SMOS Linkwood 13 Year KWM Cask
$131.99
This whisky was featured on Day 16 of our 2025 KWM Still Not An Advent Calendar Tasting Series! You can read more about the whisky here.
This lovely little Linkwood was distilled in 2010, maturing 13 years in an ex-Bourbon Hogshead cask before bottling at 56.8% exclusively for KWM. We weren't looking for another Linkwood cask for the store when we picked this one, but we couldn't turn it down. Bottled 20 days shy of its 14th birthday, it has taken nearly a year to come home, and we are thrilled it is finally here. 295 Bottles.
Whisky Trail Knights Dailuaine 13 Year
$129.99
Exclusive to KWM in Canada!
We ourselves some Dailuaine here at KWM. It's waxy and fruity profile seems to be showcased incredibly well in ex-Bourbon casks, which is why we jumped at the chance to have this as an exclusive. Distilled in 2009, this single cask spent 13 years maturing in a Hogshead (#315772) before being bottled at 52.9%. We only managed to get a fraction of the outturn, which was a miniscule 100 bottles!
About The Whisky Trail
"The Whisky Trail is a collection of young and old casks, taking drinkers off the beaten path of whisky. Only whiskies that demonstrate the most exceptional characteristics are hand-selected to be bottled as part of the Whisky Trail range, and with each cask as unique as a fingerprint, no two expressions will ever be the same. To ensure each whisky maintains its full flavour and cask character, we never chill-filter or add colour."
SMWS 6.80 AEROPLANE ELEVATION
$144.99
AEROPLANE ELEVATION
This 9 year old Highlander was matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon hogshead and has an abv of 59.2%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 13 February 2015
Outturn: 304 bottles
Tormore Legacy 2009 15 Year Cask 44031
$169.99
This 15 year old Tormore is one of the first-ever official single cask bottlings from the distillery. Distilled in 2009, the whisky was bottled at 47.4% from a single first fill ex-Bourbon cask. Exclusive to KWM!
Producer Description
‘Legacy’ single cask series is a celebration of Tormore’s past and the people that have made it. Polly Logan, Tormore Distillery manager, has hand-picked a selection of the distillery’s vintage casks, all matured in ex-bourbon barrels where the wood profile perfectly complements Tormore’s intrinsic, fruity and elegant character. Single casks have been previously available in rare, small batches from independent bottlers -but ‘Legacy’ is the first official distillery single cask release under the Elixir Distillers stewardship."
SMWS 68.128 JUICY AND DELICIOUSLY
$231.99
JUICY AND DELICIOUSLY INTENSE
This 16 year old Highlander spent 11 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill ex-bodega Pedro Ximenez barrique for the remainder of its maturation, and has an abv of 56.9%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 18 August 2008
Outturn: 220 bottles
Nikka Coffey Malt 45%
$94.99
Note: Nikka's own website notes that this bottle does not meet the criteria to be called a Japanese Whisky. The good news is that might mean it also contains Ben Nevis Single Malt, as the Ben Nevis Distillery is also owned by Nikka.
It is unusual to see single malt whisky distilled in a column (AKA continuous or Coffey) still, but here you have it and the result is superb. Formerly exclusive to KWM in Alberta, this is one hell of an interesting dram, soft, layered and very complex.
The sugar yield of malted barley compared with corn and wheat is not favourable, especially when you take the cost of malting and corn subsidies into account. So the Nikka Whisky Co. must have some other designs than simply creating bulk whisky by running barley through their Coffey stills.
SMWS 55.82 THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM
$211.99
THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM
This 15 year old Highlander spent 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill oloroso hogshead, and has an abv of 55%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry
Distilled on: 21 September 2007
Outturn: 251 bottles
SMWS 162.5 INVIGORATING AND REFRESHING
$168.99
INVIGORATING AND REFRESHING
In the first appearance from this distillery for SMWS Canada, this 5 year old from the Highland Islands was matured in a new chinkapin oak barrel and has an abv of 61.1%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet
Distilled on: 4 October 2019
Outturn: 265 bottles
SMWS 161.1 THE CAPED CAKE WRESTLER
$184.99
THE CAPED CAKE WRESTLER
FIRST-EVER SMWS RELEASE FROM THIS DISTILLERY
This 6 year old Highlander was matured in a 1st fill STR barrique and has an abv of 58.3%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 26 April 2018
Outturn: 288 bottles