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*** FOR IN - STORE TASTINGS: PLEASE SELECT THE PICKUP OPTION  - WE DO NOT SEND TICKETS  - YOUR NAME IS ADDED TO THE GUEST LIST *** 

VIRTUAL TASTING SAMPLES CAN BE PICKED UP OR DELIVERED ( FOR A FEE) 

**NOTE** We are now offering Both Virtual and in-store tastings. Virtual tastings will clearly state that above the name of the tasting. 

Liquor tasting samples for virtual tastings are typically 15ml each unless otherwise indicated.

  • We offer Free City Wide Delivery within the  Calgary city limits for Orders Over $ 250  ** ONLY if all samples can be delivered at the same time. If you are purchasing multiple events - logistically, we may not be able to have all samples ready to go in one delivery. As you do have the option of picking up your samples, we will deliver as much as we can in the first delivery for free, any subsequent deliveries will be $10. 
  • We can arrange shipping within Alberta for a fee. - packaging and shipping fees apply.
  • We do Not ship out of the Province.

Please be sure to include a valid email address in your order as we will contact participants a few days before the tasting with instructions on how to participate.

Cancellation Policy:

  • Registrations can be gifted or transferred - you are welcome to allow someone else to take your place if you cannot take part in the tasting.
    • For virtual tastings you will need to arrange getting them the samples if you have already received them, You are also responsible to send them the link for the tasting as it will be emailed to the purchaser.
    • For in person events, You would need to give us their name for the list if you are not attending.
  • Tastings are non refundable – For both virtual and In Person events, you will receive a ** store credit for the value if you cancel more than 48 hours in advance of the event. *** PLEASE NOTE: Larger group cancellations (3 or more)  for in store tastings require the cancellation request be submitted a minimum of 4 days prior to the tasting for a store credit to be applied. 
  • Due to the logistics of pickup and delivery of samples for virtual  , cancellations will not be considered within 7 days of the tasting,**  or if you have already received the tastings samples. Once delivered or picked up, we cannot take the tasting bottles back.
  • Store Credits can be used for anything KWM sells  - you do not have to use them specifically for tastings.

Tastings typically start at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Please make sure you are aware of the start time.
We encourage participants to drink responsibly.

November 2024

Holyrood Distillery with Rob Carpenter

  • November 8, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $30.00
Holyrood is one of Scotland's most exciting new distilleries and has a Calgary connection. The distillery was co-founded by Calgarian's Rob & Kelly Carpenter, also the folks behind the Scotch Malt Whisky Society's Canadian Branch. Rob Carpenter will tell you the tale of the first malt whisky distillery to open in Edinburgh in more than a century, and you'll be able to taste for yourself, why it's whiskies are so interesting!

Friday, November 8, 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 6
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Beer & Cheese, Please!

  • November 9, 2024
  • 5 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $35.00
Are you sick and tired of drinking PBR and eating American cheese slices? Let us push out of our comfort zones a little bit. In this tasting, Eli and Crystal will take you through various paired craft beers and cheeses while discussing their histories and production processes. As always, catered by Peasant Cheese.

Saturday, November 9th @ 5 PM


Seats Remaining: 8
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Virtual Tasting
OB 21 Year Olds - Blind

  • November 12, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $60.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

Exactly one week after the American election. Seems no matter how you slice it, when all the votes have been cast and counted, half the population down there will be celebrating while the other half will likely be looking to drown their sorrows... those that are at least 21-years-old, that is. But in the 'spirit' of unity (see what we did there?), we'll both celebrate and commiserate with our friends down south, tasting our way through a range of very cool (and incredibly diverse) 21-year-old drams. With no bias. Blindly, you might say. Yep, we're playing this one close to the chest and keeping the lineup under wraps. Join us for a night of suspended biases and letting your taste buds decide the vote* at the end of the night.

*(100% guaranteed to be free of foreign interference!)

Tuesday, November 12th @ 7 PM

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Seats Remaining: 7
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Fladgate Partenership Ports with Joao Rebelo

  • November 13, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $75.00
Joao Rebelo, Sales Manager Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca, and Croft, three of the world's greatest port houses, will be our special guest for an epic port tasting. Participants will sample a range of port styles including the iconic Taylor Fladgate 2003 Vintage, 50 Year Tawny, and the mysterious VVOP a blend of wines all of which predate the Second World War. This is a very special tasting and not to be missed!

Wednesday, November 13th @ 7 PM.


Seats Remaining: 12
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Fall Wine Festival

  • November 14, 2024
  • 7 PM - 9 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $50.00
The festival of all festivals… Join us in celebrating the start of our Fall Super Sale and find some new favourites along the way! Mingle and enjoy some of our favourite wines along with catering from Peasant Cheese! There will be much more wine open than you can taste, so you will have to be choosy — but can you resist all the deals?

Thursday, November 14th from 7 PM to 9 PM


Seats Remaining: 6
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Virtual Tasting
Compass Box Extinct Blends Quartet & Hedonism x4

  • November 19, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $50.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

We've been holding back bottles from Compass Box's Extinct Blends Quartet for nearly three years now, and with the fourth and final release in hand, the time is right for an epic Compass Box tasting. Andrew will be joined by Compass Box's man in Canada - James Bornn - for this one. In addition to the Extinct Blends Quartet (Aquamarine, Delos, Metropolis, and Celestial), participants will also sample through four releases of Hedonism: the discontinued core range Hedonism, Hedonism Muse, Hedonism Felicitas, and the new Hedonism 2024. Two quartets of Compass Box with two of the biggest Compass Box fanboys in Canada!

Tuesday, November 19th @ 7 PM

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This event is sold out.

Fall Single Malt Festival Night #2

  • November 21, 2024
  • 7 PM - 9 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $60.00
The whisky event so popular we had to split it into two separate nights! We are offering two more-or-less identical Fall Single Malt Festivals, two weeks apart, to give as many of our whisky friends as possible a chance to attend. There will be up to 100 whiskies to sample, and the price includes a KWM logoed Glencairn whisky glass. As always, our neighbour Peasant Cheese will be lining your stomachs with delicious cheese, charcuterie, sausage rolls, and other treats! Both Festivals are limited to 90 participants. We are asking people to only register for one date or the other, and not both, out of respect for our other customers.

Thursday, November 21st from 7 PM to 9 PM


Seats Remaining: 4
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Non Nouveaux: A REAL Beaujolais Tasting

  • November 22, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $40.00
Beaujolais Nouveaux day is celebrated in late November every year, with brand new, juvenile wine from the region being opened up and gulped down to toast the grape harvest. Fantastic, right? Unfortunately, this celebration and the overly simple-by necessity style of Beaujolais Nouveaux has hindered as much as helped the reputation of both Beaujolais and the Gamay grape it's red wines focus on. With this tasting, we will celebrate non-Nouveaux Beaujolais wine in red, white, and perhaps even sparkling form. Beaujolais is capable of being juicy yet dry, complex but approachable, and best of all: enticing yet reasonably priced. Come see what true wine of the region offers.

Friday, November 22nd @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 10
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Virtual Tasting
The 1990s Go Big or Go Home Whisky Tasting

  • November 26, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $120.00
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING

Grunge music. Garage bands. Acid rain. Acid wash. Plaid and Flannel. Irony and sarcasm. Like, whatever. The 1990s were the peak for many movements, genres, and subcultures. It was a decade full of innocent idealism clashing with rampant sarcasm, with a war or two thrown in. What is the best way to remember the 1990s? With glass in hand, of course! Time continues to march on. We all keep getting older, and now whisky distilled in the 90s is 20-, 25-, and even beyond 30-years-old. "Don't look back in anger," a terribly stuck-up British band once sang. Instead, join us for a celebration of what makes the 90s worth remembering. It's the whisky, of course! Our range: Ardmore 1997, Benrinnes 1996, Bowmore 1997, Dailuaine 1997, GlenDronach 1993, Linkwood 1995, and Millstone 1996. Be there or be square!

Tuesday, November 26th @ 7 PM

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Seats Remaining: 10
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Millstone KWM Cask Launch with Patrick Van Zuidam

  • November 27, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $35.00
Patrick van Zuidam (the Willy Wonka of the spirits world) will drop by the store to help us launch a new Millstone Oloroso KWM Cask. It is our 3rd KWM cask of Millstone, and our first single malt. What will the rest of the range be? We don't know yet, but I can tell you that with Millstone, it won't disappoint!

Wednesday, November 27 @ 7PM


Seats Remaining: 1
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Gordon & MacPhail Whiskies with Richard Urquhart

  • November 28, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $50.00
It's been a while since we've had Richard Urquhart from Gordon & MacPhail in-store for a tasting. Richard is a 4th generation member of the Urquhart family, who own and run Gordon & MacPhail. G&M is without question Scotland's preeminent independent bottler, as well as the Benromach and Cairn Distilleries. Our lineup for this one hasn't been set, but it is sure to include a delightful range of malts from both Benromach and Gordon & MacPhail!

Thursday, November 28 @ 7PM


This event is sold out.

Carlisle's Last Crush Wine Tasting

  • November 30, 2024
  • 5 PM
  • KWM IN STORE
  • $50.00
Mike Officer recently announced that he is shutting down the legendary Carlisle Winery. The last crush for the best Zinfandel producer in California will be 2024. Luckily, we should still be seeing vintages of Carlisle Wine for a few more years, but after that the wine will only be found in cellars. If you are a fan of Carlisle, now is a good time to see what wines are currently available. If you have never tasted Carlisle before, this is an opportunity to taste them while you still can!

Saturday, November 30th @ 5 PM


Seats Remaining: 12
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December 2024

Virtual Tasting
Leave No Sherry Cask Unfilled - The GlenAllachie Story

  • December 3, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $35.00
Who is the most important Walker in Scotch Whisky? Billy Walker, of course! Billy has a well-deserved reputation for reinvigorating second-tier distilleries and making them into Single Malt powerhouses. This is done with an emphasis on lengthening fermentation times, careful reracking of maturing stock, and, most importantly: by capitalizing a single letter in the middle of the distillery name. Billy has been at the helm of GlenAllachie since taking it over in 2017. In that time he has changed the distillery from a mostly forgotten blending stock provider to a fully armed and operational munitions plant that generates an arsenal of flavour bombs that is impossible to emulate. The lineup for this tasting includes three releases from the GlenAllachie Sherry Series, an old bottling of 12 year, the 15, 18, and a Miekle Toir release just for fun!

Tuesday, December 3rd @ 7PM

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Seats Remaining: 26
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Virtual Tasting
This Is Not An Advent Calendar Tasting 1 - Advent Days 1-5

  • December 5, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $70.00
This is not an Advent Calendar; it's an Advent Whisky Tasting! It is the first of five, five whisky tastings we'll be hosting throughout Advent. We have endeavoured to make each of these 5 tastings equally interesting, with a comparable balance of products with respect to price, age, and style. SAVE $50 by doing all 5 tastings, by selecting our "This Is Not An Advent Calendar The Full Monty - All 5 Whisky Advent Tastings!"

Each tasting kit includes 5 - 28ml top-secret premium whiskies. The name of each whisky is a closely guarded secret and has been redacted. KWM Staff have either been sworn to secrecy or are suffering from an entirely unrelated bout of short-term memory loss. You'll have to log in to the tasting on Zoom from a secure location using the QR code on the box for a classified debriefing on all 5 whiskies, Thursday, December 5th, 2024, @ 7 PM MT. The origins of each whisky will be revealed in the tasting, but can also be found on the KWM Blog, through our social media channels, or by scanning the QR code on each bottle.


Thursday, December 5th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 48
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Virtual Tasting
This Is Not An Advent Calendar Tasting 2 - Advent Days 6-10

  • December 10, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $70.00
This is not an Advent Calendar; it's an Advent Whisky Tasting! It is the second of five, five whisky tastings we'll be hosting throughout Advent. We have endeavoured to make each of these 5 tastings equally interesting, with a comparable balance of products with respect to price, age, and style. SAVE $50 by doing all 5 tastings, by selecting our "This Is Not An Advent Calendar The Full Monty - All 5 Whisky Advent Tastings!"

Each tasting kit includes 5 - 28ml top-secret premium whiskies. The name of each whisky is a closely guarded secret and has been redacted. KWM Staff have either been sworn to secrecy or are suffering from an entirely unrelated bout of short-term memory loss. You'll have to log in to the tasting on Zoom from a secure location using the QR code on the box for a classified debriefing on all 5 whiskies, Tuesday, December 10th, 2024, @ 7 PM MT. The origins of each whisky will be revealed in the tasting, but can also be found on the KWM Blog, through our social media channels, or by scanning the QR code on each bottle.


Tuesday, December 10th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 50
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Virtual Tasting
This Is Not An Advent Calendar Tasting 3 - Advent Days 11-15

  • December 15, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $70.00
This is not an Advent Calendar; it's an Advent Whisky Tasting! It is the third of five, five whisky tastings we'll be hosting throughout Advent. We have endeavoured to make each of these 5 tastings equally interesting, with a comparable balance of products with respect to price, age, and style. SAVE $50 by doing all 5 tastings, by selecting our "This Is Not An Advent Calendar the Full Monty - All 5 Whisky Advent Tastings!"

Each tasting kit includes 5 - 28ml top-secret premium whiskies. The name of each whisky is a closely guarded secret and has been redacted. KWM Staff have either been sworn to secrecy or are suffering from an entirely unrelated bout of short-term memory loss. You'll have to log in to the tasting on Zoom from a secure location using the QR code on the box for a classified debriefing on all 5 whiskies, Sunday, December 5th, 2024, @ 7 PM MT. The origins of each whisky will be revealed in the tasting, but can also be found on the KWM Blog, through our social media channels, or by scanning the QR code on each bottle.

Sunday, December 15th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 50
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Virtual Tasting
Rare & Old Virtual - 200 Years of Benromach with James & Andrew

  • December 17, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $300.00
Benromach is one of our favourite distilleries at KWM. James Bornn and Andrew Ferguson (two of Benromach's biggest fanboys) who sat in on Richard's tasting during the Rare & Old Whisky Weekend will guide you through nearly 200 years of the distillery’s liquid history. They will paraphrase and butcher Richard's stories while droning on about how Benromach reminds them of old Springbank and Brora. This might just be the most epic Benromach vertical tasting ever… roughly $12k of Rare & Old whisky!

Benromach 21 Year
Benromach 2003 Cask 34
Benromach 2002 KWM Bourbon Cask 875
Benromach 2002 Cask 360 Canada Excl
Benromach Aged 40 Years 2022 Batch 1 57.6%
Benromach Aged 40 Years 2022 Batch 2 56.5%
G&M Private Collection Benromach 1982

Tuesday, December 17 @ 7PM

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Seats Remaining: 12
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Virtual Tasting
This Is Not An Advent Calendar Tasting 4 - Advent Days 16-20

  • December 20, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $70.00
This is not an Advent Calendar; it's an Advent Whisky Tasting! It is the fourth of five, five whisky tastings we'll be hosting throughout Advent. We have endeavoured to make each of these 5 tastings equally interesting, with a comparable balance of products with respect to price, age, and style. SAVE $50 by doing all 5 tastings, by selecting our "This Is Not An Advent Calendar The Full Monty - All 5 Whisky Advent Tastings!"

Each tasting kit includes 5 - 28ml top-secret premium whiskies. The name of each whisky is a closely guarded secret and has been redacted. KWM Staff have either been sworn to secrecy or are suffering from an entirely unrelated bout of short-term memory loss. You'll have to log in to the tasting on Zoom from a secure location using the QR code on the box for a classified debriefing on all 5 whiskies, Friday, December 20th, 2024, @ 7 PM MT. The origins of each whisky will be revealed in the tasting, but can also be found on the KWM Blog, through our social media channels, or by scanning the QR code on each bottle.

Friday, December 20th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 46
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Virtual Tasting
This Is Not An Advent Calendar Tasting 5 - Advent Days 21-25

  • December 27, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $70.00
This is not an Advent Calendar; it's an Advent Whisky Tasting! It is the fifth and final of five, five whisky tastings we'll be hosting throughout Advent. We have endeavoured to make each of these 5 tastings equally interesting, with a comparable balance of products with respect to price, age, and style. SAVE $50 by doing all 5 tastings, by selecting our "This Is Not An Advent Calendar The Full Monty - All 5 Whisky Advent Tastings!"

Each tasting kit includes 5 - 28ml top-secret premium whiskies. The name of each whisky is a closely guarded secret and has been redacted. KWM Staff have either been sworn to secrecy or are suffering from an entirely unrelated bout of short-term memory loss. You'll have to log in to the tasting on Zoom from a secure location using the QR code on the box for a classified debriefing on all 5 whiskies, Friday, December 27th, 2024, @ 7 PM MT. The origins of each whisky will be revealed in the tasting, but can also be found on the KWM Blog, through our social media channels, or by scanning the QR code on each bottle.

Friday, December 27th @ 7 PM


Seats Remaining: 47
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Virtual Tasting
This Is Not An Advent Calendar The Full Monty - All 5 Whisky Advent Tastings!

  • December 27, 2024
  • 7 PM
  • $330.00
$330+gst gets you in on all of the December whisky tasting action, a savings of $20 compared to buying the tastings individually!

This is not an Advent Calendar; it's a series of 5 Advent Whisky Advent Tastings we are hosting on December 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 27th at 7 PM MT on Zoom. We have endeavoured to make each of these 5 tastings equally interesting, with a comparable balance of products with respect to price, age, and style. Each tasting has a whisky over 23 years of age, and the average over all the tastings, excluding the 6 NAS bottlings, is 17.8 years. Each tasting also includes at least 1 KWM Cask, 1 peated whisky, and 1 whisky which is not a Scottish single malt.

Each tasting kit includes 5 - 28ml top-secret premium whiskies. The name of each whisky is a closely guarded secret and has been redacted. KWM Staff have either been sworn to secrecy or are suffering from an entirely unrelated bout of short-term memory loss. You'll have to log in to the tasting on Zoom from a secure location using the QR code on the box for a classified debriefing on all 5 whiskies, Thursday, December 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 27th, 2024, @ 7 PM MT. The origins of each whisky will be revealed in the tasting, but can also be found on the KWM Blog, through our social media channels, or by scanning the QR code on each bottle.

Each full Monty tastings set also includes a KWM Whisky Advent Discount Card, only available if you purchase the full set!

Thursday, December 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, & 27th, @ 7 PM

We hope to have the tasting kits ready for pickup the week of November 11.


Seats Remaining: 72
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