Macallan 25 Year Old Distillery Bottling Single Malt Whisky 750ml – 6 available ($1,299.99)

Wine Spectator: “An intense candy treat of a whisky that announces itself with rose petal, honey and hard candy on the nose. On the palate this cycles through a number of candied notes-fruity for the most part, with cherry character, but including butterscotch and a slight pine forest flavor. The long finish serves as another tour of the palate, with a nutty element. Sherry casks.” (02/2011) K&L Notes: Extremely Limited! Macallan’s 25 year old sherry casks are a modern classic.

Kensington Wine Market is taking pre-orders for its 2015 Kensington Wine Market Whisky Advent Calendar 

Kensington Wine Market’s Whisky Advent Calendar is back! Last year’s calendar, our second and the first one we produced entirely in house, was a huge hit. It sold out  before it hit the shelves. This year’s is even better.  It still includes 24 x 50ml whiskies and a custom Glencairn whisky glass. But, that is not all! We are offering an even wider range of whiskies and we are also including an extra 25th bottle. As a special treat for Christmas morning, there will be a 100ml Scotch Malt Whisky Society single cask bottling. This is a rare treat indeed, and usually only available to Society members. All of this year’s whiskies are different from 2014 and we are really excited about the range. There are 23 single malts from Scotland, Ireland, India and Taiwan, as well as a boutique blend and a boutique blended malt. Whether it is for yourself or to give as a gift, we know it won’t disappoint. Don’t hesitate! This one is sure to sell out fast, and the price goes up September 15!

You can pre-order the 2015 Kensington Wine Market Advent Calendar online, by phone 403-283-8000/888-283-9004 or in store. A $150 deposit will be taken for each calendar requested at the beginning of August. The calendars will be available at the “early bird price” of $375. until September 15th. After September 15th the Calendar’s price will go up to $400. The calendars should be ready for pickup before the end of October.

anCnoc Cutter

Stewart from Whisky Corner shares his tasting notes for our award-winning anCnoc Cutter, the latest expression in our Peaty collection and indeed the peatiest to date.

Nose: Ashy, sweet, medicinal, slight hints of peach and strawberry. Vanilla flavoured ice cream and milk chocolate buttons.

Palate: Sweet, sweet, sweet! Lovely creamy texture tempered with a soft smoke that holds its own beautifully.

Finish: Smoke stays the entirety, the sweetness falls away as the dram disappears.

Overall thoughts: Absolute perfect marriage of highland and peat. Beautiful and finally great to see the actual ppm of the finished product known. No guessing games here, 20.5 is what it says and that’s what you get. Other distilleries should take note.

Read the full Whisky Corner review of anCnoc Cutter

August multi-buy whisky deals

We’ve been good to you over the past few months. We’ve had a run of competitions and special offers throughout the summer, and are finishing things up with a month of whisky multi-buy deals. We’ve put together two extensive ranges of whiskies to choose from, and if you buy a pair of bottles we’ll knock some money off.

First up we have more than 400 (as of writing – some might go out of stock over the month) great-value single malt Scotch whiskies – buy two and save £5. The range includes everything from must-haves like Laphroaig 10 Year Old and Tamdhu 10 Year Old to indie-bottled treats like Port Askaig 15 Year Old and our TWE-exclusive Highland Park 1999 by Signatory, and special-occasion drams like Lagavulin Distillers Edition and Old Pulteney 17 Year Old.

Our second offer is on a selection of almost 200 premium bottlings – buy two and save £15. We’ve got everything from old favourites, including Bowmore 18 Year Old and Balvenie 21 Year Old Port Wood, to more recent releases, like Octomore 07.1 (read more about it here) and Glenfarclas £511.19s.0d (read more about it here).

These two offers are on for the rest of August, so make sure you don’t miss out – whether you’re stocking up on everyday drams or picking up something special, now’s the perfect time.
Originally published on The Whisky Exchange Blog – August multi-buy whisky deals

200 YEARS OF ARDBEG

ARDBEG PERPETUUM

We’re in the 200 year anniversary season on Islay right now, Laphroaig are wearing party hats, Lagavulin are gearing up for their bash next year, and as you may have guessed – Ardbeg are in full birthday mode as they celebrate their bicentennial this year. Of course no distillery birthday would be complete without a special bottling! Ardbeg have released the Perpetuum as their gift to Ardbeg lovers the world over. Luckily they were kind enough to send us some to offer to you guys. Get it while it’s hot, it won’t last long!

In addition to Ardbeg birthday presents, we teamed up with the chaps at Dramboree to sponsor their annual whisky festival. As part of this we bottled a cask of Caol Ila for them, and our resident illustrator designed the label. Thankfully we still have a few bottles left of this limited release which you can find below!

Ardbeg Perpetuum, 47.4%

This release from Ardbeg celebrates the 200th anniversary of their idiosyncratic Islay distillery. The nose conjures images of waves crashing into the Islay shoreline as hazy peat smoke rolls over the horizon. The palate is dominated by grapefruit zest followed by vanilla and black pepper. The finish is long and succulent with a distinct salinity and a warm smoky character.

£84.95

Ardbeg 1993, 21 Year Old, Mackillops Choice, 54.3%

A superb 21 year old Ardbeg from indie bottler Mackillop’s Choice. We don’t see many Ardbegs of this age these days, certainly not since the closure and reopening of the distillery in 1996. Expect notes of a beach bonfire, farmhouse vanilla icecream and sea water sodden peat! Delightful poise and balance.

was £375 now £300

Caol Ila For Dramboree, 2006, 53.2%

A special bottling just for the Dramboree festival! A more fruit driven style of Caol Ila (our favourite style), with stone fruit flavours complementing the ashy peatiness of the dram. Distilled in 2006 and bottled just before this year’s festival!

was £69.95 now£59.95

Bunnahabhain 1990, Samphire Beach, Wemyss Malts, 53.1%

This Bunnahabhain from Wemyss Malts is appropriately named! Truly coastal in character with a vegetal herbaciousness seeping through, Bunnahabhain as we like it!

£129.95

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10% OFF Select Items
Use Code: AUGUST

Don’t miss this opportunity!

It’s ‘last call for alcohol’ on a few of our spirits, as we need to make room for exciting items that we will be bringing in this Fall. Below is a list of bottles we are closing out. To help do this, we’re offering our online customers an additional 10% Off the online price. Simply add AUGUST into the promo code section at check out. Please note that we have very few of these bottles left and this offer is ‘while supplies last’.

Offer valid until August 31st or until we run out. Tell a friend!

Cheers!
Jonathan & Eric
The Park Avenue Liquor Shop
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-685-2442
jonathan@parkaveliquor.com
eric@parkaveliquor.com
www.parkaveliquor.com

The following items are ‘last call’.

Use the code AUGUST (all Caps) to receive a 10% discount when you order these items, while supplies last. Click on the name to see it on our site.

Prichard’s Tennessee Single Malt – $70
Catskill Whiskey Co. ‘Fearless’ Wheat Whiskey (375ml) – $43
Catskill Whiskey Co. ‘Defiant’ Rye (375ml) – $43
Namhias et Fils ‘Legs Diamond’ Unaged Rye – $32
Wasmund’s Un-aged Rye – $35
Wasmund’s Un-aged Single Malt – $45

Great Lakes Distillery: KinnicKinnic Whiskey – $50

Once again this offer is while supplies of each item listed lasts or the end of August – whichever comes first. Discount applies ONLY to listed items and CANNOT applied to any other bottles. We are not responsible for any typographical errors or the conspiracy against Jon Snow. Please contact the store with any questions.

TOMATIN 36 YEAR OLD BATCH 1

Tomatin 36 Year Old Batch 1, created from a combination of ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks. Beautifully presented, only 800 bottles filled for this small batch release with each bottle individually numbered and accompanied with certificate.

£475.00

www.ralfy.com explores an overlooked lowlander malt with Whisky Review 548 – Glenkinchie 12yo @ 43% (re-reviewed 2015)

Parker’s Heritage Collection – 13 Year Old Wheat Whiskey

Parker’s Heritage collection is a series of rare, limited edition American whiskeys offered as a tribute to sixth-generation Master Distiller Parker Beam for his 50+ years of distilling experience. Parker has been practicing his family craft of distilling, ageing and selecting some of the world’s most critically acclaimed bourbons and American whiskeys since he began working alongside his father at Heaven Hill Distilleries in 1950.

This year’s release from Heaven Hill Distillery is slightly different from previous, the 2014 release is a wheat whiskey, aged for 13 years. The barrels used for this release were actually from the very first run of what later would become Bernheim Original Straight Wheat Whiskey..

£108.00