Kinglake O`Grady`s Stand Single Malt
$67.50
This is the first Aussie single malt we've seen in a few years. Local demand in Auz is so great, that few of their whiskies leave home anymore. O'Grady's Stand Single Malt is the core whisky from Kinglake Distillery. It is made with 4 different malts, 3 of them sourced from New South Wales and malted locally (one of which is roasted to the level of chocolate malt), and the balance is peated malt from Scotland. The spirit is cut to emphasize a heavy, oily spirit, which is matured in "small format" ex-Bourbon casks. 500ml / 46%
G&M Private Collection Benromach 1982
$2,519.99
This 39 year old Private Collection Benromach, bottled just shy of 40 years, was matured 19 years in a Sherry Cask before finishing for a further 20 years in a Burgundy Hogshead. At 60.2%, it has held its strength too. A sister cask to this bottling, also finished in Burgundy, is rocking 91pts on Whiskybase.
Independent bottlings of Benromach are extremely rare, there have been less than a dozen in the last 20 years, and a good chunk of them were by the distillery's owner Gordon & MacPhail. So why bottle a bunch of 39 year old Burgundy finished Benromachs (there appear to be at least 3) under Gordon & MacPhail? I suspect it is because these whiskies fall outside of the style the distillery is going for, and they didn't want to confuse these with the recent 40 year old releases, which have a more traditional style.
Paul John Peated Select Cask 50ml
$3.50
This bottle was featured on Day 22 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar
Full-size 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%.
Glenmorangie Original 10 Year
$58.49
The Glenmorangie 10 Year Old was featured on Day 12 of our 2021 KWM Whisky Calendar
The Glenmorangie Original 10 Year is the distillery's flagship whisky. Matured exclusively in American oak and bottled at 40%.
From the Distiller
"The original expression of our elegant, floral spirit and the real backbone of the Glenmorangie range. A ten-year-old single malt, Glenmorangie Original is produced by marrying the delicate spirit that emerges from Scotland's tallest stills, with first and second fill American white oak casks.
"It is here, maturing for ten long years in a range of ex-bourbon casks such as our famous slow-grown and air-dried 'designer casks' from Missouri, that our raw spirit develops a perfect balance between sweetness and complexity. Resulting in a mature spirit that is soft, mellow and creamy. Perfect for enjoying at any time."
Cadenhead Original Teaninich 15 Year
$106.39
This 15 year old 2008 vintage Cadenhead Original Collection Teaninich was finished in Sauternes before bottling at 46%.
G&M Archive Release Glenburgie 1967
$2,849.99
Distilled in 1967, and filled into a Refill Sherry Hogshead, cask 3709, this 53 year old Glenburgie has been bottled at a cask strength of 48.8%.
G&M Glen Grant 1959 Mr. George Legacy 3
$6,899.99
The third edition of the Mr. George Legacy is a 63 year old single malt, matured in First Fill Sherry, and bottled at 56.5%. 93ts Whisky Fun
About the Mr. George Legacy Collection
"George Urquhart, or ‘Mr George’ as he was known, joined his father, John at the family business ninety years ago in 1933 and became a key advocate of single malt whisky at a time when most whisky went into blends. ‘The father of single malt’ as he’s been called, Mr George was a firm believer in the importance of guiding principles, passed down to future generations. The Third Edition in the Legacy range pays tribute to his beliefs and vision – and features whisky from our last ever cask from 1959."
Producer Description
"Distilled on 15th October 1959 and spending its entire maturation in cask no. 3665, a first fill Sherry butt, this Third Edition of the Mr George Legacy Series was bottled on 2nd November 2022 at a remarkable cask strength of 56.5% ABV. This whisky is from Gordon & MacPhail’s last cask – from any distillery – from 1959."
SMWS 143.3 BULL AND BEAR
$149.09
BULL AND BEAR
This 3 year old - the first appearance from this Seattle distillery for SMWS Canada - was matured in a 1st fill barrel with a #2 char and has an abv of 58.7%.
Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet
Distilled on: 16 January 2018
Outturn: 230 bottles
Benromach Aged 40 Years 2022 Batch 1 57.
$2,159.99
The 2022 edition of Benromach 40 Year is bottled at an impressive 57.6% after maturing in the "finest sherry casks". For a lot of companies that would be marketing fluff, but Benromach is owned by G&M, so that statement carries a fair bit of weight... it also isn't surprising! 91.22pts Whiskybase & 92pts Whisky Fun!