Tasting Schedule
Tastings
Due to COVID-19 We are not able to offer in-store tastings.
We are offering At Home Virtual Whisky Tastings with 50ml Whiskies.
We are also offering At Home Virtual Wine Tastings, which typically include three full sized bottles of wine with the purchase of said tasting.
You can register for the tasting online, on this page or by phone. You will need to pick up the samples prior to the tasting, or contact us to arrange home delivery.
- We offer Free City Wide Delivery within the Calgary city limits for Orders Over $ 100 -
- We can arrange shipping within Alberta for a fee. - packaging and shipping fees apply.
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, but you will need to arrange getting them the samples if they have left the store. Please forward their name and email address to us so that we can make sure to send them the link for the tasting.
- Due to the logistics of pickup and delivery, 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.
Tastings start at 8:00pm, unless otherwise noted.
We encourage participants to drink responsibly.
French Wine, From a Social Distance
Date: January 15, 2021
Time: 8PM
Cost: $85.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: SOLD OUT WINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP OR DELIVERY AFTER JANUARY 4!
We are back at it with the French Wines. This second installment of French Wines, From a Social Distance, will walk you through some of the other backroads of France because it is impossible to cover French wine within one tasting!
Each tasting purchase includes three bottles of wine and can be picked up or delivered 10 days before the tasting. We would suggest picking up a cheese board from Peasant Cheese as well, because, French wine is always best served with Cheese!
A Zoom link will be emailed out within 48 hours prior to the tasting.
If you are purchasing this as a gift, please have the recipient's information ready (name, phone number, delivery address, email address). Because samples are not ready until 10 days before the tasting, we have tasting certificates available for you to gift to the recipient.
Friday, January 15th, 2021 @ 8 PM
This event is sold out.
Time: 8PM
Cost: $85.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: SOLD OUT WINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP OR DELIVERY AFTER JANUARY 4!
We are back at it with the French Wines. This second installment of French Wines, From a Social Distance, will walk you through some of the other backroads of France because it is impossible to cover French wine within one tasting!
Each tasting purchase includes three bottles of wine and can be picked up or delivered 10 days before the tasting. We would suggest picking up a cheese board from Peasant Cheese as well, because, French wine is always best served with Cheese!
A Zoom link will be emailed out within 48 hours prior to the tasting.
If you are purchasing this as a gift, please have the recipient's information ready (name, phone number, delivery address, email address). Because samples are not ready until 10 days before the tasting, we have tasting certificates available for you to gift to the recipient.
Friday, January 15th, 2021 @ 8 PM
This event is sold out.
Ardnamurchan Virtual Launch Tasting with Connal Mackenzie
Date: January 16, 2021
Time: 5PM
Cost: $50.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 12 We are thrilled to have Connal Mackenzie Sales Director for Adelphi Distillery as our special guest for the launch tasting of Ardnamurchan Single Malt. Connal will lead participants through a range of 4 single malts from a 4x50ml Ardnamurchan Gift Pack:
- Ardnamurchan Single Malt 46.8%
- Ardnamurchan 2015 Peated Bourbon Barrel 59.2%
- Ardnamurchan 2015 Peated Oloroso Hogshead 59.5%
- Ardnamurchan 2014 Champagne Finish Single Cask 57.9%
Participants in the tasting will also be given the opportunity to purchase a bottle of the Ardnamurchan Single Malt Batch 01. Saturday, January 16th @5PM
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER JANUARY 4, 2021.
**LIMIT 1 TASTING REGISTRATION PER CUSTOMER!
Time: 5PM
Cost: $50.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 12 We are thrilled to have Connal Mackenzie Sales Director for Adelphi Distillery as our special guest for the launch tasting of Ardnamurchan Single Malt. Connal will lead participants through a range of 4 single malts from a 4x50ml Ardnamurchan Gift Pack:
- Ardnamurchan Single Malt 46.8%
- Ardnamurchan 2015 Peated Bourbon Barrel 59.2%
- Ardnamurchan 2015 Peated Oloroso Hogshead 59.5%
- Ardnamurchan 2014 Champagne Finish Single Cask 57.9%
Participants in the tasting will also be given the opportunity to purchase a bottle of the Ardnamurchan Single Malt Batch 01. Saturday, January 16th @5PM
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER JANUARY 4, 2021.
**LIMIT 1 TASTING REGISTRATION PER CUSTOMER!
$50.00
Bourbon or Bust
Date: January 18, 2021
Time: 8PM
Cost: $35.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: SOLD OUT PURCHASERS OF THIS TASTING MUST BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE SAMPLES FROM OUR STORE. SAMPLES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP ON OR AFTER JANUARY 14th.
Evan, our resident Bourbon lover, has been chomping at the bit to run an online Bourbon tasting. Log in and taste your way through some of Evan's recent favourites - and a few he has not-so-patiently been waiting to open and taste himself! Seven bottles will be sacrificed for the shared enjoyment of all who pay to participate. The tasting will consist of 7 15ml samples, which will be available for pickup 7-10 days before the tasting. Delivery is available in Calgary for a flat $10 fee or is FREE on orders of $100 or more. A Zoom link and password will be emailed to all registered participants 24-48 hours before the tasting. Monday, January 18th @ 8 PM.
This event is sold out.
Time: 8PM
Cost: $35.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: SOLD OUT PURCHASERS OF THIS TASTING MUST BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE SAMPLES FROM OUR STORE. SAMPLES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP ON OR AFTER JANUARY 14th.
Evan, our resident Bourbon lover, has been chomping at the bit to run an online Bourbon tasting. Log in and taste your way through some of Evan's recent favourites - and a few he has not-so-patiently been waiting to open and taste himself! Seven bottles will be sacrificed for the shared enjoyment of all who pay to participate. The tasting will consist of 7 15ml samples, which will be available for pickup 7-10 days before the tasting. Delivery is available in Calgary for a flat $10 fee or is FREE on orders of $100 or more. A Zoom link and password will be emailed to all registered participants 24-48 hours before the tasting. Monday, January 18th @ 8 PM.
This event is sold out.
KWM Casks Recap Tasting
Date: January 22, 2021
Time: 8PM
Cost: $55.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 30 We've launched some pretty cool single cask whiskies over the course of the last 9 months. In normal times we would have put them into a tasting or two, but we are not in normal times. Thankfully, the AGLC has changed the rules and is allowing us to pour samples for the purpose of virtual tastings, so we're going to recap 7 of the great KWM exclusive whiskies we've launched in 2020. The tasting will consist of 7 20ml samples including our new Glenfarclas 25 Year KWM "Ferg Hommage" bottling, our 12-Year-old Kilchoman and the two new Whisky Agency mystery Speyside whiskies. 8 PM Friday, January 22
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER JANUARY 10, 2021.
Time: 8PM
Cost: $55.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 30 We've launched some pretty cool single cask whiskies over the course of the last 9 months. In normal times we would have put them into a tasting or two, but we are not in normal times. Thankfully, the AGLC has changed the rules and is allowing us to pour samples for the purpose of virtual tastings, so we're going to recap 7 of the great KWM exclusive whiskies we've launched in 2020. The tasting will consist of 7 20ml samples including our new Glenfarclas 25 Year KWM "Ferg Hommage" bottling, our 12-Year-old Kilchoman and the two new Whisky Agency mystery Speyside whiskies. 8 PM Friday, January 22
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER JANUARY 10, 2021.
$55.00
Dumangin Whisky with Gilles Dumangin
Date: January 23, 2021
Time: 7PM
Cost: $50.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 6 Gilles Dumangin is best known for his fabulous Champagnes and his award-winning Ratafia Champenois (a fortified wine). But Gilles also loves whisky, and he's been a busy chap... Gilles sourced whisky from a number of distilleries around the World, and then finished it, in Champagne, in his own Ratafia seasoned casks. We think he's on to something... We're are thrilled to have Gilles join us live from France for a virtual tasting of six of his whiskies, as well as his Ratafia. This tasting includes 6x20ml samples of the whiskies and a 50ml of the Ratafia Champenois. 7 PM Saturday, January 23.
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER JANUARY 8, 2021.
Time: 7PM
Cost: $50.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 6 Gilles Dumangin is best known for his fabulous Champagnes and his award-winning Ratafia Champenois (a fortified wine). But Gilles also loves whisky, and he's been a busy chap... Gilles sourced whisky from a number of distilleries around the World, and then finished it, in Champagne, in his own Ratafia seasoned casks. We think he's on to something... We're are thrilled to have Gilles join us live from France for a virtual tasting of six of his whiskies, as well as his Ratafia. This tasting includes 6x20ml samples of the whiskies and a 50ml of the Ratafia Champenois. 7 PM Saturday, January 23.
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER JANUARY 8, 2021.
$50.00
A Very Belated Ardbeg Day Tasting
Date: January 28, 2021
Time: 7PM
Cost: $40.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 57 We've been hanging on to some rare bottles of Ardbeg for a special occasion, and this is it. Not surprisingly, we had to put a pin in our Ardbeg Day celebrations this year, but we looked at that as more of a postponement than a cancellation. So, here we go with our first ever Ardbeg Day in January... Bryan Simpson, Ardbeg brand ambassador for Canada will be your host as we sample through a range of 8 Ardbegs (15ml pours), including: An Oa, 10 Year, Wee Beastie, Traigh Bahn 19 Year Batch 2, Supenova 2019, Drumm Committee Edition, Blaaack and Blaaack Committee Edition. This is the most epic Ardbeg tasting we've had in a while, and you won't want to miss it. Each participant will receive 8x 15ml samples and an Ardbeg tasting glass. Thursday, January 28th @7PM
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER MONDAY JANUARY 18, 2021.
**LIMIT 1 TASTING REGISTRATION PER CUSTOMER!
Time: 7PM
Cost: $40.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 57 We've been hanging on to some rare bottles of Ardbeg for a special occasion, and this is it. Not surprisingly, we had to put a pin in our Ardbeg Day celebrations this year, but we looked at that as more of a postponement than a cancellation. So, here we go with our first ever Ardbeg Day in January... Bryan Simpson, Ardbeg brand ambassador for Canada will be your host as we sample through a range of 8 Ardbegs (15ml pours), including: An Oa, 10 Year, Wee Beastie, Traigh Bahn 19 Year Batch 2, Supenova 2019, Drumm Committee Edition, Blaaack and Blaaack Committee Edition. This is the most epic Ardbeg tasting we've had in a while, and you won't want to miss it. Each participant will receive 8x 15ml samples and an Ardbeg tasting glass. Thursday, January 28th @7PM
*TASTING PACKS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER MONDAY JANUARY 18, 2021.
**LIMIT 1 TASTING REGISTRATION PER CUSTOMER!
$40.00
Canadian Wines For Canadian Winters
Date: February 12, 2021
Time: 8PM
Cost: $85.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 7 WINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER FEBRUARY 2ND!
Canadian winters are rough, but Canadian wines make it a lot better! Join Tracy, our Canadian wine expert, as she walks you through some of the best Canadian wines for winter!
Each ticket includes three bottles of wine, which will be available for pick up or delivery 10 days before the tasting. If you would like the full KWM experience, we would suggest ordering a cheese board through Peasant Cheese.
A zoom link will be emailed out within 48 hours prior to the tasting.
If you are purchasing this as a gift, please have the recipient's information ready (name, phone number, delivery address, email address). Because samples are not ready until 10 days before the tasting, we have tasting certificates available for you to gift to the recipient.
Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 8 PM
Time: 8PM
Cost: $85.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 7 WINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER FEBRUARY 2ND!
Canadian winters are rough, but Canadian wines make it a lot better! Join Tracy, our Canadian wine expert, as she walks you through some of the best Canadian wines for winter!
Each ticket includes three bottles of wine, which will be available for pick up or delivery 10 days before the tasting. If you would like the full KWM experience, we would suggest ordering a cheese board through Peasant Cheese.
A zoom link will be emailed out within 48 hours prior to the tasting.
If you are purchasing this as a gift, please have the recipient's information ready (name, phone number, delivery address, email address). Because samples are not ready until 10 days before the tasting, we have tasting certificates available for you to gift to the recipient.
Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 8 PM
$85.00
Boutique-y Whisky Roulette Double Header with Dave Worthington
Date: February 13, 2021
Time: 5PM
Cost: $160.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 13 The boys are back with another Botique-y Double Header tasting. This time we will be tackling the "Boutique-y Greatest Hits Collection Vol. 1" in a virtual trans Atlantic game of spin the bottles (the Greatest Hits Collection Spins). The tasting will take part over 2 nights, Saturday February 13, 5PM MT and Saturday February 27, 5PM MT. On each night we will sample 5 of the 10 50ml bottles in the Greatest Hits Collection, selected at random. We will also sample two bonus drams each night, 28ml samples filled by KWM of 4 other Boutique-y whiskies. Dave Worthington will be our guide, and with a little luck Sam Simmons will crash the party.
* TASTING KITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP
JAN 18!
** TASTING INCLUDES THE 10X50ML BOUTIQUE-Y GREATEST HITS COLLECTION AS WELL AS 4 OTHER 28ML BOUTIQUE-Y WHISKY SAMPLES.
***THIS TASTING IS A 2 PARTER ON FEB 13 & 27!
Time: 5PM
Cost: $160.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 13 The boys are back with another Botique-y Double Header tasting. This time we will be tackling the "Boutique-y Greatest Hits Collection Vol. 1" in a virtual trans Atlantic game of spin the bottles (the Greatest Hits Collection Spins). The tasting will take part over 2 nights, Saturday February 13, 5PM MT and Saturday February 27, 5PM MT. On each night we will sample 5 of the 10 50ml bottles in the Greatest Hits Collection, selected at random. We will also sample two bonus drams each night, 28ml samples filled by KWM of 4 other Boutique-y whiskies. Dave Worthington will be our guide, and with a little luck Sam Simmons will crash the party.
* TASTING KITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP
JAN 18!
** TASTING INCLUDES THE 10X50ML BOUTIQUE-Y GREATEST HITS COLLECTION AS WELL AS 4 OTHER 28ML BOUTIQUE-Y WHISKY SAMPLES.
***THIS TASTING IS A 2 PARTER ON FEB 13 & 27!
$160.00
Women in Wine
Date: March 5, 2021
Time: 8 pm
Cost: $85.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 15 WINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP OR DELIVERY AFTER FEBRUARY 22!
March 8th is International Women's Day and we couldn't pass this opportunity by! There are some amazing women in the world of wine, and this is a tasting to shine the spotlight on them and the amazing wines they create! Hosted by two of our wine team members, Tracy and Abigail, this tasting will show you why supporting women in the wine industry is important, and how these ladies are setting the stage for future generations!
Each ticket includes three bottles of wine, which can be picked up or delivered 10 days before the tasting. We would recommend picking up a cheese board from Peasant Cheese for the tasting because wine and cheese deserve to be together.
A zoom link will be emailed out within 48 hours prior to the tasting.
If you are purchasing this as a gift, please have the recipient's information ready (name, phone number, delivery address, email address). Because samples are not ready until 10 days before the tasting, we have tasting certificates available for you to gift to the recipient.
Friday, March 5th, 2021 @ 8 PM
Time: 8 pm
Cost: $85.00
Location: KWM
Seats Remaining: 15 WINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP OR DELIVERY AFTER FEBRUARY 22!
March 8th is International Women's Day and we couldn't pass this opportunity by! There are some amazing women in the world of wine, and this is a tasting to shine the spotlight on them and the amazing wines they create! Hosted by two of our wine team members, Tracy and Abigail, this tasting will show you why supporting women in the wine industry is important, and how these ladies are setting the stage for future generations!
Each ticket includes three bottles of wine, which can be picked up or delivered 10 days before the tasting. We would recommend picking up a cheese board from Peasant Cheese for the tasting because wine and cheese deserve to be together.
A zoom link will be emailed out within 48 hours prior to the tasting.
If you are purchasing this as a gift, please have the recipient's information ready (name, phone number, delivery address, email address). Because samples are not ready until 10 days before the tasting, we have tasting certificates available for you to gift to the recipient.
Friday, March 5th, 2021 @ 8 PM
$85.00
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