Kick of 2023 with our new selection of rocking drams. Happy New Year!

ORANGE CREAMSICLE CRUSH

CASK NO. 63.99
INITIAL CASK: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
AGE: 19 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Sweet, fruity & mellow
BOTTLE NOTE: “Red roses, jelly babies and foamy strawberry sweets were followed by coconut apricot balls with an orange soda and vanilla ice cream float.”

FRENCH OAK ROLLERCOASTER*

CASK NO. 100.35
INITIAL CASK: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
FINAL CASK: Refill toasted French oak barrique
AGE: 11 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Juicy, oak & vanilla
BOTTLE NOTE: “A mad and enjoyably hallucinatory tiptoe through wine cellars, spice cupboards, jam conventions and a mushroom thicket. Embrace the weirdness.”
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A COMMUNE OF DELIGHTS

CASK NO. 1.262
INITIAL CASK: Ex-bourbon barrel
FINAL CASK: 1st fill barrique
AGE: 8 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Spicy & sweet
BOTTLE NOTE: “Wonderfully aromatic, dense and playful whisky. Fruity acids and esters mingle with vanilla cream, flowers and resinous hardwoods. Enticing!”

THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING

CASK NO. 9.235
INITIAL CASK: Ex-bourbon hogshead
FINAL CASK: 1st fill Oloroso hogshead
AGE: 17 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Spicy & sweet
BOTTLE NOTE: “Sticky toffee pudding with caramel sauce, Catalana cream, clootie dumpling with Drambuie custard and lingonberry crumb pie – ice cream anyone?”

HELLENISTIC ALCHEMY

CASK N0. 36.187
INITIAL CASK: Ex-bourbon hogshead
FINAL CASK: 1st fill Oloroso hogshead
AGE: 12 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Deep, rich & dried fruits
BOTTLE NOTE: “Chocolate soil mixed with Greek natural yoghurt was followed by Greek lamb stew and a glass of sweet liqueur called Mastika as a digestive.”

BACK OF THE SEASONING CUPBOARD

CASK NO. 66.213
CASK TYPE: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
AGE: 10 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Lightly peated
BOTTLE NOTE: “A delightful hodgepodge of dried herbs, liquid seasonings, spices, earths, leathery smoke, soft peat and various smoky wood and dark embers.”

COCKTAIL OF ASH AND BRINE

CASK NO. 42.77
CASK TYPE: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
AGE: 13 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Peated
BOTTLE NOTE: “Smoke from a burning oil drum; ash, cinders and mineral licks of salt and pumice; chilli langoustines to start, rhubarb crumble for dessert.”

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Ardbeg 19 Year “Traigh Bhan – 2022 Release” Batch #4 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $299.99 View

Matured in a slightly higher proportion of Oloroso Sherry casks, this sublime 19 year old whisky is the epitome of an aged Ardbeg. Part of a highly sought-after and collectable Ardbeg series, Batch 4 is the latest expression. This sublime Traigh Bhan, like the bottles before it, inspired by Islay’s Traigh Bhan beach (pronounced tri-van). Ardbeg Traigh Bhan masterfully performs the impossible – balancing the lull and crescendo of its intense flavours. Bottled under a full moon, the tides have turned for this rare spirit as more mentholic, herbal notes rush the senses, with intense smoke left behind in its peaty wake.

Macallan 18 Year Old “Double Cask” Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) $349.99 View

Producer tasting notes, “The Macallan Double Cask 18 Years Old, a perfectly balanced single malt whisky matured for 18 years in both American and European sherry seasoned oak casks. Sherry seasoned American oak adds delicate vanilla to the subtle spice of European oak, delivering a whisky with a sweeter, warmer taste and character.”

Email: wine@klwines.com
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Start off 2023 with a new dram…ideas below!

Have a look at the new whiskies on the shelves at Loch Fyne, including three new expressions from the experimental Warehouse 1 series from Glen Moray. With a range of wine finishes, all are cask strength, free from chill filtration and at natural colour. Some stunning Speyside liquid, all delivered with FREE SHIPPING!

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The Macallan Intense Arabica is a journey of joint efforts to make Macallan and coffee unite in the ultimate flavour profile… but it didn’t really hit it for me.

I’m not a coffee expert in any way, but the smell of this Macallan is all forest fruits and classic chocolate orange notes from Macallan of old. The finish, albeit very long, isn’t something I’m a fan of. It reminds me a lot of Macallan Edition No.5 – the finish of it anyway. It had this very bitter and dark intensity to it, which doesn’t seem very complimentary to the smell or initial taste profile.

At £140 per bottle, this isn’t going to blow your mind, I would class it as a rather sub-par offering from the famous distillery. But naturally, that’s just my opinion, I’ve heard rave reviews about this from other people. So what’s your view?

Benromach 40 Years

2022 batch #2 – yes it is so popular the distillery has bottled a second 2022 release! Benromach 40 Year Old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. 2022 Batch 2 release. Matured in the finest sherry casks and bottled 2022. Just 1,098 bottles. Highly sought after release following the 2021 release being awarded ‘World’s Best Whisky 2022’ at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Buy Benromach 40 yo»

£2,099.00

Aromas: Ripe red apple aromas infuse with fragrant clove and ginger spice. Dried fruit notes develop alongside tangerine peel and subtle beeswax polish.

Palate: Orange oil gives way to a stewed raisin with spicy black pepper. Raspberry compote and walnut flavours lead to soft dried tobacco and charred oak.

Finish: A full, lingering finish with festive spices.

Benromach Distillery was designed by Charles C. Diog and constructed at Forres in the Speyside whisky region for D. McCallum and F.W. Burickman in 1898. Following numerus periods of closure, it was purchased in 1993 by Gordon & MacPhail who charged up its single pair of stills in 1998 and have nurtured Benromach ever since. Striking new labelling combined with an increasing range of single malts is forging a very popular brand of single malt whiskies which includes Benromach Organic, Benromach Peatsmoke and Benromach 10 Year Old.

Something very special is coming tomorrow

Trust us, you’ll want first access to this limited release… stay tuned!

Wemyss Malts Wemyss Family Spirits Ltd. 4 Melville Crescent Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH37JA

GREAT VALUE
18 YEAR OLD WHISKY

Looking for an impressive well-aged dram that doesn’t break the bank? Explore our favourite great value 18-year-old Scottish single malts and find an affordable dram with tremendous depth of character for your drinks collection.

Turn to the likes of Glen Moray and Glen Grant for a classically light and sweet Speysider overflowing with spice and caramelised fruit. Try the ever-popular Loch Lomond or red wine cask-finished Jura single malts for a fuller-bodied whisky with rich fruit and soft smoke. Discover even more great drams from the Highlands, Islay and beyond.

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George Remus “Repeal Reserve” Series VI Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

90 points Whisky Advocate

 Ross & Squibb Distillery (formerly MGP) blends five bourbons aged between 8 and 14 years to create a layered and leathery whiskey, overflowing on the nose with herbal candies, bright baking spices, and toasted oak. The palate is spicier and fruitier, with cinnamon candies, Maraschino cherries, and prickly pepper. The finish has great length, weaving in chocolate, more oak, and a hint of berry sweetness. (SE, Winter-2022) 

George Remus “Repeal Reserve” Series VI Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

$100.00

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Email: wine@klwines.com
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San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

You won’t find these whiskies anywhere else…

Our exclusives range contains some very special whiskies, selected by us exclusively for our customers. They are usually single casks, but are definitely always limited. Find a distillery you love and try something unique!

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Welcome to this week’s episode of the show, in which I’ll be taking a close look at the style of spirit produced at Glenfarclas with the aid of a sample of their new make.

https://youtu.be/t_qsvZ2HdPQ