The Bowmore Tempest 4 has arrived!

It has the DNA of all the other Tempests in terms of the Bowmore smokiness and sea salt tang and of course is matured only in ex-Bourbon casks at cask strength. But it is the beauty of small batch production and 100% first fill casks that enables Bowmore to produce the very different flavours apparent in this exceptional whisky which differentiates it slightly from the other award winning Tempest releases that have gone before.

The fourth expression in the Tempest Series and they just keep getting better.

Bottled at 55.1% volume.

This limited edition bottling is only available while stocks last.

£49.99 Simply Click Here To Buy

The Talisker Port Ruighe has arrived – click the image to place your order!

The Whisky Shop is pleased to announce the arrival of a ground breaking new whisky – The Talisker Port Ruighe!

This is the first ever Talisker release which has been double matured in ruby port casks. This unique expression is named after the main trading port on Skye and combines Talisker’s powerful maritime character with succulent sweet notes of rich berry fruits for a superb contrasting taste experience.

Smooth and cooling at first; rapidly developing across the palate. Earthy South American cocoa notes – perhaps in a tarte au chocolat – are balanced by a fruity, cherry acidity; then a wave of softly drying sulphurous smoke and coal tar notes; and later, superb, chewy, brewers’ chocolate-malt. (Guinness malts?)
Very soft and cooling with water. Rounded and gently minty with resinous notes just ahead of a sublime, smoky, tarry development. Growing sweetly fiery and aromatic (burning beech wood logs at a Bavarian smokehouse).

Bottled at 45.8% volume. Tasting notes by Owen D.L. Barstow

Only £59.99 – Simply click here to buy

STALK & BARREL SINGLE MALT WHISKY

This is a reminder that the first bottles of STALK & BARREL SINGLE MALT WHISKY we be available directly at our onsite retail distillery store on Saturday, April 27 10:00am to 4:00pm.  This is the first single malt whisky mashed, fermented, distilled, aged and bottled in Ontario. Made from 100% Canadian two-row malted barley in small batches in a custom built copper pot still, it is bottled exclusively as single cask offerings in individually numbered bottles. We never chill-filter or add aritificial colouring. Quantities are limited and we are sorry that we cannot take advance orders or reservations.

• Cask 1 (62.3% alc./vol.) @ $99.95
• Cask 2 (61.3% alc./vol.) @ $99.95
• Cask 3 (46.0% alc./vol.) @ $69.95

All prices include taxes, LCBO markups and bottle deposit

Location & Hours

We are located at 150 Bradwick Drive, Unit #26, Concord, Ontario. For directions, click here.

Our hours are:

• Monday through Thursday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Saturday and Sunday by appointment
• Except for Saturday, April 27, 2013 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Ka Va Lan Whisky in Canada – arriving in BC!

Sitting on the east coast, Ka Va Lan is the largest single malt whisky distillery in Taiwan. (See Mark Gillespie’s Whisky Cast on Ka Va Lan: http://youtu.be/WVIHFPFONB0). The Ka Va Lan Distillery is owned by one of the largest food group “King Car” in Taiwan. With the ambition to craft the best whisky from Taiwan, the whisky team spent one month in 2003 in Scotland in search of the perfect distill shape and variation in whisky making.

See Malt Advocate on Ian Buxton’s visit at Ka Va Lan in Taiwan.

Ka Va Lan obtained consultation from Dr. Jim Swan on crafting the whisky flavours fitting for a hot and humid tropical weather in Taiwan. They utilized the bio-chemical lab King Car company owns to produce a special yeast that will yield tropical flavours. To date, there are four single casks variation and four core range malts. In addition, there are mystery casks such as ex-Laphroaig casks, peated malt, etc. aging in the warehouse. Since 2011, single cask purchases are being offered to the public.

The whisky distillery was built in 2005 with a purpose to be a tourism destination. The current visitor center can easily accommodate two thousand people, and a cafeteria serving their award winning coffee, snacks and delicious hot lunches. There is also an in-house shop showcasing the King Car group variety of products. Currently there are 45,000 barrels in the aging process, separately housed in two warehouses.

Some virtual reality 360 view of the distillery
Lobby: http://vr.17high.com.tw/Entertainment/Yilan/Kingcar_Whisky/vr-03.html (this sure looks like a hotel grand lobby)
View of the warehouse and column distills: http://vr.17high.com.tw/Entertainment/Yilan/Kingcar_Whisky/vr-09.html
Outside the distillery: http://vr.17high.com.tw/Entertainment/Yilan/Kingcar_Whisky/vr-06.html

April Top-ups: Twenty Somethings

Mouth-watering TWENTY Somethings waiting for YOU now…

1.168 Delightfully dulcet deliciosity
28YO Speyside Spey, £86.60
The palate was a delightfully dulcet deliciosity with wow-ously warming woody spices – we tasted dried cranberries, peach stone, roast pumpkin, irn-bru, carrot cake and teasingly tannic after-tingles of walnut, leather and wood. More

4.171 Perfumed and Sultry
21YO, Highland Island, £80.10
I’ve been transported to an Irish lochside’ one panellist exclaimed! Pebbles, rocks covered in dry seaweed, a fresh rural breeze and hay bails presented themselves on the nose, alongside black pepper, damp young wood and custard creams. More

26.92 Hard glazed pretzel sticks
28YO, Highland Northern, £91.90
This engaging sample from the distillery situated in Brora, tastes sweet like a bacon breakfast cake with maple syrup but at the same time salty like a Salzstange. More

31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea
24YO, Highland Island, £70.70
Our noses picked up the sea in droplets of spray, mixed seafood barbecues and beach clean-up bonfires. We also found mineral notes (slate, plaster, Plasticine) butterscotch,  aniseed, salted crisps and cooked buttery pastry. More

29.121 Seafood party on the beach
20YO, Islay
The initial nose gave coal sacks, beach barbecue wood smoke, ash, Germolene, raisins, toffee and toasted nuts – before turning Oriental (curry plant leaves, lemongrass, coconut, cinnamon).  More

Find Your PERFECT Twenty Something..

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 http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers.

TALISKER INTRODUCES NEW PORT-FINISHED SINGLE MALT WHISKY

NEW Talisker Port Ruighe

PRE-ORDER TODAY!

Available to pre-order from Friday 19th April, release date 2nd May 2013: To pre-order please add to your wishlist and we will contact you when the price has been confirmed.

Port Ruighe is Named after the old Gaelic name of Port in the Isle of Skye. The distillery has been using Port Casks to age its whisky as far back as 1898 and this new Malt is a toast to the Scottish merchants who braved the high seas to bring back the newly discovered Port Wine from Portugal.

Double matured in port casks to combine Talisker’s powerful maritime character with succulent sweet berry notes. Port Ruighe is the Malt for consumers who have good knowledge of the Malt world and want to discover more diverse flavours. They are willing to spend a little more.

Limited Stock Available
PRE-ORDER

NEW CANADIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY TO BE RELEASED

Vaughan, Ontario, April 2013 – Still Waters Distillery announces the release of the first Single Malt Whisky to be distilled, aged and bottled in Ontario. STALK & BARREL SINGLE MALT WHISKY will be released on Saturday, April 27, 2013, exclusively at Still Waters Distillery’s on-site distillery retail store.

All STALK & BARREL SINGLE MALT WHISKY will be bottled as single cask offerings in individually numbered bottles. The whisky is made by hand from 100% Canadian two-row malted barley in small batches in a custom built copper pot still. It is bottled with no chill-filtering or artificial colouring. The initial release will be from the first few casks of whisky made in 2009 and will be offered at full cask strength. A limited number of bottles will initially be available directly from the distillery, which will also start selling to Ontario residents online. However, the bulk of the product has already been allocated to markets outside the province, including the US and Sweden. Future casks will be bottled and offered for sale as they mature.

Distiller and company co-founder, Barry Bernstein, said, “We set out to restore the tradition of small batch craft distilling in Ontario that goes back centuries. This is the culmination of four years of hard work and patience.” Barry Stein, co-founder and fellow distiller remarked, “We are already seeing incredible interest for our single malt whisky and have increased our production to meet future demand”.

Still Waters Distillery is Ontario’s first grain-to-glass micro-distillery. Their focus is on handmade whiskies, with their STALK & BARREL SINGLE MALT WHISKY being the first release. A rye whisky will be released in the future to extend the product line. They also produce an award-winning blended Canadian whisky, an award-winning single malt vodka, and a brandy.

Still Waters Distillery www.stillwatersdistillery.com

Loch Gorm has been aged in ex Oloroso Sherry Butts for over 5 years and finished in Oloroso Sherry Hogsheads for 4 weeks to give a little more depth of character and colour.

Tasting Notes
Colour: Burnished Gold
Nose: Fruity and spicy with understated peat.
Palate: Deep and richly flavoured, combining sherry notes with peat and cloves.
Finish: Well balanced with lingering sweetness and long finish.

Limited Stock Available
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Macallan Amber £45 

The amber spirit is polite, almost apologetic at first with a floral, citrus sweet nose that gains presence commanding a chorus of sweet vanilla notes over freshly harvested grain. Raisin, sultana and cinnamon look on as toffee apples and candy floss step into the limelight. Click here to Buy

Macallan Ruby £120      

Disturbed from a long sleep in a dark and quiet warehouse European oak piques the nose before reluctantly admitting rich, dried fruits and an edgy trickle of treacle. On the palate a rush of ginger, nutmeg and resin herald orange, sultana and raisin with their restrained but pervasive sweetness. Click here to buy 

Macallan Sienna £66

This warm Sienna-coloured spirit opens with a subtle vanilla nose, persistent yet not overpowering. Orange elbows its way in, turning zesty and sharp though tempering green apples add freshness and balance. White chocolate truffles follow with a hint of nutmeg and ginger. Click here to buy

The Macallan 1824 Series is now available to order only via whiskyshop.com. This UK exclusive will be available while stocks last.