Living Souls 19 Year Kildalton Blend Mlt
$279.99
Kildalton is the name of a parish on Islay, and often associated with the Ardbeg distillery, which is its closest neighbour. Bottled at 42% from Refill Sherry Butts.
Producer Description
"This release is an extraordinary 19yo “Kildalton” Islay blended malt matured in refill bourbon and sherry casks. Take a sip and find yourself on a beachside walk, the salty air blending seamlessly with the aroma of an old wooden row boat nearby. You take a lick of creamy liquorice ice cream, the sweetness perfectly complementing the briny breeze. Each sip gives you rich, peated notes that encapsulate the essence of an Islay autumn day, creating a truly memorable whisky journey."
Living Souls Williamson 13 Year BlendMlt
$157.99
This 13 year old Williamson Blended Malt (allegedly teaspooned Laphroaig) was bottled at 48% from Refill ex-Bourbon Barrels.
Producer Description
"This bold “Williamson” is a teaspooned 13-year-old Islay blended malt, matured in refill transports you to a windswept cove at dusk, where driftwood crackles on a campfire and the sea mist hangs heavy in the air. The scent of smoked almonds and bright lemon dances with a briny whisper of iodine. On the palate, waves of smoke and citrus collide, capturing the wild, untamed coastline."
Paul John PX Select Cask Indian 50ml
$9.99
This Paul John expression has been bottled at 48% after finishing in PX Sherry casks. You can find the full-sized version here.
This bottle was featured on Day 3 of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar.
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.
Boutique-y Deer-Licious Tasting Set
$35.99
5x30m whiskies from the recently released Boutique-y Core Range:
- Islay Whisky 8 Year
- Speyside Whisky 12 Year
- Peated Highland Whisky 18 Year
- Blended Grain Whisky 30 Year
- Canadian Corn Whisky 8 Year
Bruichladdich Organic 2011
$124.99
Distilled from organic "publican" barley grown at Mid Couls Farm near Inverness. The whisky was matured in first fill Bourbon before bottling after 11 years at 50%.
Producer Description
"Mid Coul farm, located close to Inverness in the north of Scotland, provided our first crop of Organic barley back in 2003. A progressive 2,755 acre estate, Mid Coul has a closed-loop fertility system that generates electricity using an anaerobic digestor while allowing almost all waste material to be recycled as fertiliser.
"With no artificial input, barley is fertilised from the ground up and is therefore the purest expression of its terroir – the soil, the climate and geographical location of where it is grown.
"Working in harmony with nature, this sustainable spirit is the future of whisky and an important expression in our Barley Provenance series.
"The delicate floral spirit is matured in classic American oak, bringing a wonderful combination of creamy vanilla and fudge with honeyed citrus notes, ripe fruit and delicate spices."
BenRiach 12 Year
$109.99
One of the new BenRiach bottlings released under the supervision of Master Blender Rachel Barrie, the new BenRiah 12 Year old is bottled at 46% ABV with no colouring added. It is matured in a combination of three different cask styles: ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry, and ex-Port.
Producer Description
"To make the BenRiach Twelve, Benriach spirit is three cask matured for at least twelve years in sherry casks, bourbon barrels and port casks. The whisky from each cask is then expertly married together to create a smooth, sherry-rich single malt, layered with baked fruit, maple honey and cocoa, perfectly balanced with a lingering sultana and spiced mocha finish.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 2002 A25
$629.99
Tamdhu 15 Year
$152.99
Better than Macallan? Many believe so, including quite a few of our whisky staff and customers. This sherry bomb of a whisky was matured exclusively in Sherry Seasoned casks, both American and European oak, and has been bottled at 46% after maturing in dunnage warehouses.