The latest in the Causeway Collection from Bushmills

Bushmills 2000 Ruby Port Cask
The Causeway Collection – 2021 UK Exclusive

A whiskey that is standing on the shoulders of giants! Just a stone’s throw away from the world-famous Giant’s Causeway, the Bushmills team have released another sensational Irish single malt whiskey in the hugely popular Causeway Collection that celebrates the history and myth of this fascinating world heritage site. Classically triple distilled, it has spent its entire 20 year long slumber in first-fill ruby port casks, left free from chill filtration and at a cask strength of 54.1% abv. Very limited so get it in the basket!

£260.00
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Our latest exclusive whisky has landed – an Australian single malt from Melbourne’s Starward distillery.

This rich and fruity whisky was aged for four years in a first-fill, 200-litre Apera (aka Australian ‘sherry’) cask and then bottled at full strength exclusively for The Whisky Exchange. Aromas of leather, freshly-chopped cedar, sultana crumble and baked apple leap out the glass, while the palate reveals flavours of apricot, honeycomb and vanilla ice cream. It’s all wrapped up by a rich and long finish with sweet hints of warming chilli.

The cask only yielded 250 bottles of this delicious whisky, so make sure you get one before they sell out.

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Seasonal Release 2021

Limited Edition | 12 Year Old | 54.7% ABV | 70cl

Bringing together a series of unpeated distillations from 2009 and earlier, this seasonal spirit was matured in first fill Bourbon casks and American Oak hogsheads. After eleven years maturation it has then been finished for twelve months in first fill Oloroso hogsheads and heavily charred American Oak barrels before being married prior to bottling at cask strength.

NOSE
Toffee, apple, seaspray, vanilla

PALATE
Warm spice, nutty, floral, orange citrus, melted brown sugar

FINISH
Long nutty finish with pears and dried peel

£74.95

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A Singular Peated Scotch from a K&L Exclusive Cask
2014 Bunnahabhain Staoisha Heavily Peated 6 Year Old “Signatory K&L Exclusive” Dechar/Rechar Cask Strength Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) ($79.99)
“These young Staoisha malts are an absolute revelation … This stuff is just incredible]y well made and delicious.” — David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer

One of our most popular exclusive casks of last year was the utterly unique 4-year-old Bunnahabhain peated malt from our friends at Signatory. A winning combination of an incredible price, limited availability, and a singular profile thanks to the innovative ageing method made for a whisky that Scotch aficionados couldn’t get enough of. Now Signatory has come through once again, this time with a 6-year-old cask of the same outstanding juice that shows deeper complexity from the extra two years in the dechar/rechar hogshead (see below for more details on this barrel reconditioning method). Bunnahabhain crafts a renowned unpeated whisky, but they love to flex their prowess with peat through these impeccable Staoisha bottlings. Spirits buyer Andrew Whiteley says, “this 6-year-old malt is a big, intense peater … It’s pretty, sweet, and just smoky enough. It’s also a steal of a price.” This an unequivocal must-have for fans of cutting edge Scotch, and given how well its predecessor performed, we fully expect this cask to sell out in short order. Collectors and enthusiasts of all stripes will want to get on board while they can, especially if they missed its younger sibling the last time around.

2014 Bunnahabhain Staoisha Heavily Peated 6 Year Old “Signatory K&L Exclusive” Dechar/Rechar Cask Strength Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) ($79.99)

K&L Notes: Bunnahabhain sits on the northern shores of Islay and has made a famously unpeated Islay malt in that remote location since 1881. Beginning in the 1990s, Bunnah began to experiment with varying levels of peat and has sold peated Scotch under a number of different names since then. In the last five years or so, we’ve seen several casks on the independent market trading under the Staoisha name for Bunnahabhain’s heavily peated offering. These extraordinary casks taste absolutely fabulous when they are very young, and they are just getting better and better with more age. Now at six and a half years of age, this cask was matured in a dechar/rechar hogshead. This unique process involves scraping a cask to expose new oak and then recharring the wood to seal it and caramelize the sugars. These whiskies drink a bit like first-fill bourbon casks due to the fresh char, but the most robust tannins have already been removed from the cask’s first use. The result is a best-of-both-worlds scenario that marries with heavy peat just perfectly. Cask No 10568, 59.4% ABV.

Andrew Whiteley | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: November 03, 2021

Yielding just 198 bottles, this cask is moving quickly, even before we write up the whisky. Previous Signatory bottles of Staoisha have won many fans who eagerly await the next chance to add to their collection. Much older than previous bottlings, but still in the youthful stage, this 6-year-old malt is a big intense peater. It doesn’t feel quite as smoky as the last cask, but more peaty, with the focus more on the wet, salty, earthy nose. The palate is massive, briny, and a little dank. The fruit is really spectacular, almost like a liquid version of a salted caramel candied apple. It’s pretty, sweet, and just smoky enough. It’s also a steal of a price. Don’t blink or it’ll be gone, and we likely won’t see another for at least a year.

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: October 27, 2021

These young Staoisha malts are an absolute revelation. Not only are these big boy peaters out of the norm for Bunnah, but the dechar/re-char thing is a real treat. For those who remember, the last barrel was wildly delicious at four years old, and with an extra two years in cask, it’s achieved an insane level of complexity. Let’s have a taste. The color is deep gold. Pungent and wild with an incredible saline note balanced by sweet oaky depth and an almost chocolaty note. On the palate, it’s got incredible weight and a gorgeous, earthy, coastal character. Wild stone fruit, rich, sweet spice and a lengthy, ashy finish. This stuff is just incredibly well made and delicious.

A Secret Speyside 2007 Vintage | Berry Bros & Rudd – AW Exclusive

A stunning single cask release, bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd exclusively for Abbey Whisky. This rich Speysider spent 14 years maturing in a first fill sherry butt and gives masterclass in sherry wood maturation, it’s packed with wonderful rich flavours, perfect for the darker cold nights.

In our opinion you can’t go wrong with a Berry Brothers single cask, the quality speaks for itself and although we can’t disclose the distillery, the opportunity to bottle this cask was too good to pass by. Only 211 bottles were filled from cask #949 at natural cask strength, 61.5% vol.

3 BOTTLES PER CUSTOMER

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Single Malt 10 Year Old
The Wait Is Over  

Shelter Point’s second 10 Year Old Whisky Release!

Attention Shelter Point Community: As of right now, you can visit https://shelterpoint.ca/single-malt-whisky/ and purchase a bottle of our second ever official 10 Year Old Single Malt Whisky! Bottled at 46%, this whisky is for the Shelter Point whisky fans across Canada and around the globe.

10 Years is a long time. A lot has changed in the world since Shelter Point started production in 2011, but what hasn’t changed is our commitment to craft, quality, and doing things the best way we know how. For the second 10-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky, we decided to let the casks and the spirit do the talking, and present this limited-edition small batch for your enjoyment.

With a nose led by notes of creamy vanilla, apples and bananas, a palate that features a blend of assorted spice, caramel and just a hint of sea salt. Our 2nd 10-Year-Old Single Malt finishes with a wonderful balance of sweetness and fruitiness. A whisky designed to be shared and savored..

This much anticipated whisky is a limited run and is guaranteed to sell out extremely quickly, so be sure to order yours online before it’s too late!

*Please note that due to a shortage of staff and irregular hours due to our ongoing public closure, that curbside pickup orders cannot be fulfilled until Tuesday November 9th at the earliest. You may also experience some longer than usual delays in shipping times for this release, as demand will be high*

Single Malt 10  Year Old is available in a 750ml ($130) and can only be purchased online at https://shelterpoint.ca/single-malt-whisky/

For all the latest news and information visit our website at https://shelterpoint.ca/

Unnamed Islay 28 Year Old

A secret Laphroaig

This 1992 vintage is purportedly a Laphroaig and has a flavour profile to match. A vatting of bourbon barrels (#6772) bottled in April 2021 at a nice 52.5%. Only 252 individually numbered bottles for the Signatory Vintage Cask Strength label.  Islay 28 Year Old 1992 vintage single malt Scotch whisky from a mystery distillery. Matured in bourbon barrels cask vatting #6772 bottled April 2021 by Signatory Vintage for the Cask Strength Collection. 252 numbered bottles.

Islay 28 Year Old – £361 / €352* / $406/ c$506

MYSTERY MALT SINGLE MALT WHISKY

Mystery single malt that don’t want to reveal their true identity. Rummage around and with a bit of investigation you are sure to find a rare unspecified bottling from independent bottler.

WHISKY WEEKLY IN NOVEMBER!

With celebrations restricted in 2020 – we plan to make up for it this year and roar into the end of 2021 as we prepare for a festive extravaganza!

As we introduce 18 new casks on First Friday Outturn – followed by new whiskies every week during November – check out the shop now to explore everything for release with the date they go on sale. Make your selection and be ready for 9am on Friday for the first release.  Get ready to roar into the party season!

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COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS

With Halloween out of the way, it’s officially time to get ready for Christmas, and what better way to count down the days than with the Society Advent Calendar. Celebrate each day of December with a special 25ml dram and enjoy a different flavour experience every day. You’ll find single cask and grain whiskies, a couple of Single Cask Spirits surprises and some exclusive special label bottlings that you might not have tried before. We’ll be exploring each day’s whisky online throughout December, so order your calendar now to be part of the experience.

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NOVEMBER UNFILTERED

It’s fantastic to be back out and about, but at this time of year it’s also comforting to hunker down at home and entertain friends and family in your very own tasting environment. In the new issue of Unfiltered – live now – we showcase some great SMWS member ‘whisky dens’, provide some invaluable advice on how to play host to your whisky-loving pals and include home tasting sheets to download.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY RELEASES FRENCH OAK BOURBON AS PART OF ITS OLD CHARTER OAK BRAND

 The Old Charter Oak Brand is dedicated to the Role Oak Plays

in Whiskey Making

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Nov. 3, 2021) – Old Charter Oak French Oak is the latest release from Buffalo Trace Distillery as it continues to showcase oak tree varietals through its Old Charter Oak brand.

First revealed in 2018, Buffalo Trace’s Old Charter Oak brand showcases the diverse taste profiles of barrels obtained from trees grown in different countries, climates and soil. The oak trees used for the barrels that are dedicated to this brand vary by country of origin, or species, or U.S. state. Some barrels are even made from century oaks, 100-, 200- or 300-year-old oak trees.

For the latest release, Buffalo Trace is revisiting its successful French Oak series, with a new release available beginning in late November.  In 2013, Buffalo Trace obtained a small number of barrels from France, filled them with its Mash #1, the same mashbill used to make Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare and other bourbons from the Distillery.

“We first experimented with French Oak barrels in 1995,” said Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley.  “We released our first experiment with French Oak in 2006, and we were so pleased with the results we bought more barrels from France and put more bourbon up to age.  Over time, this has become one of our favorite bourbons and it’s always a treat when we’ve got some that are ready to bottle. It’s power packed with sweetness, sourced from the vanilla, caramel and wood sugars while balanced with the French Oak tannins.  With the French Oak barrels, we are exploring how the flavors are delivered at different levels.  It speaks to the regionality of wood and how it can impact the flavor of the bourbon whiskey.”

By Federal standards, bourbon is required to be aged in a new, charred oak container. But there is no specification it must be American white oak, it’s just that nearly all bourbons made today are aged in American white oak.

Old Charter is a brand that has always celebrated the central role that oak plays in making great whiskey, given its namesake. The brand dates back to 1874, when Adam and Ben Chapeze created the bourbon, naming it in honor of the Charter Oak tree, a famous symbol of American independence and free spirit, which grew in Connecticut in the 12^th or 13^th century until it fell in a storm in 1856.

This is the third release of Old Charter Oak French Oak, and the sixth release overall for the Old Charter Oak brand.  Past releases include Mongolian Oak, Canadian Oak, and Chinkapin Oak.   Old Charter Oak Bourbon will be releasing many different oak expressions in the future, with its next release planned for 2022.  Subsequent releases are planned each year.

The suggested retail pricing for the French Oak is $69.99.   Like the previous releases in the Old Charter Oak series, supplies will be limited. The Old Charter Oak French Oak Bourbon is 92 proof.

About Buffalo Trace Distillery

Buffalo Trace Distillery is an American family-owned company based in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. The Distillery’s rich tradition dates back to 1775 and includes such legends as E.H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, Albert B. Blanton, Orville Schupp, and Elmer T. Lee.  Buffalo Trace Distillery is a fully operational Distillery producing bourbon, rye and vodka on site and is a National Historic Landmark as well as is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Distillery has won 35 distillery titles since 2000 from such notable publications as Whisky Magazine, Whisky Advocate Magazine and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Its Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Four Grain Bourbon was named World Whiskey of the Year for 2018 and its William Larue Weller and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac were named 2^nd and 3^rd finest whiskeys in the world for 2020.  Buffalo Trace Distillery has also garnered more than 1,000 awards for its wide range of premium whiskies. To learn more about Buffalo Trace Distillery visit www.buffalotracedistillery.com

This holiday season is set to be filled with joyful get-togethers. Get-togethers with the people we love. The people we haven’t seen for a while. The people we didn’t get to celebrate with last year. At Compass Box, we’re celebrating with a get-together of some of our finest whiskies. So once you get reacquainted with our core range, why not introduce a bottle to your friends and family? With each character bringing something different to the festivities, there’s a perfect gift for everyone to enjoy. Read on to find out more!

Glasgow Blend

A gregarious and gallus ode to the Glaswegian spirit. Beneath its smoky exterior lies the welcoming warmth of a coal fire. Best for the big and bold characters in your life. Shop now.

The Spice Tree 

A rich, well-rounded malt whisky. Bursts of baking spice are complemented by delightful toasty oak notes. A whisky for the lovable rogue of the group. Shop now.

The Peat Monster

This monster comes out after dark – for late-night sipping. Known for its layers of smoke and peaty intensity, it’s a gift for those who thrive on debate with bite. Shop now.

Serves & Pairing Ideas

This dangerously delicious Peat Monster Old Fashioned brings out an unexpected elegance from this smoky-peaty whisky, highlighting its depth and complexity. Discover more recipes to delight your guests with.

Whisky with dessert is the perfect holiday indulgence. Try The Spice Tree with some traditional fruit cake for an explosion of warm gingery flavours. Explore more food pairings to share and enjoy this holiday season.