Glen Grant 18 Year
$211.99
The Glen Grant 18-Year-Old is aged in (surprise!) oak casks. Given the producer tasting notes below it likely has some sherry cask influence in the mix. Bottled at 43%.
Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera
$97.99
Featured on Day 10 of Kensington Wine Market 2017 Whisky Advent. The whisky is created by marrying malt from ex-Bourbon barrels and ex-Sherry casks. Some of the ex-Bourbon is finished for 2 years in New American oak. The whisky is then mellowed in their famous Solera Vat before marrying in Portugese Oak tuns. $2 per 750ml bottle is donated to Wounded Warriors in Canada.
Edradour 12 Year Caledonia
$136.99
Caledonia, in addition to be an archaic name for Scotland, is also the name of a popular folk song published by Dougie MacLean in 1979. Originally selected as a single cask by Dougie MacLean to celebrate Homecoming Scotland in 2009, the whisky has been adopted as a permanent addition to the Edraour line. The whisky has been matured at least four years in Oloroso sherry and is very chewy and fruity.
Glen Scotia Victoriana
$129.99
Produced from what the distiller feels are the hand-selected best casks in the warehouse. Bottled at 51.5% and non-chill-filtered the Victoriana is currently the top of the line in the Glen Scotia range, it has a prominent smokiness. Finished in deeply charred oak and possibly some Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks.
Glenturret 7 Year Peat Smoked
$84.99
This peated Glenturret bottled at 46% was primarily matured in American oak, but with a little European to add sweet fruit notes. We currently have the 2023 release, but the 2024 is arriving soon.
Signatory 100 Proof Mortlach 12 Year #60
$124.99
This Mortlach was distilled in 2013 and matured in 2nd fill ex-Oloroso Sherry Butts. After 12 years of maturation, it was bottled by Signatory at 100 British Proof, or 57.1% ABV.
Bottle Code L25/230 - 23.7.25
Paul John Peated Select Cask 55.5%
$97.99
This bottle was featured on Day 22 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
50ml / Mini bottles can be found here
This is a peated cask-strength Indian single malt whisky from the state of Goa. Matured in Ex-Bourbon barrels before bottling at 55.5%.
Cadenhead Original Girvan 33 Year
$309.99
This 1991 vintage Girvan single grain was matured in ex-Bourbon before bottling at 46%.
Millstone PX Peated Single Malt 46%
$84.99
Produced by the Zuidam family distillery in Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands, this peated Millstone single malt whisky was aged entirely in PX Solera Sherry Casks. Bottled in small batches at 46% ABV.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Rich Sherry notes along with wood and spice notes. Cloves, juniper, star anise, gingerbread, trail mix with raisins and walnuts, maple syrup, and an underlying potpourri and wood smoke.
Palate: The peat comes out more on the palate, with sweet notes from the PX Sherry and a lot of nuttiness. Toasted almonds, walnuts, dates, maple syrup again, earthy tobacco, fruit leather, amaretto, Frangelico, black licorice and Montreal steak spice.
Finish: The earthy smoke from the peat and nutty notes from the sherry linger together nicely.
Comment: This is big sherry with a decent amount of smoke, but very approachable. The spice notes and the smoke keep the PX Sherry influence from going overly sweet and decadent, which is surprising. This could have been over the top, but it finds a nice balance.