Kilchoman 12 Year KWM Bourbon Cask 338
$194.99
Our 9th exclusive single cask of Kilchoman is the oldest whisky from the distillery yet to come to Canada. Filled into an ex-Bourbon Barrel, Cask 338, on July 10, 2008, and bottled August 3, 2020, at 12 years of age and 53%.
Glenfarclas 21 Year 50ml
$19.99
Bottled at 43% after maturing exclusively in ex-Oloroso sherry seasoned casks. The Glenfarclas 21 year is favourite of the Scotch Guy, and has been for more than a decade!
Loch Lomond 12 Year Old 50ml MINI
$6.99
Matured in ex-Bourbon, Refill and Recharred casks, the whisky is bottled at 46%. 88pts Whisky Advocate.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Crisp green apple, ripe pear and refreshing citrus lemon with background notes of golden cereal.
Taste: Orchard fruits and lemon meringue. The deep fruity character of pear lead into citrus lemon, vanilla meringue and light biscuit sweetness.
Finish: Medium length with gentle wood smoke and a lingering peaty tang.
88pts Whisky Advocate
"Like its elder sibling, Loch Lomond 12 year old is presented in non-chill filtered form, and in this case, matured in a mix of bourbon, refill, and recharred casks. Ripe apricots, vanilla, and a suggestion of peat smoke on the nose. The full palate offers oranges and pears, plus developing spicy malt and mild peatiness. Long in the finish, with spicy fruit notes. Drying, with subtle tannins."
Ileach Cask Strength
$79.99
More than a decade ago, some guy with wolf eyes and a panama hat named the Ileach Cask Strength one of the best whiskies in the world, but don't hold that against it! It is back and exclusive to KWM in Calgary again, bottled at 58%. The Ileach Cask Strength is a mystery malt from Islay. In other words, the distillery of origin is a mystery but, look closely at the label, and you'll see a couple of clues: the distillery has its own bay, presumably passable on only the one side; it's water-front has a distinct appearance; and could that be the ruins of the Dunyvaig Castle on the far right? Lagging behind and not understanding our not-so-subtle hints on which distillery this could be? Fear not - this is what makes Mystery Malts so much fun.
Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask #345
$119.99
Can't find Alberta Premium Cask Strength? This might just be better! Our third Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask has just arrived! This 100% Rye Whisky was distilled in 2009 at Calgary's legendary Alberta Distillers. After five years it was moved to Shelter Point Distillery on Vancouver Island, where it remained until being bottled for KWM. There are only 168 bottles of what might be our Shelter Point Rye KWM Cask... This time around, the cask is 12 Years old and 58.1%.
Waterford Single Farm Sheestown 1.2
$101.99
This single farm origin single malt was produced from barley grown by Philip O'Brien at Sheestown Farm in County Kilkenny. Distilled in 2016 and bottled at 2020 after 4 years at 50%. Matured in a a mix of 33% ex-Bourbon, 19% Virgin American Oak, 25% ex-French Wine & 23% Vin Doux Naturel casks. Produced from the Irina barley variety, and fermented with Mauri Distiller's Yeast for an impressive 131.5 hours.
About Sheestown Farm
Baile an fhasaigh, the ‘place of the lush grass’, is surely a fitting place to grow barley. The Shees clan settled here to the west of the Nore river in the 15th Century. Defined by a geology of limestone and sandstone, Sheestown is a rolling, lowland terroir of well-drained loamy soil with outcrops of gravel and drier hilltops. Philip O’Brien has farmed here for half a century, while his daughter, Maura, works with us at the distillery.
Sheestown takes its name from the Shees, a family from Kerry who settled in Kilkenny and became loyal supporters of the House of Butler, earls of Ormonde, during the 15th century. Sir Richard Shee was deputy to the Lord Treasurer of Ireland during Queen Elizabeth’s reign but his descendant, Marcus Shee, was outlawed as a Jacobite in 1691 and fled to France. One of Marcus Shee’s descendants was the charismatic Duke of Feltre, who served as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Minister of War.
Glenfarclas 25 Year KWM Ferg GG Homage
$274.99
This whisky has a story, so I hope you don't mind a bit of a windup. This is our 6th exclusive bottling of Glenfarclas, and the 3rd in what has become known as the “Ferg Series.” The Ferg Series stated with the Glenfarclas 21 Year KWM Cask Strength aka “Ferg in the Spey”, which was itself inspired by a bottling called Ferd in the Spey.
We followed that up earlier this year with the Glenfarclas 15 Yea KWM Cask Strength #2 “Ferg in Front of the Store.” This bottling tied in to the “Ferg in the Spey” with some inspiration from the bottling for a shop called Robbie’s Drams, which featured the front of their business.
Continuing in this vein I wanted the third bottling to be even more whimsical or if you prefer, ridiculous, than the first two. It takes its inspiration from an advertisement for Glenfarclas circa 10 years ago featuring a reclining George Grant in kilt with a selection of whisky in front of him. This has long been one of my favourite images of anything to do with whisky. So…
So it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the third KWM exclusive bottling of Glenfarclas in the ‘Ferg Series,’ “Ferg in Homage to George Grant!” I’ve taken George’s place and in front of me are the five previous KWM exclusive Glenfarclas bottlings: the 1997 Family Cask, the 25th Anniversary 25 Year Cask Strength, the first 15 Year Cask Strength, the 21 Year Cask Strength “Ferg in the Spey” and the 15 Year KWM Cask Strength #2 “Ferg in Front of the Store.”
The whisky is not a single cask, nor is it cask strength, but rather it is a bottling of Glenfarclas 25 Year at 50%, rather than the usual 43%. It is exclusive to KWM, and there are just 300 bottles.
Glenfarclas 25 Year 50ml
$23.99
Here it is: the classic 25 Year Old Glenfarclas Single Malt Scotch. No corners are cut at Glenfarclas. Even though it is much more expensive, and hard to procure, their focus is still on European oak. Founded in 1836, Glenfarclas is the second oldest family owned distillery in Scotland.
Loch Lomond 18 Year 50ml
$9.99
Bottled at 46%, the Loch Lomond 18 Year was matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels. 90pts Whisky Advocate.
Evan's Tasting Note
Nose: Oily and phenolic in style. Orange Marmalade spread on burnt toast, beer nuts, sesame brittle, maple and brown sugar roasted bacon, crème brûlée, banana split, red rose tea, polished leather and bee's wax.
Palate: Smokey and tangy with an underlying oiliness. Amaro-like it its bitter and sweet notes - this really coats the tongue nicely. Fuzzy peaches and sour orange sliced candy. candied ginger, chai tea latte with honey, apple cider, Christmas cake.
Finish: Rich, oily and tingly on the fade with a touch of salt and fruit. The Amaro-like bitter-sweetness sticks around.
Comment: Wow. I was not expecting this. For me, this is an incredible whisky. The combination of bitter, sweet and smoke is a wonder. If it wasn't for the juicy and sweet notes, the bitter oak notes would be way over top. If it wasn't for that would, this would be flabby fruit and not enough smoke. All the parts of this work together in a wonderful and unique way.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: savoury and meaty; seared pork belly, apple sauce, lemon drops and wax paper; white chocolate Hershey's Kisses, chunk malty and Billy Bee honey (the one in the bear shaped bottle); subtle smoke.
Palate: soft and still savoury; more BBQ pork belly, white chocolate and waxy tones; a touch of young Calvados, building oak spices and earthy leather; hickory smoke.
Finish: long, coating and meaty; the leathery notes, smoke and oak spices linger longest.
Comment: feel like I need a little more hoisin sauce for my BBQ pork buns.
Producer's Tasting Note
Nose: Green apple and grapefruit aromas fuse before the sweet character of honeysuckle and mature oak comes through.
Taste: Full bodied and rounded. Elegant wood notes of toasted oak and cigar box become green fruits with apple and gooseberry.
Finish: Long finish with dried tea and tobacco leaf in balance with soft medicinal peatiness and wood smoke.
90pts Whisky Advocate
"The 18 year old is Loch Lomond’s flagship single malt and marks the improvement in quality from this distillery during recent years. The nose offers peaches and vanilla, mild spice, pipe tobacco, and a hint of sweet wood smoke. Nicely textured, with bold, sweet, citrus fruit flavors, vanilla, almonds, and cocoa. Nutty, gently spicy, with cocoa and a hint of coffee in the lengthy, subtly peated finish."