Nikka Days Blended Japanese Whisky
$57.99
Named for the concept behind its development, the Nikka Days is meant to be un unpretentious whisky for everyday drinking that can be enjoyed on its own or in a cocktail equally as well. While the whisky comes the Nikka Whisky Distilling Company, a renowned Japanese whisky producer, Nikka itself states that not all of this blend is made solely from Japanese Whisky and likely includes whisky produced in other parts of the world. Bottled at 40%.
Maker's Mark Bourbon
$39.99
This Bourbon was featured on Day 8 of our 2020 KWM Whisky Calendar.
50ml Mini bottles can be found here
375ml half bottles can be found here
One of the most iconic bottles in the whiskey world. That red wax dipped neck has been the calling card of Maker's Mark - one of America's finest wheated bourbons. Maker's Mark is made from a mash of corn, wheat and malted barley. Aged between 7 to 9 years in heavily charred virgin oak before being bottled at 45%.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Sweet corn, vanilla, Mackintosh's Toffee, beer nuts, brown sugar, cedar planks, fresh sourdough bread, french toast, banana chips and dried cherries.
Palate: Waffles and syrup, sweet and bitter corn notes, peach marmalade, vanilla again, Double Bubble bubble gum, cinnamon sticks, banana creme pie and a touch of candied ginger.
Finish: Warming and slightly drying with lingering sweetness and wood notes.
Comment: This isn't an iconic bottle of Bourbon without reason - it is a solid whisky that works straight or in cocktails.
Boutique-y Bourbon Whiskey 1 - 24 Year
$299.99
Ever had a 24-year-old Bourbon? Well, this is your chance! Crafted by a mystery distillery, wherever this was made it is Heavenly, standing on Hills above other Bourbons both in age and, well, price. Bottled at 48% with a release of 8376 total bottles.
Producer Description: “Our first ever batch from this US distillery is a 24 Year Old Bourbon, a release of 8,376 bottles at 48% abv and our largest release to date! Sadly we’re not able to name this distillery, but it is a Bourbon, and so we’ll have to do some homework to establish which distilleries it could have come from.”
About the Label (Larger Label Under the Tasting Note)
Firstly there are no clues on our label at all, but any similarities to current bottlings are purely coincidental. Our label shows a peaceful scene at Area 51,
complete with a sign saying "Nothing to see here", which has to be true. As we’re unable to name this long-aged Bourbon Whiskey we’ve covered our label in a few of America’s well-known mysteries. How many can you spot in our Area 51?
Compass Box Menagerie
$154.99
Built around a parcel of Mortlach, Compass Box Menagerie is a whisky composed of many different "species of spirit" from light and from heavy to light, fruity to smoky, and pungent to ethereal. Bottled at 46% with natural colour and un chill-filtered. Limited to 7741 bottles released worldwide.
The Components
- 42.7% Mortlach finished in re-charred barrels
- 16.7% Highland Malt Blend finished in custom French Oak Barrels with medium or heavy toasting
- 14.6% Deanston from refill hoggies
- 13.1% Glen Elgin finished in re-charred barrels
- 5.4% Laphroaig finished in re-charred hoggies
- 5% Glen Elgin (again) from refill sherry seasoned butts
- 2.5% Deanston (again) from refill sherry seasoned butts
Producer Description
"Certain whiskies taste that little bit wilder than others, and we have brought together some of these strange and beautiful creatures to create our Menagerie. We have focused on parcels of malt whisky that in addition to their fruity or spicy charms have something animalic about them just beneath the surface. This is a whisky of mossy woods as opposed to floral meadows; Menagerie is what you put into the hipflask ahead of a Tuscan truffle hunt.
"Building on chocolatey and meaty malt whisky from the Mortlach Distillery, we have added whiskies of a citrusy and earthy nature from the Deanston Distillery. Our Highland Malt Blend – aged for a number of years in custom French oak barrels – lends a brooding spiciness, while malt whiskies from the Glen Elgin and Laphroaig distilleries bring musky tropical fruit and tarry smoke, respectively."
BenRiach Birnie Moss
$53.99
Birnie Moss is a single malt whisky distilled, matured and bottled by the new owners. Peated to 35ppm it has been bottled without colouring or chillfiltering at a strength of 48%
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Rich peaty notes in wonderful balance with vanilla oak wood.
Palate: An avalanche of rich, sweet Speyside Peat, in combination with vanilla and tropical fruits."
Peat's Beast 27 Year Islay Single Malt
$379.99
The whisky is suspected to come from the Laphroaig Distillery, on account of it's "medicinal" profile, but the distillery of origin is not declared... mysterious! Bottled at 50.1% from American oak casks. 89.55pts Whisky Base.
Glenmorangie Original 10 Year
$70.99
The Glenmorangie Original 10 Year is the distillery's flagship whisky. Matured exclusively in American oak and bottled at 40%.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: soft, silky and velvety; loads of white fruit, Red Delicious apples, citrus: hand pick California desert oranges; soft toffee, marzipan and grassy malt; floral with peaches.
Palate: still soft, silky and velvety; layers of white, citrus and stone fruits; more sliced apple, pears, orange, lemon and peaches; more toffee chews, chewy-grassy-malt, soft floral notes and gentle toasted oak notes.
Finish: medium and light, but layered and pleasant; vanilla, fruits and oak gently fade.
Comment: this may not be the world's most complex whisky, but for 10 years and sub $70 it is pretty bloody good.
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."
Distiller's Tasting Note
Aroma: The scent of citrus and ripening peaches is softened by the aroma of vanilla.
Taste: First, vanilla is detected on the tongue before it ripples along the palate bringing a burst of flowery fruitiness.
Finish: About a minute after tasting, you are left with a clean and salving aftertaste with hints of orange and peach.
Shelter Point The Forbidden Wheat Whisky
$87.99
This is an intriguing new whisky release, a single malt wheat whisky. Our friends at Shelter Point Distillery filled 3 casks of double distilled malted wheat whisky a few years back and have just bottled it. Matured for 5 and a half years in American Oak ex-Bourbon barrels, 667 bottles were filled at 49.8%. Less than a 10th of that is coming to Alberta, exclusively to KWM.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: sweet, oily and fruity with a gravelly minerality; window putty, linseed oil and fresh cut green grass; rather honeyed, corn syrup too; nutty with citrus, almonds, dried apricots and ripe peaches.
Palate: round, very round, oily and coating; the mouthfeel on this is lovely; green grass, more gravel minerality and a salty backbone; bags of honey and agave nectar before moving in to French pastries and butterscotch pudding; toasty with crisp building spices: cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; more citrus and stone fruits.
Finish: light, fresh and warming with decadence and spice; honey, spices, stone fruits and toasty oak; cooling and minty.
Comment: curious and lovely stuff; decadent, oily, fruity and balanced with no rough edges… only 5 years old… wow!
Producer Description
“Shelter Point’s first Single Malt Wheat Whisky release has finally arrived. This whisky is the third different grain whisky that we have bottled. Named after our local landmark “Forbidden Plateau”, this small mountain and our whisky are similar as both shrouded in mystery. By using wheat as the base this whisky is truly unique and unlike anything we have ever produced. This whisky was double distilled and aged exclusively in American oak ex-bourbon barrels for 5 and a half years. The Forbidden was a small batch (only 667 Bottles) so get yours while you can.”
Bunnahabhain Stiureadair
$72.99
Limit 1 Per Customer!
Bottled at 46.3%, This unpeated release from Bunnahabhain was matured in a combination of in first and second fill Sherry Casks.
Producer Description
"Stiùireadair (pronounced ‘stew-rahdur’ and means ‘helmsman’ in Scots Gaelic) is the latest member of the Bunnahabhain crew. With a brackish, coastal tinge, this sherried malt will transport you to Bunnahabhain bay, with a smattering of sea spray and dried fruit lingering on your lips."