TOP PICKS

Scotland – Single Malt Scotch

• 1989 Balmenach 25 Year Old Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength Collection Single Malt 750ml – 3 available ($239.99)

• 1992 Clynelish K&L Exclusive 21 Year Old Cadenhead Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($139.99)

• 1985 Glenburgie 29 Year Old Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength Collection Single Malt 750ml – 1 available ($299.99)

• Glenmorangie Túsail Limited Edition Single Malt Whisky 750ml ($99.99) Tùsail is non chill-filtered and is made with floor-malted Maris Otter barley, the older (1960s) variety that’s also favored by craft breweries like England’s Black Sheep Brewery for its rich, malty flavor.

• 1992 Ledaig 22 Year Old Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength Collection Single Malt 750ml – 4 available ($179.99)

• 1992 Littlemill 21 Year Old Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength Collection Single Malt 750ml – 3 available ($224.99)

• 1983 Ord 31 Year Old Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength Collection Single Malt 750ml – 1 available ($399.99)

• Springbank 12 Year Old “Green” Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 6 available ($109.99) Organic barley from local farms around Campbeltown.

• Springbank 25 Year Old Campbeltown Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 2 available ($799.99)

• 1989 Strathclyde 25 Year Old Cadenhead’s Small Batch Cask Strength Collection Single Malt 750ml – 6 available ($199.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

• FEW K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon 750ml ($59.99) Our first barrel from the hot little distillery in Illinois is a monster. We don’t usually go for the small barrels that most of the craft distillers are using, but FEW is making it work in a big way. This spicy little meatball comes from one tiny cask that’s aged for an indeterminate amount of time. I would contend it is the best small cask bourbon I’ve tasted. It’s lacking the typical cardboard/dampwood notes we expect. It also doesn’t have the astringent underseasoned oak quality that many other craft distillers are finding in their small barrel aged products. FEW is super hot right now and we’re lucky to have had cream of the crop selection of their first release of single casks. Only 60 bottles available!

• Woodford Sonoma Master’s Collection Cutrer Pinot Noir Barrel Finish Kentucky Staight Bourbon 750ml – 4 available ($99.99)

K&L Wine Merchants
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