Dear Malt Messenger Subscribers,
I will have the November edition of the Malt Messenger out early next week, in the meantime I have some big news. Firstly, Jim Murray’s 2010 Whisky Bible is now in stock, the 7th edition by my count. Our exceptional new exclusive, the Bowmore Tempest, is also here and in stock, and I’ve a sample bottle if you’d like to taste it! Further there are still two seats left for the Glenfarclas Family Cask tasting at the Petroleum Club. I have provided some details on that tasting plus the pricing on available Family Cask bottlings. And last but not least, this weekend is a great opportunity to stock up on some Christmas whiskies as we are having a “SUPER SALE”! Details on the Bowmore, the Whisky Bible, Glenfarclas and the “Super Sale” can be found below.
I hope you enjoy this Malt Messenger Bulletin!
Slainté!
Andrew Ferguson
In This Malt Messenger Bulletin
1. Jim Murray’s 2010 Whisky Bible in Stock!
2. Bowmore Tempest
3. Glenfarclas Family Cask Tasting
4. Glenfarclas Family Cask Bottles Available
5. !!!!!!Huge Sale This Weekend!!!!!!
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2010 – $21.99
The 2010 edition of the bible reviews more than 3850 whiskies including 56 updated descriptions and 946 new entries. Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible is the most comprehensive printed tasting guide to world whiskies. Jim Murray scores every whisky he reviews on a 100 point scale giving equal weight to their nose, palate, finish and balance. This year’s top picks include:
1. World Whisky of the Year – Sazerac 18Yr Rye
2. Second Finest Whisky in the World – Ardbeg Supernova
3. Third Finest Whisky in the World – Amrut Fusion
Introducing the Bowmore Tempest – $81.99
The Bowmore Tempest is getting rave reviews around the whisky world and Kensington Wine Market is thrilled to be the only store in Canada selling it. This whisky is a limited edition 10 year old cask strength expression of Bowmore matured exclusively in first fill American oak exbourbon casks which matured only feet from the battering waves of Loch Indaal. “We are so proud to reveal Bowmore Tempest. It’s a balanced yet complex dram that really captures the spirit of the distillery on Islay and the craftsmanship that has been applied to make this beautiful tasting single malt.” – Kirsteen Beeston Morrison Bowmore Distillers.
I’ll have more for you on this in the next full Malt Messenger, but as a teaser, here is the distillery’s official tasting note, and Bowmore Beaufort Tasting Scale:
Colour: Bright summer gold.
Nose: Earthy smoke and brine water, notes of crème brulée with orange blossom with butter cream.
Palate: Bursts of citrus, lemons and orange with the distinct peaty Islay character and a sea salt tang.
Finish: Long, lingering yet clean and fresh.
Glenfarclas Family Cask Tasting w/ George Grant – Thursday November 26th – 7PM – @ The Petroleum Club – $150
Only 2 Spaces Left!
This is round 2 of Kensington Wine Market’s Glenfarclas Family Cask tastings. Last fall we were fortunate enough to have Robert Ransome of Glenfarclas on hand to do the tasting. This fall we are proud to present special guest George Grant, family owner of Glenfarclas and the man who selected the casks for an incredible tasting of 6 different vintages: 1954, 1962, 1978, 1984, 1985, and 1987. This is one event not to miss!
Available Glenfarclas Family Cask Bottlings
The following bottles of The Glenfarclas Family Casks are presently available. If you order one of these bottles in the next week we will extend to you a 5% discount. There is only one bottle of most of these whiskies available so don’t delay!
Family Cask 1952 – Reg $2745.99
Family Cask 1953 – Reg $2155.99
Family Cask 1955 – Reg $2286.99
Family Cask 1956 – Reg $1958.99
Family Cask 1957 – Reg $1958.99
Family Cask 1958 – Reg $1839.99
Family Cask 1960 – Reg $1434.99
Family Cask 1961 – Reg $1303.99
Family Cask 1965 – Reg $845.99
Family Cask 1966 – Reg $845.99
Family Cask 1967- Reg $845.99
Family Cask 1968 – Reg $823.99
Family Cask 1980 – Reg $452.99
Family Cask 1981 – Reg $491.45
Family Cask 1982 – Reg $452.99
Family Cask 1983 – Reg $452.99
Glenfarclas 40 Year Old – Reg $4499.99
Kensington Wine Market’s “SUPER SALE”
This weekend is a tremendous opportunity to stock up on some great whiskies and wines, as we are having our annual “FALL SUPER SALE!” All of our single malts will be 5% off and there are some exceptional deals to be had. I’ve broken them down below, but here are a few teasers:
G & M KWM Glen Grant 1966 – SAVE 20% – This 1966 vintage of Glen Grant Single Malt was bottled exclusively for our store. It was matured 41 years and 10 months in a Refill Sherry Hogshead and has been bottled at a cask strength of 49.4%. The whisky is surprisingly soft and gentle for having spent close to 42 years in an oak cask. But don’t get complacent; the whisky rapidly builds in flavour and complexity. Here is my tasting note: Nose: ripe orchard fruits, citrus, poached apple, sauternes, chocolate orange and gentle spices and moderate hints of sherry. Palate: sweet and gentle with rich spices, and buttery sherry notes; becomes drier, darker and more chocolaty with each sip; traces of raw cocoa and coffee bean. Finish: long and soft with warming sherry notes; drying with soft but firm oak and more hints of citrus. Only 134 numbered bottles are available, with less than half remaining! – Regular $499.99 Save 20%
OMC KWM Port Ellen 25 Year – SAVE 15% – Bottled exclusively for the Kensington Wine Market this bottling of Port Ellen is exceptional. Port Ellen closed in 1983 meaning that with every passing year this whisky gets older, rarer and more expensive. We are thrilled to have acquired our own cask! Our private bottling of Port Ellen was selected from a number of casks belonging to Douglas Laing of Glasgow, Scotland. Matured in a Refill-Sherry Butt 210 bottles of the whisky have been bottled at a cask strength of 54.7%. Distilled in the months before Port Ellen closed its doors forever, our bottling matured 25 years before bottling. The first sip has some heat, but its clean and rolls out into green earthy notes, then sweet honey and finally salty smoke. The second sip is classic Port Ellen, all the taste buds in my mouth are alight with sweet, smoky, earthy, fresh and fruity notes. Towards the back of the palate the smoky-briny take over and lead the charge with some dark chocolate-peat close behind. The third sip is creamier, with buttery-briny-peat; very lovely! This Whisky was the overwhelming favourite in our two Blind Port Ellen tastings this fall! – Regular $249.99 Save 15%
SAVE 7% ON THE FOLLOWING WHISKIES
BenRiach 15Yr Rum Finish – Reg $82.49
BenRiach 15Yr Tawny Port Finish – Reg $82.49
Cragganmore 12Yr – Reg $74.49
Dewar Rattray Laphroaig 18Yr – Reg $172.99 *Exclusively Available in Alberta!
Lagavulin 12Yr Cask Strength – Reg $110.99
Macallan 12Yr – Reg $73.99
Murray McDavid Clynelish – Reg $71.99
Premium Bottlers Braeval 18Yr – Reg $152.99
Premium Bottlers Littlemill 16Yr – Reg $147.49 *Closed Distillery!
Rare Malts Glendullan 26Yr – Reg $208.49
Rare Malts Linkwood 30Yr – Reg $206.98
Springbank 10Yr – Reg $70.49
Suntory Yamazaki 12Yr – Reg $55.49
Talisker Distillers Edition 1993 – Reg $99.99
Johnnie Walker Blue Label – Reg $241.99
Johnnie Walker Gold Label – Reg $91.49
Tullamore Dew 12Yr – Reg $39.49
SAVE 10% ON THE FOLLOWING WHISKIES – Most of These Whiskies are KWM Exclusives
Cadenhead Laphroaig Cask 12Yr Demerara Rum – Reg $83.99
Arran 10Yr 100 Proof – Reg $74.99
BenRiach Arumaticus Fumosus 12Yr – Reg $71.99
BenRiach Herodotus Fumosus 12Yr – Reg $71.99
BenRiach Importanticus Fumosus 12Yr – Reg $71.99
Benromach Latitude 53 Second Release – Reg $ 128.99
Benromach Latitude 57 – Reg $129.49 * Only 1 left!
Bowmore Tempest Cask Strength – Reg $81.99 *ONLY AVAILABLE AT KWM IN CANADA!
Brora 25Yr – Reg $354.99
Bruichladdich Octomore – Reg $152.49
Duthies Auchentoshan 19Yr – Reg $108.49 * Whisky Mag Award Winner!
Duthies Caol Ila 13Yr – Reg $87.49
Duthies Cragganmore 15Yr – Reg $94.99
Duthies Glen Scotia 17Yr – Reg $101.99 * Whisky Mag Award Winner!
Finlaggan Old Islay Reserve – Reg $50.99
Finlaggan Cask Strength – Reg $85.99
G&M Strathisla 40Yr – $339.99 * Incredible value for a 40 year old whisky!
Ledaig 10Yr – Reg $73.99 * Sweet, lightly peated whisky from Tobermory on Mull!
Oban 14Yr – Reg $99.99
Oban Distillers Edition – Reg $143.99
Provenance Glendullan 14Yr – Reg $84.99
Provenance Tamnavulin 12Yr – Reg $73.99
Springbank 1996 KWM Manzanilla Cask – Reg $109.99 * Only 3 left!
SAVE 15% ON – OMC KWM Port Ellen 25Yr – Reg $249.99
SAVE 20% ON – G & M KWM Glen Grant 1966 – Reg $499.99
SALE RULES
All sales are final.
If there is a discrepancy the price in the Point of Sale System will be taken as correct.
Sale price is only valid in store and online. No phone orders will be taken.
Sale price is only valid on in store merchandise.
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If you have any whisky questions or comments concerning The Malt Messenger please contact me by e-mail, phone, or drop by the store. Feel free to forward me any whisky news you feel should be included in a future issue of The Malt Messenger; it might just get included.
All of the products mentioned in THE MALT MESSENGER can be purchased in store, over the phone or from our website at www.kensingtonwinemarket.com.. All prices quoted in the Malt Messenger are subject to change!
Thanks for reading the Malt Messenger!
Slainte!
Andrew Ferguson
KWM Scotchguy
403-283-8000
888-283-9004
1257 Kensington Rd. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2N 3P8
scotchguy@kensingtonwinemarket.com
