusive single cask from Teeling is a 15 Year, finished in an Armagnac cask (#16570). 462 bottles, 58.4%.
Ileach Cask Strength
$79.99
More than a decade ago, some guy with wolf eyes and a panama hat named the Ileach Cask Strength one of the best whiskies in the world, but don't hold that against it! It is back and exclusive to KWM in Calgary again, bottled at 58%. The Ileach Cask Strength is a mystery malt from Islay. In other words, the distillery of origin is a mystery but, look closely at the label, and you'll see a couple of clues: the distillery has its own bay, presumably passable on only the one side; it's water-front has a distinct appearance; and could that be the ruins of the Dunyvaig Castle on the far right? Lagging behind and not understanding our not-so-subtle hints on which distillery this could be? Fear not - this is what makes Mystery Malts so much fun.
Kilchoman 14 Year MS Society YYC Cask
$224.99
The oldest Kilchoman yet to come to Canada, has been bottled for the MS Society of Calgary, Calgary and area chapter by Gold Medal Marketing and Kensington Wine Market. Distilled May 24, 2006 the whisky was filled into a Bourbon Barrel (#78/2006), and matured just shy of 15 years before bottling on March 15, 2021, at 53.4%. Kensington Wine Market will be donating $25 from every bottle sold to the MS Society of Canada. 216 total bottle!
Compass Box GKS Glasgow KWM Cask
$93.99
This is our third KWM exclusive Compass Box Blend, and it is one for the peat heads! It is also our second marrying cask from the Great King Street line - this time from the Glasgow Blend - which means it has a bit of sherry cask influence and a dash of peat or more as well! Bottled at 49%, the whisky is the 2018 Glasgow Blend, finished for just under 2 years in a second fill Sherry Butt from the Craigellachie Distillery. The whisky is 18% Laphroaig, and it dominates the blend. The sherry matured Craigellachie 34% plays second fiddle, while the 35% Cameronbridge grain, matured in First Fill ex-Bourbon, plays a moderating role, adding an elegant touch!
The Composition of the 2018 Glasgow Blend (The Ages Are Pre-Finishing)
- 35% 11 Year Cameronbridge First Fill Bourbon Barrel
- 34% 9 Year Craigellachie First Fill Sherry Butt
- 18% 6 Year Laphroaig Refill Bourbon Barrel
- 10% 6 Year Clynelish First Fill Bourbon
- 3% 7 Year Highland Malt Blend
KWM 2021 Whisky Calendar
$435
Pre-order a KWM 2021 Whisky Calendar and there is no deposit. You will be charged $435+gst a day or two before it is ready for pick-up. Likely early November. IF YOU WOULD RATHER PAY IN FULL NOW, PLEASE INDICATE THAT IN THE NOTES!
The KWM Whisky Calendar, aka "25 Days of Dram Fine Whisky", is back for the 8th straight year. This year's calendar includes 24 50ml premium whiskies, a custom logo Glencairn glass and a 100ml Scotch Malt Whisky Society whisky for Christmas Day. You can follow along on the KWM Blog starting December 1, or one of our various social media channels as we introduce and discuss each day's whisky. And there is more...
Last year, inspired by Covid and the rise of Zoom events, we held 5 Whisky Calendar Recap Tastings throughout the month of December. They were such a big hit, that we knew we'd have to bring them back again this year. We will hold tastings for participants on December 5, 10, 15, 20 and after Christmas on December 29th, 2021. Each of them will cover the 5 prior days in the Calendar.
The whiskies this year include 3 KWM exclusive casks, a number of whiskies in their 20s, and more than a dozen distilleries and producers never before featured in any of our prior Calendars. We also worked hard to keep the pricing as reasonable as we possibly could this year, even with prices rising across the board. Supply chain issues have affected everything from glass and cardboard to shipping and bottling. Never the less we are confident that we are putting together another amazing product this year.
The KWM 2021 Whisky Advent Calendars should be ready for pick up in early November (God willing and the creek don't rise as long as everything goes as planned).
Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask #345
$119.99
Can't find Alberta Premium Cask Strength? This might just be better! Our third Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask has just arrived! This 100% Rye Whisky was distilled in 2009 at Calgary's legendary Alberta Distillers. After five years it was moved to Shelter Point Distillery on Vancouver Island, where it remained until being bottled for KWM. There are only 168 bottles of what might be our Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask... This time around, the cask is 12 Years old and 58.1%.
Finlaggan Old Islay Res Cask Strength
$74.99
Believed to be Caol Ila, the whisky is bottled at a cask strength of 58%. Finlaggan is an Islay mystery malt named for the most historically significant site on Islay. Loch (lake) Finlaggan--named after St. Findulgan who is believed to have brought Christianity to Islay--and its islands were the political and social capital of the Lord's of the Isles, who ruled the Western Isles of Scotland for over 400 years. Finlaggan Cask Strength is put together by the Vintage Malt Whisky Company, whom are also responsible for the Cooper's Choice and Ileach lineup. It is bottled at a batch strength of 58% ABV.
Kilchoman 12 Year KWM Bourbon Cask 338
$194.99
Our 9th exclusive single cask of Kilchoman is the oldest whisky from the distillery yet to come to Canada. Filled into an ex-Bourbon Barrel, Cask 338, on July 10, 2008, and bottled August 3, 2020, at 12 years of age and 53%.