Kensington Wine Market

Tasting Schedule

*** 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.

May 2025

Virtual Tasting
A Berry Bros. & Rudd KWM Casks Tasting

May 13, 2025
7PM
$40.00

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING*

We have five KWM exclusive Berry Bros. & Rudd casks in-store right now, and two more landing in the weeks and months ahead. So it's high time we do a vertical tasting of all of them. The two newest include a 25 year old 1999 vintage Blended Malt that is oozing all things Edrington, and a bright, fruity and floral 14 year old 2010 vintage Teaninich. Our lineup will also include our Blair Athol 2009, Dailuaine 2010, Inchgower 2009, Linkwood 2011, and as a special treat our Bowmore 1997... who doesn't love sipping on a 26 year old Bowmore single cask?!

Tuesday, May 13th @ 7 PM

TASTING KITS ARE READY FOR PICKUP!

This event is sold out.

KWM's 33rd Birthday Whisky Festival

May 15, 2025
7PM - 9PM
KWM IN STORE
$50.00

As we do every year, we're celebrating our birthday with an in-store whisky festival. Participants will have the opportunity to sample from a range of nearly 100 Single Malts, Blends, Ryes, and other whisky styles. There will be some big deals too... as the festival is just days after our big birthday sale. All this as well as food from our neighbour Peasant, and a KWM logo glass for you to take home as a keepsake!

Thursday, May 15th from 7PM to 9 PM

Seats Remaining: 12

Italian Wines with Pizza Celebration

May 16, 2025
7PM
KWM IN STORE
$55.00

Why celebrate? It's May. It's Italian wine. It's Pizza. There is nothing that says a "perfect match" like the versatility of Italian wines and palate pleasing pizza (courtesy of Peasant Cheese). The Italians conquered this pairing centuries ago. Join us in what will be a walk through some rolling vineyards of Tuscany (and more), with a little pizza sauce on your face.

Friday, May 16th @ 7PM

This event is sold out.

Virtual Tasting
Ardnamurchan Distillery Turns 10 with Carl Crafts

May 20, 2025
7PM
$35.00

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING*

The Ardnamurchan Distillery is 10 years old, so our friend Carl Crafts, Ardnamurchan Brand Ambassador, will be our special guest as we dig into our biggest range of Ardnamurchan whiskies ever. Our range is 8 whiskies deep, including an independent bottling of Ardnamurchan from Adelphi we kept back for just such an occasion. We'll also be sample the Madeira, Rum, Sauternes, and Sherry Cask bottlings, as well as a past Paul Lanois release, our 2016 KWM Cask, and the new Ardnamurchan AD/10 Year. We are especially excited about this one!

Tuesday, May 20th @ 7PM

TASTING KITS ARE READY FOR PICKUP!

This event is sold out.

Diving Into Gin: London Dry Style

May 22, 2025
7PM
KWM IN STORE
$35.00

How did this unsweetened, juniper-forward style of gin get its start, and what has made it stand the test of time? Dive into Gin with Harmony! This gin tasting will focus on London Dry gins, their history, and how they have evolved.

Thursday, May 22nd @ 7 PM

Seats Remaining: 5

Intro To Whisky: International Edition

May 23, 2025
7PM
KWM IN STORE
$30.00

When it comes to whisky, countries like Scotland, Ireland, and the United States are the more well-known big producers. Have you ever had whisky from other countries, though? Ever taste whisky from the Netherlands? How about Finland? France? India? Taiwan? There are plenty of countries producing great whisky from around the world - some in styles you would recognize, and some with an entirely different spin. Join Harmony for a exploration of whisky made in other parts of the world.

Friday, May 23rd @ 7PM

Seats Remaining: 4

Rum - Indies, Oddities, & More

May 29, 2025
7PM
KWM IN STORE
$50.00

Though we'll still pour a bunch of rums from the west indies, this is NOT just another rum tasting. A few oddities and exotic offerings will be opened too, including the first Clairin (cane spirit from Haiti) to hit Alberta shelves, and the first Thai rum we've seen! As well as 3 Rum Sponge bottlings that Shawn's been dying to open. We'll explore various styles, ages, flavours and avoid piratical references to the best of our abilities.

Thursday, May 29th @ 7PM

Seats Remaining: 7

Ardbeg Day 2025 - Celebrating 25 Years of the Ardbeg Committee 11AM-Noon

May 31, 2025
11AM
KWM IN STORE
$60.00

North America's First Ardbeg Embassy was Kensington Wine Market. We will be marking this Ardbeg Day as we do every year, with a pair of back to back Master Classes at the shop, ahead of the main Ardbeg Day festivities. We will have further information to share on the main event in the future, which is again expected to be at Hayden Block at 2PM.

We can't tell you about this year's Ardbeg Day release just yet, but it will be featured, along with 6 other Ardbeg releases. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee we are pulling out all of the stops... in addition to the 2025 Ardbeg Day release, our range will include Ardbeg 10, Corryvreckan, Uigeadail 17 Year, Traigh Bhan 19 Year Batch 6, and the Ardbeg 25 Year!

Saturday, May 31, 11-12

This event is sold out.

Ardbeg Day 2025 - Celebrating 25 Years of the Ardbeg Committee 1-2PM

May 31, 2025
1PM
KWM IN STORE
$60.00

June 2025

Virtual Tasting
Glenturret Distillery Virtual Vertical Tasting

June 3, 2025
7PM
$125.00

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING*

With the most comprehensive range of Glenturret bottlings in store we have ever had, how could we resist the temptation for a vertical range tasting? Glenturret is one of Scotland's smallest, and oldest distilleries. Until recent years it almost exclusively produced for blending, meaning it is little known, even among Anoraks. That changed when it was purchased by Lalique in 2019. We'll lift the veil on "The Glenturret" while working our way through 7 official bottlings - 2 of them peated - up to and including both the 25 and 30 Year. And we'll almost certainly touch on Scotland's most famous "mouser!"

Tuesday, June 3 @ 7 PM

TASTING KITS ARE READY FOR PICKUP!

Seats Remaining: 2

Virtual Tasting
SMWS June 2025 Virtual Outturn

June 4, 2025
7PM
$55.00

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING*

Log in, pour your drams and join us from home, the cottage, or work... for the June Scotch Malt Whisky Society Canada Virtual Outturn Tasting! The KWM team will be your guide as you sample through an exciting range of 7 SMWS bottlings. SMWS Members Save $10 on their tasting registration (discount is limited to 1 per member if you are buying a ticket for another member as well as yourself, you will only get one member price).

Wednesday, June 4th @ 7 PM

Seats Remaining: 3

Berry Bros. & Daftmill - In-Store with Hannah Dickie

June 5, 2025
7PM
KWM IN STORE
$60.00

Hannah Dickie, Brands Sales Manager for Berry Bros. & Rudd will be our special guest host as you sample your way through a range of whiskies from independent bottler Berry Bros. and the cult Daftmill Distillery. The range is expected to include a new edition of the Daftmill 15 Year Cask Strength, and a new KWM Berry Bros. cask. We will round out the lineup with some other expressions of Daftmill, as well as our Berry Bros. Bowmore 1997 and Blended Malt 1999 bottlings.

Thursday, June 5th @ 7 PM

Seats Remaining: 16

SMWS June In-Person Outturn 6 PM

June 6, 2025
6 PM
KWM IN STORE
$60.00

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society of Canada’s June 2025 Outturn tasting will feature 6 new bottlings and returning bottle, plus nibbles from our friends at Peasant Cheese and the camaraderie that can only come from 20 SMWS Members in our tasting room. SMWS Members Save $10 on their tasting registration (discount is limited to 1 per member if you are buying a ticket for another member as well as yourself, you will only get one member price).

Friday, June 6 @ 6PM

This event is sold out.

SMWS June In-Person Outturn 8 PM

June 6, 2025
8PM
KWM IN STORE
$60.00

Virtual Tasting
New Gordon & MacPhail Gems with James & Andrew

June 10, 2025
7PM
$150.00

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING*

An exciting range of Gordon & MacPhail bottlings have just arrived so its time for a tasting. We will be sampling a quartet of sherried malts from 1993 and 1994 including Balblair, Benrinnes, Ledaig, and Linkwood, as well as GlenKeith 1999, Scapa 2000, and Glenburgie 25 Year. Just a casual Tuesday night, sipping nearly 200 years of G&M whisky with James Bornn and Andrew!

Tuesday, June 10th @ 7 PM

Seats Remaining: 8

Virtual Tasting
Kilchoman @ 20 - Round I with James & Andrew

June 17, 2025
7PM
$35.00

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL TASTING*

2025 is a year of celebration for Kilchoman, it marks the distillery's 20th anniversary! The distillery will be releasing a number of bottlings to commemorate the occasion, and first two have just arrived. So James Bornn and Andrew will be hosting a Kilchoman vertical tasting featuring the new Loch Gorm 10 Year and 13 Year Limited Edition, as well as some other recent releases: 100% Islay 14th Ed., Port Cask Matured, Sanaig Cask Strength, and two others.

Tuesday, June 17th @ 7 PM

Seats Remaining: 5

Relishing GlenAllachie - A Catchup with Andrew Mustard

June 18, 2025
7PM
KWM IN STORE
$50.00

Who are we to resist a good pun or Dad joke... apologies to Mr. Mustard, he's probably heard these before. GlenAllachie's International Sales Manager will be our special guest host as we work through a range of whiskies from GlenAllachie and Meikle Toir. The full range is still to be determined, but it won't disappoint!

Wednesday, June 18th @ 7 PM

Seats Remaining: 17

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