Rock Island Year of the Dragon
$82.49
Limited Edition Whisky bottlings celebrating the Chinese New Year are so hot right now, guys! Move over, Johnnie Walker and Kavalan - Douglas Laing is getting in on the action with the Rock Island Year of the Dragon Edition.
Bottled at a pleasantly robust 54.8% ABV, this edition of Rock Island features a marriage of single malts from the Scottish Isles of Arran, Islay, Jura, and Orkney. Evan was somewhat disappointed at whisky from Mull not being included, but his mood improved thanks to the use of heavily charred casks for finishing.
From The Producer
"Honouring the importance that wood plays in the creation of Scotch Whisky, this edition of Rock Island has been finished in heavily charred casks, giving the spirit an opportunity to extract layer upon layer of rich flavour from the wood."
Tomintoul White Port Finish
$71.09
A cask-led young Tomintoul that was first matured in ex-Bourbon barrels before being finished in White Port barriques from Portugal. White Port is not a cask type we see very often in the whisky world. This should be a fun and fruity one from the distillery that produces 'the gentle dram' (their words, not ours).
43% abv
Rest & Be Thankful Bruichladdich 18 Year
$265.99
Distilled in 2004, this Bruichladdich single malt matured 18 years in an ex-Bourbon Cask, #1434, before bottling at 53.2%. We love older Bruichladdichs from ex-Boubon. Exclusive to KWM!
Rodenbach Grand Cru
$4.49
This Belgian Sour beer spends one and a half years maturing in oak barrels before release.
Rodney Strong Sonoma Merlot
$28.04
Rodney Strong recognized the Alexander Valley as an ideal place to grow Cabernet Sauvignon as far back as 1971, when he planted his first Cabernet vineyard, the Alexander's Crown. The Merlot is classic California, big and juicy in the red berry realm.
Rest & Be Long Pond 24 Year
$212.50
This mellow and elegant rum is from a single cask bottled by the Rest & Be Thankful rum company. Distilled at Jamaica's Long Pond distillery in a pot still. ITP stands for Ive Trewlany Pot, this marque represents a lighter weight pot still rum with medium-low esters, and was originally produced by Worthy Park distillery long, long ago.
This underwent both tropical and continental aging in American oak, and bottled at 54.7%
Rest & Be Long Monymusk 24 Year
$212.50
This single cask rum was bottled by the Rest & Be Thankful rum company. This Monymusk (distilled at Clarendon) rum bears the MMW marque, meaning Monymusk Wedderburn, and it's one of the higher ester marques to bear the Monymusk name.
Tropical and continental aged in American oak barrels, and bottled at 52.4%
Rest & Be Long Pond 22 Year
$167.50
This single cask Jamaican rum is bottled by Rest & Be Thankful rum company. Distilled at Long Pond, and bears the CRV marque, which is actually not produced anymore. It's a low ester column still rum. Aside from the appreciable age, this finished it's maturation in an ex-Port Charlotte cask.
Bottled at 57.1%
La Trappe Tripel
$7.19
It's a Trappe! I mean Trappist Ale. La Trappe Tripel is a classic Trappist beer made by De Koningshoeven Brewery in the Netherlands. 8% ABV.
Producer Description
"Amber-coloured Trappist ale with a broken white head. The harmonious taste starts off fruity and shifts to malty caramel; a perfectly balanced ale."
