Raasay NaSia Unpeated Ex-Rye Cask
$134.99
This cask was not merely selected by Canadian importer Gold Medal Marketing, but rather Andy bought it as a future, and patiently waited while it matured. This is unpeated Raasay, matured in an ex-Rye Whiskey cask from Woodford Reserve, the whisky has been bottled at 61.5%.
Producer Description
"These American ex-Rye Whiskey casks are from Woodford Reserve Distillery, KY where they use 53% Rye in their mash bill. The flavors emulate history's original Rye whiskies with strong, peppery, spicy flavors in a sea of fruit and butterscotch."
San Leonardo 2018
$117.29
For more than 1000 years San Leornardo was a monastery, but for over three centuries now San Leonardo has served as the residence of the Marchesi Guerrieri Gonzaga family, its proud custodians. Today, the San Leonardo estate is a garden of vineyards and roses, protected by the massive barrier of the Alps, which blunt the force of the cold northern winds. The valley floor benefits from, and in turn releases, warmth from nearby Lake Garda. The tenuta remains an antique world, in which winemaking practices, still uncompromisingly artisanal, yield wines that are true gems of Italy’s wine tradition, marked by freshness, harmony, and an innate elegance.
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."
Glen Scotia 10 Year
$67.49
We'd prefer to see this bottled at 46%, but we aren't disappointed to see it none the less. Bottled at 40%.
Glen Scotia 25 Year
$773.99
World Whisky Awards winner 2019, best Campbeltown single malt over 18 years. Bottled at 48.8% after maturing in ex-Bourbon and marrying in first-fill ex-Bourbon. 91pts Whisky Advocate.
Producer Description
"The whisky has been gently matured in our finest American oak barrels before being married in first fill bourbon before bottling. The signature nose has hints of vanilla oak, interwoven with the subtle notes of sea spray and spicy aromatic fruits."
G&M Private Collection Glen Mhor 1982
$3,149.99
One of the lost Speyside triplets (alongside Glen Albyn and Millburn), Glen Mhor may be most recognized for being one of the component malts used to recreate the Mackinlay's Rare Old Highland Malt (you know... the Shackleton recreation from a few years back). It is a distillery that has never had the romantic draw that other lost gems like Brora, Port Ellen, or Rosebank have, but we are now 40 years past the last spirit run at Glen Mhor and the very little we ever see is now always extravantly priced and packaged. And a bottling such as this one is exactly the reason why. 93 points on Whiskyfun (one of only two or three sources we trust almost implicitly) should tell you all you need to know. With an endorsement like that, there should be a bloodbath for the few bottles we're getting. Refill Sherry Hogshead #72 yielded only 174 bottles.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 50.8%
GlenAllachie 2012 Vintage Cuvee WineCask
$103.49
This 2012 vintage release from GlenAllachie has been bottled after 9 years at 48%, having finished in wine casks from Bordeaux, Languedoc and Valpolicella.
Producer Description
"To craft The GlenAllachie Wine Cask Series, Master Blender Billy Walker first expertly matured our spirit in the finest American oak ex-Bourbon barrels, before transferring the whisky into hand-selected European wine barriques for secondary aging. Billy added a distinctive twist to this release by ultimately blending four exceptional wine cask finishes into one unique expression: The Cuvée Wine Cask Finish.
"A French term, ‘Cuvée’ is used in the wine sector to reference a blend that typically comprises more than one variety of grape. Likewise, our 9-year-old Cuvée is a marriage of spirit from several fine wine casks sourced from the world-renowned regions of Bordeaux, Languedoc and Valpolicella.
The character development of each individual barrique was carefully monitored, before the whiskies were expertly blended together by Billy. The resulting golden liquid offers up elegant stone fruits, hints of toasted almonds and zesty orange peel on the palate."
Roots Foursquare 2008 15 Year
$198.74
This bottle of Foursquare rum from Barbados was distilled in August of 2008 and bottled in January of 2023 at a cask strength of 57.1%.
G&M Mortlach 25 Year Distiller Label 46%
$349.19
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