Kensington Wine Market’s E-Whisky Newsletter
I hope this finds you well, and enjoying the first few days of fall!
As I teased last week, we have three new KWM-exclusive single casks launching today from Arran, Amrut, and Kavalan Distilleries.
Let’s start with the Arran 2013 KWM Sherry Cask 930, which is our 14th KWM exclusive single cask from the distillery. The only other distillery we’ve bottled nearly as many casks from is Kilchoman, and we have another of those coming in late October, or early November! This 9-year-old Arran is a bold but balanced sherried malt, and emblematic of what we love so much about the distillery.
The Amrut 9 Year KWM Port Pipe Cask 4660 is our 3rd store-exclusive cask of Amrut. When we selected it with Ashok Chokalingam last fall, it was to the best of our knowledge the 145th KWM exclusive single cask bottling… Ashok was so impressed that we had bottled 145 casks in less than 16 years, that he wanted to note that it was our 145th cask on the label. The whisky is lovely, but I want you to reflect on the age of the whisky for a second… it is 9 years old… very few Amruts ever reach this age!
The third cask is our first-ever Kavalan pick, the Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry KWM Cask. We’ve been fans of Kavalan ever since we help launch the brand in Canada nearly a decade ago. We are thrilled to get this bottling, not just because it is excellent, but because the Solist Sherry has only been intermittently available in recent years. Just a touch over 200 total bottles!
Also in this edition, the Compass Box Peat Monster Cask Strength, Diageo 2023 Special Releases, a Wee Ballot and more!
As always, in the event of a discrepancy in price, the point of sale at KWM will be taken as correct. Online ordering and in-store purchasing are always our preferences. You can email your requests in… but they won’t be dealt with as quickly as the web orders.
Sincerely,
Andrew Ferguson
Kensington Wine Market
In This Edition
1. Introducing: the Arran 2013 KWM Sherry
2. Introducing: the Amrut 2013 KWM Port Pipe
3. Introducing: the Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry KWM Cask
4. Coming Soon: Compass Box Peat Monter Cask Strength Origin Story
5. Diageo Special Releases 2023 – We’re finally worthy!?
6. A Wee Ballot of Stuff
7. KWM 2023 Whisky Calendars Update
8. On Sale!
9. Upcoming Tastings
Introducing:
the Arran 2013 KWM Sherry Cask 930
Our 13th KWM exclusive single cask of Arran (16th if you count a couple of shared bottlings with a local club) was filled into a Sherry Butt Cask #930 on May 14th, 2013, and was bottled after 9 years on March 7, 2023, at 58.2%. We’ve bottled lots of Sherry Hoggies of Arran, but I think this is our first ever Butt, and there are 516 total bottles!
This was our last 30th Anniversary single cask bottling… but it took a little longer to get here than expected!
Arran 2013 KWM Sherry Cask 930 – 58.2% – 9 Year – Sherry Butt – My Tasting Note: “Nose: deep, rich, and earthy with dried fruits and festive spices; dark milk chocolate infused with pink peppercorns, soft new leather driving gloves, and Fruit by the Foot; Christmas Cake, sticky toffee pudding, and caramel chews; warm cinnamon-spiced apple cider, fennel seeds, and clove. Palate: dark, rich, and sherried with bags of sweet fruits and spices; more Christmas cake, sticky toffee pudding with treacle sauce, and churros; more spicy dark milk chocolate, chewy caramels, candied fennel seeds, and soft Aussie licorice; building festive spices, cinnamon, ginger, clove, and star anise; grilled figs, cooked raisins, baked apple, and more, much more… leather, tobacco, and earthy dunnage warehouse notes. Finish: warming, spicy, and toasty with a fine balance of fruits, spices, sherry, and earthy warehouse notes. Comment: a classic young sherry bomb, but with a finesse of a much older malt; big, rich, spicy, and fruity, with lots of layers; as my friend Jane would say, a rather moreish dram!” – $128+gst
Introducing: the Amrut 2013g
Our 3rd KWM exclusive cask of Amrut was selected last fall when our friend Ashok paid us a visit to the store. Distilled in August of 2013, the whisky matured 9 years in an ex-Port Pipe No. 4660, before bottling in December of 2022, after 9 years at 60%.
When Ashok was going through the samples with us, he was astounded to learn that his Amrut would be our 145th KWM exclusive cask bottling… so he put that little tidbit on the label. Shipments from India don’t happen overnight however, and in the 10 months since the cask was bottled, we’ve launched more than 10 other exclusive bottlings… But 10 months is an improvement, the last Amrut KWM cask took nearly a year and a half to reach us after selection.
It is worth noting, that at 9 years of age, this is a very mature bottling of Amrut. It is also almost certainly the first KWM-exclusive cask bottling from an ex-Port cask.
One final curiosity is the bottling strength of 60%. This is not cask strength, Amrut waters its bottlings down to 60%, if they are above, to save an enormous amount of Indian excise taxes…
Amrut 2013 9 Year KWM Port Pipe 4660 – 60% – ex-Port Pipe – My Tasting Note: “Nose: deep, jammy, and rich, with loads of chocolate and dunnage notes; soft leather and juicy tobacco; chocolate truffles, dark milk chocolate, acai berries dipped in chocolate, and chocolate fudge brownies; Fruit Source bars, stewed prunes, figs in honey, and blueberry compote; musty old oak and dunnage warehouse notes. Palate: rich, jammy, and chocolatey… so chocolatey… more acai berries dipped in chocolate, goats milk dark chocolate, fudge brownies, and cocoa nibs; soft new leather, sweet cigar tobacco, and more musty old oak; loads of dried and dark fruits: raisins, dates, and prunes; building warm spices poke out from underneath all that chocolate along with oranges and melons; and with patience it even starts going tropical! Finish: long, warming, and spicy, with oh so much chocolate… as well as a little leather and tobacco. Comment: add this to the list of things I said would never happen… we’ll never bottle a port cask matured whisky… well Ashok pulled another rabbit out of the hat for us… so much chocolate… a modicum of spices, dark fruits, leather and tobacco… and a little bit of tropical fruits to boot!” – $215+gst
Introducing:
the Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry KWM Cask
Our first-ever store-exclusive cask of Kavalan is a Solist Oloroso Sherry cask, S1705181510, to be specific. We haven’t seen much of this expression in the market in recent years, so we asked if they’d consider sending us a few samples so we could bottle our own cask. They did, and one of them stood head and shoulders above the other.
Hot climate maturation supercharges maturation, and also the angels share. So there are only 205 total bottles. Get ’em while they’re hot!
Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry KWM Cask – 52.4% – Oloroso Sherry Cask S1705181510 – My Tasting Note: “Nose: fruity, earthy, and nutty; fresh-picked raspberries, strawberries and blackberries; Marocan marmalade, canteloupe, and guava; polished oak church pews with plush leather knee cushions; cinnamon sticks, ginger root, and licorice sticks; no heat or rough edges. Palate: gorgeous delivery; fruity, spicy, and toasty; the woody spices and fruits are battling it out for supremacy while the leather, chocolateand tobacco watch from the sidelines; fennel seed, nutmeg, and clove add to the ginger, cinnamon, and licorice found on the nose; more freshly picked berry fruits, but also a dollop of jam too; marmalade and chocolate orange; more soft leather and polished out with some firm Dominican cigar tobacco. Finish: spicy, fruity, and toasty with a warming coating mouthfeel; more berry fruits, wood spices, and big sherry tones. Comment: it feels tightly wound, and ready to explode at any moment, which is saying something as it is already rather complex; but no time for that today; it is every bit as good as the sample we tried, and then some; I’d love to see how this stacks up to a twentysomething Speymalt Macallan… blind tasting coming?” – $260+gst
Coming Soon: Compass Box
Peat Monster Cask Strength Origin Story
Sadly 9000ish bottles don’t go very far when you have a global brand like Compass Box… so the Peat Monster Cask Strength is limited to 1 per person!
“To mark its 20th birthday, and to celebrate America’s influence on Scotch whisky more broadly, we have brought The Peat Monster back to where it all began. We originally created a peaty whisky called Monster for the Goldstein family at Park Avenue Liquor Shop in New York City, in 2003. It turned out to be so popular that we created a new batch, renamed it The Peat Monster and it joined our core range. The Peat Monster – like most Scotch whiskies – owes its maturation vessels to the US whisk(e)y industry and its practice of using casks only once.”
Peat Monster Cask Strength Origin Story – 56.7% – Producer Description: “To highlight the art of American coopering even further, we have finished part of the whisky used for this special Limited Edition in seasoned virgin American oak barrels, made for us in Missouri. You will notice an increased presence of vanilla and cinnamon notes compared to The Peat Monster you may be familiar with.” – Producer Tasting Note: “On the nose; sooty barbecue smoke, green apple and powerfully aromatic citrus oils, all underpinned by warming cinnamon. On the palate; tarry, smoked almond, with the seasoned virgin oak delivering added richness and vanilla notes alongside seaweed, cayenne pepper and saltiness.” – $174.99 – Limit 1Per Customer!
Diageo Special Releases 2023
We’re finally worthy!?
Finally, after years of being snubbed, or more likely just repeatedly overlooked by a clueless giant corporation that has difficulty viewing those that toil in its own shadow…, the Whisky God or Gods (if there are any) have finally seen to bestow upon us a taste of the Diageo Special Releases.
There was a time, 12+ years ago, when KWM was one of the few stores in the country that could actually sell such rare treasures, but time marches on just like that bloke named Johnnie with the giant stride.
A touch of sarcasm, in place of unconditional gratitude, might be courting hubris and it is certainly a classic case of looking the proverbial gift horse in the mouth… but I am who I am, and KWM has a brand to uphold… nihil sacrum!
Only 6-12 bottles of each, and we have no plans to steamroll any of them. First come, first serve!
About the Diageo Special Releases 2023
“The eight (we were only offered 7 of them) distillery first expressions have been expertly crafted by Malt Master Dr. Stuart Morrison in an unexpected collision of craft and culture. To bring the Special Releases to life, eight artists from across the world were chosen to illustrate the stunning packaging design, as well as inspire the liquid selection and cask finishing.”
1. Clynelish 10 Year – The Jazz Crescendo – 57.5% – Matured exclusively in first-fill bourbon American Oak casks. – Producer Tasting Note: “A richly composed, subtle example of Clynelish, elegantly imbued with rich caramel sweetness and vanilla spice while retaining excellent distillery character. Very pleasant to drink, it brings to mind a summer moorland.” – $255+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
2. Glenkinchie 27 Year – The Floral Treasure – 58.3% – Matured in refill American & European Oak barrels and butts – Producer Tasting Note: ” One of the oldest Glenkinchie releases ever bottled, with clear features remarkably little marked by age, wears a coat of rich spiciness while its grassy heart still beats within.” – $475+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
3. Lagavulin 12 Year – The Ink of Legends – 56.4% – Finished in Don Julio Añejo tequila casks – Producer Tasting Note: “To a Lagavulin at its most vigorous, delicious to drink and full of distillery character, the tequila finishing casks have brought indelible layers of bright, herbal smoke and dark plum fruit.” – $215+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
4. Mortlach – The Katana’s Edge – 58% – Finished in ex-Kanosuke Japanese Whisky and ex-Pinot Noir Casks – Producer Tasting Note: “Vigorous, vibrant and vital, the subtle influence of the finely balanced finishing casks helps show a side of Mortlach never before encountered that is deeply fruity and richly rewarding.” – $450+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
5. Roseisle 12 Year – The Origami Kite – 56.5% – First-fill ex-bourbon and refill casks. – Producer Tasting Note: “A fine baptism for a smoothly assured new malt that, in the style of this first-ever release, as in location, cleverly inhabits a country between the rich grassy, fruity bounty of central Speyside and the nutty- spicy notes of the highlands.” – $195+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
6. The Singleton of Glendullan 14 Year – The Silken Gown – 55% – Finished in Chardonnay de Bourgogne French Oak casks – Producer Tasting Note: “A Singleton of perfect poise and balance that is quite delicious and easy to enjoy. The finishing casks have brought a lovely smooth summery brilliance to a balanced dram.” – $185+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
7. Talisker – The Wild Explorer – 59.7% – Finished in Ruby, White, and Tawny Port Casks – Producer Tasting Note: “A full-on Talisker with rich, robust flavours that has gained rounded, fruity notes from subtle finishing, which embrace but do not tame the classic Talisker character.” – $190+gst – Limit 1 Per Customer
A Wee Ballot of Stuff
Owing to an incident we can’t speak of, there is only a tiny amount of Compass Box Delos available in Alberta, so we have lumped it into a ballot to give everyone a chance at a bottle. Rounding out this small selection is a new Speymalt Macallan from G&M, and the Michter’s 10 Year Rye. As with previous releases, we don’t have any specifics on the Macallan, other than it will be sherried… and delicious!
Before Entering the Ballot Please Read The Following
1. Note we have just 3-6 bottles of two of these, and not that many more of the other, so kindly set your expectations accordingly.
2. Don’t ask me for your favourites, or to enter you in the ballot, you can do that yourself… I will delete the email without replying… I get too many emails most days as it is!
3. The deadline to enter the ballot is 8AM MT, Monday, October 2.
4. In order to enter the ballot, you must be in our POS at KWM, and have made at least one purchase of $0.01 or more since April 1 of 2023. I do check this, and I excluded 50 entries in last month’s Springbank ballot.
5. Please do not call or email to ask if your name has been selected, we will try to contact those not selected to purchase a bottle by October 6, if not sooner.
6. Please do not enter into the ballot for any bottles you do not intend to purchase.
7. And we kindly ask that you not be a dick by entering the ballot for any bottles you have already managed to acquire elsewhere. Please give someone else an opportunity to buy it!
Bottles available in this ballot:
1. Compass Box Delos Blended Scotch Whisky – 49% – Producer Description: “Littered with mosaics and ruined ancient temples, the island of Delos embodies the ideal of a beautiful, classical sanctuary. It is the perfect name for a whisky that reimagines Asyla using antique, rarefied components. Malt whiskies from the Glen Elgin, Imperial and Miltonduff distilleries – all from American oak barrels – bring enticing exotic fruit and vanilla notes while lush and fragrant grain whisky preserves the delicate mouthfeel that was Asyla’s hallmark.” – Producer Tasting Note: “A sweet succulence that breaks upon the nose in soft waves: ripe pear, pineapple, orange oil and vanilla cream. A medley of fruit tarts and white chocolate soothe the palate, while the maturity of the component whiskies gradually builds to reveal guava, heather honey and chai spices.” – $450+gst – Only available by ballot!
2. G&M Speymalt Macallan 2001 – 54.6% – Bottled 2002 (we think) – Producer Tasting Note (prior release): “Rich stewed fruit aromas with vanilla pod. The palate hods summer berries, Seville orange and black pepper. The finish is spicy with lingering charred oak.” – $515+gst – Only available by ballot!
3. Michter’s 10 Year Rye – 46.4% – Producer Description: “One of our most limited production items, Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye continues the legacy of America’s first whiskey variety (rye) from America’s first whiskey company (Michter’s, originally known as Shenk’s). After a nearly three year absence from the market, Michter’s then Master Distiller Willie Pratt finally gave the green light for the re-release of Michter’s 10 Year Straight Rye in April 2014.” – Producer Tasting Note: “Deep notes of vanilla and toffee, toasted almonds and cinnamon with an ample dose of crushed pepper and a hint of orange citrus.” – $275+gst – Only available by ballot!
ENTER THE BALLOT HERE
KWM 2023 Whisky Calendars Update
Pre-orders have been brisk for the KWM 2023 Whisky Calendar and UBER Whisky Calendar. A little over half of our production of the KWM 2023 Whisky Calendars have already been reserved.
The calendars are ready for pickup, and we are hopeful we’ll be able to share the artwork next week.
I won’t fill up this newsletter rehashing all the details, you can read about them on our website, linked below!
KWM 2023 Whisky Calendar – 25x 28ml premium whiskies most of them aged 14 years or more with five of them in their twenties. The calendar includes a wee Glencairn Glass, discount card, and we will be doing 5 day recap tastings in December. Visit the website for more info! – $290+gst
This is just a short list of some of the current deals, you can browse all sale items here!
1. Bushmills 16 Year – 40% – Matured in Bourbon and Sherry Casks, and Finished in Port – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose: The robustness of the three woods is immediately evident with big aromas of treacle toffee intermingling with sweet spice accents of cinnamon and nutmeg. Taste: Robust flavours of caramelised peaches and mango marry notes of toasted almonds and walnuts, giving exceptional depth and complexity. Finish: Layered and lingering, initial notes of concentrated jammed berries lead to a silky milk chocolate finish.” – Regular $135 – Save 25% – SALE $101.24
2. Compass Box Orchard House – 46% – Producer Tasting Note: “Aromas of apple and pear dominate, with hints of pineapple, lemon and lime zest, and Earl Grey tea. Take a sip and note the malty and gingery flavours. These are soon joined by honey, wild strawberries and vanilla shortbread.” – Regular $74 – Save 20% – SALE $59.19
3. Glen Scotia Double Cask – Regular – 46% – – Producer Tasting Note: “Nose: Crème Caramel, Toffee, Apple and Peach, Sea Spray. Taste: Rich spicy fruits, toffee, fudge. Finish: Vanilla oak and gentle spice.” – $78 – Save 25% – SALE $58.49
4. Woodford Reserve Bourbon – 45.2% – Evan’s Tasting Note: “Nose: Big cherry notes right off the get-go. Red Twizzlers, peach nectar, hickory-smoked peanuts still in the shell, brown sugar, and puffed wheat squares. Palate: Cherry-flavoured cough syrup, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, peppermint tea, fresh peach slices, bananas, and cinnamon sugar doughnut twists. Finish: Fruity and sweet but a bit drying – like a heavily steeped tea on the fade.” – Regular $61 – Save 25% – SALE $45.74
Upcoming Tastings
Old Pulteney Distillery Vertical with Maurice Chevallier
· Date: Tuesday, October 3rd· Time: 7 PM· Cost: $80· VIRTUAL TASTING· Only 9 spots left!
UPDATE: Maurice Chevallier, Old Pulteney Brand Ambasador, will be joining us for the tasting! The staff here at KWM have a soft spot for the savoury whiskies from the Pulteney Distillery on Scotland’s North Sea coast. With the return of the Old Pulteney 25 Year, and a 1982 vintage Gordon & MacPhail bottling kicking around, there was no better time to pull together an epic vertical of whiskies from the Pulteney Distillery. Participants will sample through 7 Pulteney whiskies, with a collective age of about 130 years… Andrew might even dig up some of his photos from the distillery! Tuesday, October 3rd @ 7 PM
Our full fall tasting schedule is now live online!
· Date: Tuesday, October 10th
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $40
· VIRTUAL TASTING
· Only 9 spots left!
To celebrate the launch of our 5th KWM exclusive cask of Benromach, we are putting on a vertical tasting of 8 Benromach whiskies, half of which are single casks. The lineup includes the Benromach Core Range bottlings of 10, 15, and 21-year-olds, as well as the Benromach Contrasts Triple Distilled. For the single casks, we have the new Benromach Polish Oak, a 2007 cask bottled for Calgary’s SinDicate whisky club, and two different KWM casks: our sold-out 2003, and the new 2002. Best of all, and this is late-breaking news… Richard Urquhart will be joining us for the tasting! Tuesday, October 10 @ 7 PM
· Date: Thursday, October 12th
· Time: 6 PM
· Cost: $25
· VIRTUAL TASTING
Wolfburn is the first of the dozens of Scottish distilleries which opened in the 2010s to bottle a 10-year-old whisky. To mark the occasion we’re doing a Wolfburn vertical tasting with Brand Ambassador Mark Westmorland. We’ll sample through 7 different expressions of Wolfburn, including the soon-to-be-released Wolfburn 10 Year old! Thursday, October 12th @ 6 PM
· Date: Friday, October 13
· Time: 5 PM
· Cost: $70
· VIRTUAL TASTING
We can’t resist the beautiful labels Whiskybase puts on their Archives whiskies, and as for the liquid, it doesn’t disappoint. Our selection for this tasting includes whiskies from Benrinnes, Caol Ila, Fettercairn, Longmorn, Miltonduff and a Secret Islay from 1990… And maybe, just maybe we might be able to get one of the Whiskybase guys to join us! Friday, October 13, 5PM
· Date: Tuesday, October 24
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $100
· VIRTUAL TASTING
The concept here is pretty simple, we are pitting 7 Ben Nevis bottlings in a head to head to head… you get the idea… tasting! We have cobbled together a range of Ben Nevis’ from Boutique-y, Decadent Drinks, Maltbarn, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, and Whiskybase. Which ones will reign supreme… only those who join us in battle will find out!
Tuesday, October 24, 7PM
· Date: Tuesday, October 31
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $90
· VIRTUAL TASTING
Looking for something to do after the kids crash from their sugar high, or while you hide in the basement with the lights off so no one comes trick or treating at your door? We have the tasting for you!
German-based The Whisky Agency is one of the most interesting and influential independent bottlers whose whiskies are highly sought after in Europe and Asia. We recently got a very interesting shipment we are just dying to try, so naturally we built a tasting around them. In you have the courage to join us, you’ll taste your way through Bowmore 1996, Bruichladdich 2004, Glenburgie 1995, Ledaig 2009, a pair of Macduffs from 2011 in sherry, and a 2007 Secret Islay single malt. Tuesday, October 31 @ 7PM
· Date: Friday, November 3
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $50
· IN PERSON
Our friend Lily, aka Celine Tetu, will be our special guest as we sample our way through the new Elements of Islay core range and some other treats from the Elixir Distillers Portfolio; think Single Malts of Scotland and Port Askaig. While this lineup will be peat forward, you can be assured something old and dignified will make an appearance too! Friday, November 3 @ 7PM
· Date: Saturday, November 4
· Time: 5 PM
· Cost: $50
· VIRTUAL TASTING
We are thrilled to introduce Claxton’s whisky to the Canadian market, and will be joined for this virtual tasting by Claxton’s Whisky Director Tom Roskams & General Manager Martin Burnett. For the occasion, we’ve pulled together an eclectic selection of malts, both young and old: Arran 2011, Glasgow 2017, Glen Grant 1998, Glenrothes 1988, Mannochmore 2008, Royal Brackla 2010, and Tobermory 1995. The early start time is to accommodate our special guests, who will be joining us live from the UK! Saturday, November 4, 5 PM
· Date: Tuesday, November 7
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $50
· VIRTUAL TASTING
It has been a wee while since we shone a little light on BenRiach and GlenDronach, two of our favourite Speyside Distilleries. So we’ve pulled together a selection of 7 malts, 3 from BenRiach (including the new 16 Year and a 1997 single cask) and 4 from GlenDronach (including the 15, an old 18, and the 21). The KWM whisky team will be joined by Calin Manuel from Brown Forman Canada for the occasion. Tuesday, November 7 @ 7PM
· Date: Thursday, November 9
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $65
· FESTIVAL
Our ever popular Fall Single Malt Festival is back, and as with last year, we are offering two more or less identical Fall Single Malt Festivals, two weeks apart, to give as many of our whisky friends as possible a chance to attend. There will be up to 100 whiskies to sample, and the price includes a KWM logo glass Glencairn whisky glass. As always our neighbour Peasant cheese will be lining your stomachs with delicious cheese, charcuterie, sausage rolls, and other treats! Both Festivals are limited to 90 participants and we are asking people to only register for one date or the other, and not both, out of respect for our other customers. Thursday, November 9, 7 PM – 9 PM.
· Date: Tuesday, November 21
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $60
· VIRTUAL TASTING
Andrew, aka the Scotch Guy, started his career in whisky at KWM on November 24, 2003, making this his 20th Anniversary in the business. One of our other whisky team members came up with the idea of doing a retrospective tasting, where he could reflect back on his journey, and some of the interesting brands that helped chart his course. Andrew will host both virtual and in-person versions of this tasting (on different nights), with the same range of whiskies. The lineup is still in flux… but it will include a new 10-year-old cask of Kilchoman 100% Islay, bottled to mark his anniversary, and some long sold-out KWM exclusive casks of Arran (19 Year) and Imperial (29 Year), as well as whiskies from Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Springbank, and the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. You’ll sample 8 great whiskies, while Andrew waxes nostalgic sharing some of his favouirte stories, a few tall tales, and a handful of old photos! Tuesday, November 21 @ 7PM
· Date: Thursday, November 23
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $65
· FESTIVAL
Our ever popular Fall Single Malt Festival is back, and as with last year, we are offering two more or less identical Fall Single Malt Festivals, two weeks apart, to give as many of our whisky friends as possible a chance to attend. There will be up to 100 whiskies to sample, and the price includes a KWM logo glass Glencairn whisky glass. As always our neighbour Peasant cheese will be lining your stomachs with delicious cheese, charcuterie, sausage rolls, and other treats! Both Festivals are limited to 90 participants and we are asking people to only register for one date or the other, and not both, out of respect for our other customers. Thursday, November 23, 7 PM – 9 PM.
· Date: Friday, December 1
· Time: 7 PM
· Cost: $65
· IN PERSON
Andrew, aka the Scotch Guy, started his career in whisky at KWM on November 24, 2003, making this his 20th Anniversary in the business. One of our other whisky team members came up with the idea of doing a retrospective tasting, where he could reflect back on his journey, and some of the interesting brands that helped chart his course. Andrew will host both virtual and in-person versions of this tasting (on different nights), with the same range of whiskies. The lineup is still in flux… but it will include a new 10-year-old cask of Kilchoman 100% Islay, bottled to mark his anniversary, and some long sold-out KWM exclusive casks of Arran (19 Year) and Imperial (29 Year), as well as whiskies from Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Springbank, and the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. You’ll sample 8 great whiskies, while Andrew waxes nostalgic sharing some of his favorite stories, a few tall tales, and a handful of old photos! Friday, December 1 @ 7PM
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