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New Linkwood & Blair Athol Old Malt Cask Bottlings at K&L California – Scotch Whisky News

2002 Linkwood 22 Year Old “Old Malt Cask” Single Sherry Butt Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $174.99 View

1997 Blair Athol 26 Year “Old Malt Cask 25th Anniversary” Single Sherry Butt Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) $325.00 View

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Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

2009 Royal Brackla 15 Year Old “Hunter Laing’s Old & Rare” Single Manzanilla Sherry Butt Cask Strength Highland Single Malt ~ Scotch Whisky News

2009 Royal Brackla 15 Year Old “Hunter Laing’s Old & Rare” Single Manzanilla Sherry Butt Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

$150.00

Royal Brackla is a historic Highland distillery founded in 1812 near Cawdor Castle by William Fraser. Its enduring legacy was cemented in 1835, when it became the first Scotch distillery to receive a Royal Warrant, granted by King William IV, a distinction that permanently shaped its identity and name. From that point forward, Royal Brackla was recognized as a whisky of exceptional standing, long associated with quality and consistency. For much of its history, Royal Brackla’s spirit was prized primarily for blending, and today it remains a key component of Dewar’s, reflecting its importance within the Bacardi portfolio. While the distillery has experienced periods of closure and modernization over the years, its elegant, structured Highland style has remained intact. Official single malt releases have historically been limited, making independent and single cask bottlings especially compelling opportunities to experience one of Scotland’s most historically significant and quietly distinguished distilleries. This is the first Royal Brackla we’ve ever come across aged in a Manzanilla sherry butt. This beautiful, unique butt is truly special. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 57.7% in July of 2024, it was filled in March of 2009. One of the youngest malts we’ve ever seen in the Old & Rare collection, it absolutely deserves the moniker. An exceptional cask by any measure.

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Rare Character 8 Year 3 Month Old K&L Liquors Exclusive Single Barrel #HF13-3482 Cask Strength ~ Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey News

Rare Character 8 Year 3 Month Old K&L Liquors Exclusive Single Barrel #HF13-3482 Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

$129.99

Rare Character has consistently offered K&L some of the most exciting and intriguing barrel picks over the last several years. The small blender and bottler has expanded its reputation exponentially by offering a huge array of extremely high quality offerings to stores, bars, and clubs through the country. Each lot of barrels is hand selected for its quality and unique character. This could be the very best we’ve had yet. Drawn from the top floors of the undiclosed distillery from where it came, this lot as been dubbed “High Floors” or HF, each aged for over 8 years in the hottest most intense part of the warehouse. The mashbill is a classic 13% rye with 78% corn and 9% malted barley and while the distiller isn’t disclosed, many will try to guess the profile based on the mashbill and be very wrong. Dense charred sugar and raisinated fruit, with huge leather-y savory notes to balance the intense sweetness. This is some of the biggest juice in the bottle right now and the custom art was made by an actual artist – not a computer.

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

The Whisky Lounge 20 Years Anniversary Book – Whisky News

TWL 20 Years Anniversary Book
£16.99

including delivery

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Islay Storm Single Malt Whisky at Tyndrum Whisky – Scotch Whisky News

Islay Storm Single Malt Whisky

£29.90

Tasting Notes

Nose / Pungent peat smoke, phenolic with a little coastal breeze.
Palate / Lovely sweet peatiness. Some iodine and sea salt balanced with vanilla notes and some spice.
Finish / Waves of Smoke. Fantastic length.

Distilled and Bottled in Scotland, again, much like The Ileach Malt Whisky – an unknown distillery bottling. Bottle style is that of Bruichladdich Distillery – but again – we are not told! C.S. James and Sons Ltd

TyndrumWhisky.com
The Green Welly Stop
Tyndrumwhisky, Tyndrum
Crianlarich, Perthshire FK20 8RY
United Kingdom

Hirsch (Willett) 7 Year Old “The Single Barrel” #91514 Double Oak 119.2 Proof Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon – Whiskey News

Hirsch (Willett) 7 Year Old “The Single Barrel” #91514 Double Oak 119.2 Proof Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon (750ml)

$109.99

The program being offered by Hirsch remains one of the most exciting in Kentucky today. These are those famous stocks that no one is supposed to talk about. Produced at an unnamed Bardstown distillery from their famous mashbill – 76% corn, 13% rye, & 15% malted barley. Those whiskies were rebarreled and aged for a further period at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Selected by our spirits team in early Spring of 2025 and bottled at cask strength. These are still inaurguably some of the most sought-after stocks in the industry – so much so that the exact same mashbill bottled by the distillery at the very same aged, easily commands 2-3 times the price at retail. Here we’re more interested in getting our customers this special bourbon at an incredible price. These maybe the final stocks to ever be released of these special lot of whisky. This barrel was distilled on January 11th, 2018 and bottled in late June of 2025, making it 7.5 years old. At a barrel strength of 118.2 proof you’ll not find a better Bardstown distilled bourbon on the market for less.

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Scotch Malt Whisky Society of Canada January 2026 Outturn – Scotch Whisky News

BOTTLING LIST

Welcome to our first Outturn of 2026 – six new bottlings to kick off the New Year. So twist off that cork and get into the good stuff!

GLAZED MORNING NEWSPAPERS

CASK NO. 105.49
AGE: 10 years
CASK: Refill re-charred hogshead

EFFORTLESS MINDFULNESS

CASK NO. 19.102
AGE: 21 years
CASK: 1st fill ex-bourbon hogshead

CROSS-ATLANTIC DESTINATIONS

DISTILLERY 39 RARE RELEASE
AGE: 15 years
CASKS: Refill & 1st fill bourbon, oloroso & PX hogsheads

SLIPPERS ‘N’ CHILL

CASK NO. 8.47
AGE: 8 years
CASK: 1st fill oloroso butt

MERRY WITH SHERRY

CASK NO. 35.340
AGE: 16 years
CASK: 1st fill oloroso hogshead

GREEN THINGS IN BRINE

CASK NO. 93.221
AGE: 8 years
CASK: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

BROWSE JANURAY 2026 OUTTURN HERE

VIEW ALL BOTTLINGS

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Suite 160
104 – 1240 Kensington Road NW
Calgary, AB  T2N 3P7
403-969-8225
curious@smws.ca
www.smws.ca

Lindores Abbey “MCDXCIV” Lowland Single Malt at K&L Liquors ~ Scotch Whisky News

 

Lindores Abbey “MCDXCIV” Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

After over five centuries, whisky once again flows from the legendary site of Lindores Abbey in Fife, Scotland—the spiritual home of Scotch whisky. Lindores Abbey Distillery revives a tradition dating back to 1494, when Brother John Cor, a monk of the abbey, was commissioned by King James IV to distill Aqua Vitae—the earliest written reference to Scotch whisky. Crafted using time-honored methods and a forward-thinking approach, Lindores Abbey Single Malt is a modern expression rooted in deep heritage. Distilled in traditional copper stills and inspired by the wisdom of generations of Scottish whisky-makers, this exceptional spirit marks the rebirth of a historic distillery with a bold new vision. First Released in 2021, this single malt is more than just a whisky—it’s a taste of history, refined for the contemporary connoisseur. Using 100% locally grown Laureate barley, wooden washbacks, local well water and the highest quality oak, Lindores Abbey seeks to produce traditional single malt in the most sustainable way possible. Whether you’re a passionate whisky collector or a curious newcomer, Lindores Abbey Single Malt offers a unique opportunity to experience the origins of Scotch whisky, reborn for the modern era.

$59.99

Email: wine@klwines.com
Phone: (877) KL-WINES (Toll Free 877.559.4637)
K&L Wine Merchants 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 USA
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

Glenallachie 20 Years Old 2005 Aberdeen Whisky Shop Exclusive – Scotch Whisky News

Glenallachie 20 Years Old 2005 Shop Exclusive

ABV: 54.4% 70 cL

Introducing one of many exclusive bottlings, bottled specially for our 15th anniversary! This single malt from Glenallachie Distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland, was distilled on the 30th of August 2005. It was aged for 20 years, including a finishing period in an Oloroso sherry cask. It was bottled at cask strength at natural intense mahogany colour and no chill filtration. Limited to 353 bottles.

£185.00

Tax included.

Scotch Malt Whisky Society ‘January Outturn is live’ – Scotch Whisky News

Welcome to our first Outturn of 2026. If you’re a new member, this will be the first time you’ll experience First Friday, the day when we release our new whiskies for the month. This month that includes the conclusion of our Winter Series with Cask No. 39.318: Sing thy name! as we celebrate Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns with a flavour of whisky poetry. Whatever you’re into, you’re in good company. So twist off that stopper and get into the good stuff. Our new Outturn is live now.

TAKE ME TO THE BOTTLES 

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!

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