Whisky Sponge Highland Malt 1993 No.59A
$324.99
Distilled in 1993, this mystery Highland Single Malt as filled into a Refill Hogshead, where it matured 28 years before bottling at 44.7%. 87pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"Made from a secret, ancient family recipe handed down since the primordial era, this delectable Cream Of Sponge features only natural highland ingredients, tinned fresh at unreduced strength without any additives or colouring. Full of vitamins, minerals, vegetable emojis and famed for the waxy residue it leaves on your tongue. Please sup your Cream Of Sponge responsibly, in the manner of an ancient, wizen Druid sooking it painstakingly by the thimbleful from a wooden spoon..."
G&M CC Bladnoch 1988 KWM Cask #2107
$1,399.99
This bottle was featured on Day 23 of our 2023 KWM UBER Whisky Calendar. You can read the post on it here.
Once again, our friends at Gordon & MacPhail have outdone themselves by offering us the opportunity to bottle this gorgeous cask. At 33 years of age, this 1988 vintage Bladnoch is the oldest KWM exclusive cask we have had the privilege of bottling since our Berry's 40-Year Blend more than 5 years ago. Filled into a Refill Sherry Hogshead on August 17, 1988, there were only 53 bottles left in the cask when it was bottled on the 21st of July, 2022 at 54.1%. A sister cask to this whisky, filled on the same day, is currently scoring 89.43pts on Whiskybase. I expect ours is even better!
This is another one of those KWM casks, where prior to sampling the whisky, Andrew said there was no way we were going to buy a full cask at that price. But the whisky is stunning, and when it was sampled by the KWM whisky team we knew we had to have it. It didn't hurt that the cask had only 53 bottles of liquid left in it at the time of bottling... those are some greedy angels! 90 Points from Whiskyfun.com
Signatory Benrinnes 1996 53.5%
$384.99
This 1996 vintage Benrinnes was matured in a pair of Hogsheads, filled on October 24, 1996, and bottled November 23, 2022 at 53.5%.
Glenfarclas 35 Year
$1,364.99
A new core range Glenfarclas, sitting between the 30 and 40 year old. Matured in sherry casks, and bottled at 43%. The 35 and 40 year will both be intermittently available as the distillery manages their dwindling stocks of older whisky. Distillery Manager Callum Fraser is said to have discovered a parcel of casks approaching their 35th birthday, worthy of creating a new age statement bottling...
The whisky has an early Whiskybase score of 90.38ts. Limit 1 Per Customer!
SMOS Res Casks No.7 Highland 12 Year
$97.99
This mysterious Highland single malt was matured in 3 Sherry Butts, filled in 2008, and bottled under the Reserve Casks range by Single Malts of Scotland after 12 years at 48%.
G&M Mortlach 25 Year Distiller Label 46%
$387.99
This whisky was featured on Day 14 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
Part of G&M's Distillery Labels range, this 25-year-old Mortlach was matured in First Fill and Refill Sherry Casks before bottling at 46%. 88.9pts Whiskybase
G&M Linkwood 25 Year Distiller Label 46%
$387.99
This bottle was featured on Day 25 of our 2023 KWM Whisky Calendar. You can read the post on it here.
Bottled under G&M Distillery Label range, this 25 year old Linkwood was bottled at 46% after matruing in First & Refill Sherry Casks.
Rosebank `The Roses` 21 Year Enchantment
$2,349.99
This whisky was featured on Day 12 of our 2023 KWM UBER Whisky Calendar. You can check out Evan's blog post on the whisky here.
Created from a parcel of whiskies distilled in 1990 and 1991, the whisky was for matured 21 years in a mix of 75% ex-Bourbon and 25% Madeira casks, bottled at 50.3%. 92.2pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"Enchantment is the seventh in a series of seven highly sought-after Rosebank bottlings, released annually by Elixir Distillers. It is a marriage of spirits distilled in both 1990 and 1991, matured in 75% American oak barrels and 25% Madeira hogsheads.
The casks used for the Roses series were among the last held by an independent company. Each bottling in the series represents a different character of Rosebank, bringing together casks with different styles to demonstrate this lost distillery’s wonderful diversity.
Rosebank was mothballed in 1993 and the equipment was stolen in 2009. The spirit produced at the distillery was triple distilled, creating a light, floral style loved by many. Rosebank has since become a cult favourite amongst whisky lovers and collectors."
Tamnavulin 1979
$1,149.99
According to the Malt Whisky Yearbook, Tamnavulin is the fastest growing single malt in Scotland. While historically much of the distillery's production has ended up in Whyte & Mackay blends, it seems as though there's a new vision for the brand. With a capacity of about 4.2 million litres, we should soon be seeing a lot more Tamnavulin. Sadly, the core range is rather lean, but there was also a decade long stock gap from the mid-90s through mid-2000s, so a lot of the spirit is really just coming into its own. Imagine our surprise when this 2018 Taiwan-exclusive bottling appeared in our market. Apparently, this was the last batch they had left from the 1970s. It was matured in a combination of first fill Sherry butts and Bourbon barrels. In their own words: "Initially matured in Bourbon barrels then transferred to 30 Years Old Matusalem Oloroso Sherry butts before being returned to First Fill Bourbon barrels for a final maturation period to conclude the 39 year maturation."
Just gonna say it: this price is way too low.
Non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46.5% abv