The Balvenie 19 Year Old Edge of Burnhead Wood

Introducing a brand new dram from The Balvenie! And what a whisky it is.

This 19-year-old malt is made from home-grown barley malted at The Balvenie Maltings, ingredients, sourced locally in the distillery grounds, as well as water from the Robbie Dhu spring and fresh heather from Burnhead Wood.

Lively and vibrant, this is a whisky that offers plenty of fig and geranium oil on the nose, and honey, cloves and dates on the palate. Enjoy a lingering finish of oak and dried blossom.

Extremely limited, be one of the first to get your hands on this gorgeous dram.

The Balvenie 19 Year Old
Edge of Burnhead Wood
£260.00

Exclusive Apollo 13
50th Anniversary Bottling

Houston We’ve Had A Problem Highland Park 13YO

Fifty years ago Apollo 13 Commander & Pilot reported “Houston We’ve Had a Problem”. Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the near disastrous Apollo 13 moon mission and the remarkable ingenuity which brought the astronauts home.

To mark this occasion, TheWhiskyBarrel.com has bottled a single Oloroso sherry cask distilled in 2007 at the Orcadian Highland Park distillery. Yielding 322 numbered bottles at cask strength 61.3%.

SHOP – HOUSTON WE;VE HAD A PROBLEM ~ £90

Join us for a walk on the wild side as we unleash 18 intriguing new casks, which aim to celebrate the diversity of not only the Society’s whiskies, but our wonderful members.

In a month when many of us would normally be joining together at whisky festivals around the country, we’re instead inviting you come flavour-hunting with us by delving into this wildly varied new Outturn. Featuring all 12 flavour profiles (including an exotic creature from Taiwan), a couple of single cask spirits and a trio of celebratory Speyside bottlings, there truly is a dram for everyone to raise this month. Head over to our Outturn hub now to get involved.

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

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The Macallan

Rare Cask Batch No. 1

2020 Release · 70cl · 43% ABV

£224.95

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The first release of Macallan Rare Cask for 2020 has been drawn from just fifty Sherry seasoned European oak casks. As with previous releases, this exceptionally rich and decadent single malt whisky showcases the character of well aged, Sherry cask matured Macallan. The heady nose displays classic aromas of dried fruits, chocolate, crushed nuts, and spice. The palate is sweet, full bodied, and luxurious with an abundance of sherried fruit and spice. This impressive single malt is presented in a striking glass decanter.

DISCOVER OUR FULL RANGE OF THE MACALLAN HERE

Malt Messenger Bulletin

We Have a New KWM Laddie Cask & It Will Be Gone in a Flash!

It has been a while since we’ve sent out a Malt Messenger Bulletin all on its own. It is a shorter newsletter that I reserve for special occasions or when there is whisky news that just can’t wait for the next full edition. This time it is both.

If you follow us on Social Media, or are one of those customers who frequently mine the website looking for new whiskies, then you might already be aware that we have just received a new cask of Bruichladdich. Our second ever cask of Bruichladdich arrived in-store on Wednesday. In just 3 days 2/3 of the 240 bottles have already sold. It is possible the remaining bottles will not last until the end of the weekend. Hence the haste in putting out a Malt Messenger. More details and my tasting note on this lovely new whisky can be found below.

I hope this Malt Messenger Bulletin finds you well, and in time to grab a bottle of the Bruichladdich before it sells out. If not, there will always be another whisky. We are expecting our 2nd edition of the Glenfarclas 15 Year KWM Cask Strength later this month!

Sincerely,

Andrew Ferguson
Kensington Wine Market

PS – Don’t forget you can follow me on Twitter:

@scotch_guy, Instagram: @thescotch_guy/

or @kwmwhisky and Facebook: facebook.com/scotch.guy.1

Introducing: Our 2nd KWM Exclusive Bruichladdich Cask 

The Bruichladdich 2007 KWM Fresh Bourbon Cask!

Our 2nd KWM Exclusive single cask of Bruichladdich is a 12 year old from a Fresh Bourbon Cask, #336. It was distilled from unpeated optic barley on March 16 2007, and bottled November 14, 2019 at 58.6%. Only 240 bottles, and we don’t expect them to last long. It is over 2/3 sold in 3 days! – Limit of 2 bottles per customer!

Bruichladdich 2007 KWM Bourbon Cask 336 – 58.6% – 12 Year – Fresh Bourbon Barrel –  My Tasting Note: “Nose: creamy, honeyed and malty with loads of fruit and a gentle salty maritime flourish; juicy and toasty with soft decadent oak spices; Starburst fruit candies and French vanilla ice cream; the barley lends the nose a soft minerality. Palate: silky to start with loads of honey, more French vanilla and then a bold surge of juicy fruits and crisp barley; the salty maritime tones arrive later with decadent spices; thick and oily; more Starburst fruit candies, honeydew melon, bitter orange and singed lemon peel; candied ginger, cinnamon sticks and licorice root; later allspice; toasty and nutty; once again the barley shines through. Finish: long, fresh, coating and creamy; decadent vanilla, juicy fruits and crisp spice. Comment: thick, creamy and toasty with loads of fruit, barley and a touch of crisp Islay air; young and Fresh without a rough edges and a complexity beyond what you expect for just a dozen years in the cask; this is a naked Laddie, clean and elegant!” – $135 – Limit 2 bottles per customer!

Free City-Wide Delivery in Calgary & Other Options! 

Free Delivery in Calgary for Orders Over $50, and Loads of Deals To Be Had!

As with many other small and independent businesses in the city, we are getting creative to continue serving our customers and keeping the business going. We have taken precautions in-store to ensure the health and safety of both our staff and customers. Details on that below! We are also offering options to continue serving those of you in quarantine or who are taking extra precautions with regards to social isolation.

FREE DELIVERY

– We are offering free delivery for orders over $50 placed online or over the phone, and will do our best to deliver within 72 hours.

CURBSIDE PICKUP

– Place an order, we’ll let you know when it is ready. Call us when you are out front or parked in the back lot and we’ll bring it out. Simple as that!

GIFTING

– Want to send someone a care package? All gifting options are still available. Quarantined parents and closed schools qualify as a “wine emergency”. Gift cards are also available and can be used over the phone.

If you are able, please submit your order online. We will answer any questions you might have before finalizing and processing your order. You are not automatically billed when you submit your order.

www.kensingtonwinemarket.com

We will do our best to answer and process as many phone orders as we can. Call us at 403-283-8000. We are offering some great deals too. More on that below, see the bottom of the Malt Messenger!

Customers are still welcome to come in to the store to pick up orders as well as browse and purchase in-store. We are routinely disinfecting commonly touched surfaces and have hand sanitation stations around the store.

Let us know how we can continue to help and serve you in these challenging times!

Thank You for Reading the Malt Messenger! 

Contact & Disclaimers 

If you have any whisky questions or comments concerning The Malt Messenger please contact me by e-mail, phone, or drop by the store. 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 and don’t include GST. In the case of discrepancies in pricing, the price in our in store point of sale will be taken as correct.

Thanks for reading the Malt Messenger.

Slainte!

Andrew Ferguson
Owner & Scotchguy
Kensington Wine Market
403-283-8000
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
www.kensingtonwinemarket.com

New release alert!

Introducing the highly-limited Balvenie 19 Year Old Edge of Burnhead Wood. A 19-year-old dram made from home-grown barley malted at The Balvenie Maltings, ingredients locally-foraged in the distillery grounds, water from the Robbie Dhu spring and fresh heather from Burnhead Wood.

Lively and vibrant, enjoy notes of fig and geranium oil on the nose. Honey, cloves and carmelised baked dates are layered on top of delicate citrus and spice on the palate, with a lingering finish of oak and dried blossom.

An exceptional dram to add to your collection.
Available only while stocks last.

The Balvenie 19 Year Old
Edge of Burnhead Wood
£260.00

Customers who purchase a bottle of The Balvenie 19 Year Old Edge of Burnhead Wood within the next two weeks will be offered the opportunity to join Balvenie Malt Master David Stewart and UK Brand Ambassador Alwynne Gwilt for an exclusive online tasting. Simply purchase a bottle in the next 14 days, and we’ll follow up with an invite.

Deliveries

Our team are working hard to dispatch all orders quickly and securely, however due to increased demand and local restrictions, delivery may take longer than advertised. We thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

Free UK Delivery over £99

We are pleased to offer free standard UK delivery (3-4 working days) on all orders over £99 (including VAT). To take advantage of this offer please select ‘Free Standard UK Delivery’ during checkout.

Now available: Macallan Rare Cask 2020

What a whisky! The 2020 release of The Macallan Rare Cask has just dropped. This release is crafted from some of the rarest and most precious whisky maturing at The Macallan Estate in Speyside. Each batch in the Rare Cask series represents the volume of just 50 European sherry seasoned oak butts. Presented at 43% abv in a beautifully sculpted glass decanter.

Don’t miss out – order today! 

Macallan Rare Cask 2020

£225.00

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Demonstrating a vinous quality with notes of peach, honey and oak wood spice, our new Hearts & Crafts Sauternes Cask Single Malt Whisky has been aged in the finest French oak casks seasoned with deliciously sweet Sauternes wine and was inspired by the British Arts & Crafts movement.

If you’d like to learn more about how the Arts & Crafts movement came about, its links to the Cotswolds and why Sauternes wine is one of the most expensive wines to produce in the Bordeaux region, be sure to have a look at the latest blog on our website.

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The Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries

It’s nearly 4 weeks since Blair and I launched our new book into the strangest world any author could imagine. No book tour, no signings, no nothing as everyone sits at home in isolation. So, word of our coast-to-coast guide to Canada’s distilleries is very slow in reaching armchair travellers. Too bad. They might otherwise enjoy passing their stir-crazed days reading the book’s distillery profiles and charting new adventures on its regional maps.

We are thankful for our friends on social media who are helping us get the word out. We’ve hosted some virtual tastings and met online with book and whisky clubs. We’d love to join you on your podcast, YouTube channel or Zoom meeting.

And, if a copy of the book has found its way to you, we’d be very grateful if you could post a photo of it along with a few notes on social media and let the world know about it. Include your favourite spirit and tag us @davindek and we’ll publish a selection of your photos online and in our next newsletter.

Cheers!

Davin & Blair

Authors of The Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries

Amazon Canada · Chapters/Indigo · Amazon US · Barnes & Noble ·

Independent book sellers in Canada

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