Pat has been going crazy buying a lot of new whiskies!!;

We just got in about 20 new bottles and 2 new Single Malts!!   Here are all of the new bottles we got in:

– Yamazaki 12 & 18 year (not new but we always run out fast & it has been really hard for us to keep in stock)

–Nikka Whisky 12 & 17 year (Japans first Malt distillery)

–Crown Royal Monarch  (75 Anniversary Blend)

-Seagrams Seven Crown

-Old Scout Rye Whiskey 

-Sazerac Rye Whiskey

– Green Spot (Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey)

–Old Crow Reserve Whiskey

–Jim Beam Signature Craft Whiskey

  -Soldier Valley Whiskey

-Caribou Crossing (Single Barrel Canadian Whiskey)

–1792 Ridgemont Reserve Whiskey

-Michter’s Single Barrel Rye Whiskey

-Michter’s Small Batch Unblended American Whiskey

-Michter’s Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

-Jefferson‘s Chef’s Collaboration (Limited Edition)

-Jefferson’s Presidential Rye Select (21 & 25 year old)

-Presidential Select (18, 21, 25 and 30 year old)

-Jefferson’s Ocean Whiskey 

-Ardbeg Auriverdes

-Oban 21 Cask Strength

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Angels whisky club INTERVIEW Graeme Bowie; Ardnamurchan Distillery Manager, interviewed by Paul McLean, Angels Whisky Club. 

Graeme, It was really good to tour the distillery recently with our Finnish group. How are plans for opening and filling the first cask? A; Opening should be in the next couple of weeks. We are just waiting for approval from HMRC. The first filling will be unpeated spirit into an ex Bourbon Barrel. 

Q; Can you describe what you did previously in the whisky industry? A; Just celebrated 30 years in the industry. Started in the warehouse at Glen Grant Distillery, after a year moved on to production. Back then there were 3 men on a shift, mashman, stillman and a fireman. I started as the fireman, making sure the coal fires were stoked at all times. Glen Grant has 8 stills so you were kept busy. After a year of that I started on the milling and mashing side then as a stillman. They were great times and we had a great bunch of people working there. In 2000, I moved to Balmenach Distillery, again working for Dennis Malcolm. I covered all areas of production. In 2006, I got the chance to move into the Assistant Manager’s role at Balblair Distillery. John MacDonald had just come from Glenmorangie, so it was a new management team for the distillery. Working with John and the rest of the guys there was good and I learned a lot about the management side of things. It was during my time at Balblair that I started to do some travelling in Europe to do whisky fairs and masterclasses, which I really enjoyed. Inver House Distillers are a special company to work for, from the managing director down to the girls that answer the phone at head office reception, everyone is wanting and doing their best for the company. It was in early 2013, that I saw an advert in the paper for a Distillery Manager for Adelphi Distillery’s new Ardnamurchan Distillery. I was very happy at Balblair but knew I had to apply as it was time for the next step. I knew nothing of Ardnamurchan but I had met Alex Bruce, Adelphi’s Sales & Marketing Director at a whisky fair in Vienna in 2011. He seemed a genuine person, who was passionate about whisky. My wife, Astrid came with me for my first interview, so she could see what the area was like. It was a shock, although Balblair is in a rural setting this was something else. Single track roads, no shops close at hand but the scenery was stunning. The Adelphi board sold this project to me straight away during the interview. After a second interview I waited a month, then Alex phoned me to offer me the job. I was delighted to accept, this was a huge project and an exciting challenge. So on the 1st of May 2013, my wife, a dog, three cats and I followed the removal van to Ardnamurchan. 

Q; I have taken many tours with wee groups/large groups from all over the world, what is your favourite memory of whisky making? A; It would be of the people I have worked with over the years. When I started at Glen Grant, I was on shift with Togie Grant and Allan McDonald. These were guys who knew about making spirit and I learned a lot off them but we had fun as well. Togie on nightshift would often break into song. On a Saturday morning we would cook a big fry up, the manager at the time was Bob McPherson, and he knew we did this and would often join us for breakfast. Great guys, as were all my fellow workers. 

Q; Adelphi Distillery is now Scotland’s most acclaimed independent bottler of single casks of rare malt whisky, I know you are manager, but what are your day to day tasks? A; Being in charge of making a quality new make spirit is obviously important, but site safety is also important. I have HMRC , Sepa , H&S reports to do, order malt, yeast, casks. Spirit charges need doing, paperwork for all the processes is required. Budgets are constantly being monitored to make sure we are not over spending. I could have meetings with other industry colleagues regarding bulk sales. I might have a tour to do for customers. I also have to train my Assistant who has to be able to run the distillery in my absence. 

Q; I know Adelphi bottles straight from the cask without colouring or chill filtration, do you have any say in the purchase of casks or how the whisky is finished?  A;  Alex Bruce purchases all the empty casks. I let him know when and what we require. 

Q; Having been on your location a few times and knowing the differences between well known distilleries and Glenborrodale, how did you adapt to living locally? Are you living in the castle? A; No, not the Castle. I live in the house beside the distillery. My wife and I have settled in well and made some good friends. We do a big shop once a month in Fort William but there are a couple of small shops 20 minutes away where we can buy small items like bread and milk. My wife now works at Kilchoan Primary School doing the admin so that keeps her busy. It would be perfect apart from the rain and midgies!! 

Q; Adelphi has a great association with Maclean’s, Charlie as you know (family always gets into these places!), the land used to be part of the Maclean lands back a few hundred years, even a wee pointy outcrop is called Maclean’s nose, the Clan bottling from 2012 Clan Gathering, Charlie chose it, Chief sold it at the castle, and then there is myself! Do you have business with many of us Maclean’s? A; I see Charlie 4/5 times a year. My granny was a Maclean from North Uist so we could be related!!. 

Q; As far as you know are there any special bottles/whisky soon to be released? A; Sorry but that is Alex’s department. 

Q; Have you /planning to (as a distillery), take any whisky risks? Any new ideas, innovations, a new concept, or just stun the whisky world? A: I just want to be able to make a quality spirit that people will appreciate. We are using a woodchip boiler for steam, and all the woodchip is source locally. We are the first in the industry to do this. Any new venture is a risk but I am confident we will get it right. 

Q; how many bottles you have on sale annually? And if I may ask, how many do you keep personally? A: Again that is Alex’s side of things. I do not collect whisky as I think it is for drinking. The only bottle I have kept is a Balblair hand bottling that all the staff signed when I left. 

Q; do you have any signed bottles or special numbered bottles for collectors?  A: No. I do have a signed bottle of Champagne that was given to me by Ken Loach who directed the film The Angels Share that was made at Balblair. 

Q; Do you have any thoughts about finishing? Port, Sherry etc. A: We will not be doing any finishing. As long as the spirit is good and it is in a quality cask it will not need to be finished. 

Q; what are your views on; adding water to a dram, ice, coke etc? A: Everyone is different when it comes to whisky. Personally I would add a drop of water into a cask strength whisky but if it is 46%abv or lower I don’t. Is this right or wrong, who knows, but that is how I drink whisky as I like it this way? 

Q; if water is acceptable, is this bottled water, tap water? A: I use bottled water. Some places have too much chlorine in the mains water. 

Q; a chilly Scots winter day/night, what dram (any dram) would you sample? A; My favourite dram is a Balblair 1978. Lots of gorgeous, deep, fruity flavours. 

Q; apart from working, how do you enjoy yourself? A; I used to play football and golf but I am older and not as fit as I used to be and we do not have a golf course on the peninsula. I have got into sea fishing and I have just bought a small boat so I will spend most of my free time, if the weather is good, drifting on Loch Sunart hoping to catch something big and tasty. 

Q; If I asked you to “sell” Adelphi in no more than 50 words … A; Adelphi is all about quality. Whatever we do, whether it is producing our own spirit or buying another distillers, before it goes into a bottle it must be quality. 

Q; Finally, how do you see the whisky industry advancing in the coming years?  A; It is very hard to predict. It is looking great at the moment, what with all the new markets opening up but you never know as tastes change. All distillers can do is carry on making quality whiskies and hopefully the sales and marketing teams can get them into the market for people to try and enjoy. 

Many thanks Graeme, I hope to visiting again soon, our group from Finland didnee want to leave, needed a push! They all appreciated your tour and drams, as did Liz and I. 

Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014 – Tasting Review Last week we re-visited last year’s, 2013, expression of the Kilchoman Machir Bay. With each year the small Islay distillery continues the journey of this fantastic single malt by releasing a new bottling. Today we are blessed to be sat with this year’s bottling, the Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014.

To re-cap, Kilchoman’s Machir Bay, the distilleries core expression, was first launched in 2012. The single malt from the small farm distillery created a huge buzz amongst the whisky community and went on to win the prestigious IWSC 2012 Gold Medal – Best in Class. Since then, the distillery has released a new bottling every year, allowing fans to accompany this single malt through its aging process.

In last week’s tasting review I compared the 2012, one of my favourite whiskies of that year, to the 2013 bottling. Despite the 2013 still maintain a strong character; my preference still sided with the highly revered 2012. So how will the 2014 fare?

The Machir Bay 2014 is a vatting of 5 and 6 year old ex-bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry butts 46%ABV. According to John MacLellan, Distillery Manager at Kilchoman, the sherry butts give the whisky a desired taste that has proven to be this drams unique selling point.

The team at Kilchoman aim for Machir Bay to be the distilleries flagship product, hoping that it will become a staple choice amongst whisky connoisseurs around the world.

Anthony Wills, Managaing Director at Kilchoman, says; “it is important that we are able to offer our distribution partners a consistently available product while also offering Kilchoman followers the opportunity to enjoy the development of our spirit”

John MacLellan, added; “We are delighted that each release of Machir Bay shows a little more cask maturation than the previous one….the 2014 is no exception”

So yet again I sit with Kilchoman’s prized whisky, the Machir Bay. But how will the 2014 compare to its younger siblings?

On the nose is a summery mixture of fruit, heavily leaning towards a more dominant citrus kick. The classic character of Islay peat is also heavily present which balances well with a slight vanilla aroma.

On the palate again those fruits dominate whilst the vanilla deepens bring forward a welcomed sweetness; possibly gifted to the dram by those oloroso sherry butts.

As with the 2012 and the 2013 Machir Bay, the finish is long and lingering; less harsh than the 2013. Overall the Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014 is another positive step towards something truly remarkable and again displays this small, farm distilleries talent for distilling superb whisky. The 2014, is for me more well balanced and shows more clearly the development of character that has taken place than that of the 2013.

It’s hard to say, without a dram of 2012 sitting before, me whether the 2014 is indeed more favourable; after all the 2012 left a big impression on me. But what is clear, is that the Machir Bay 2014 is a truly sublime dram and is just a glimpse of the superiority we can expect to see from this distillery in coming years. Discover the Kilchoman Machir Bay 2014 for yourself today!

Joe’s Father’s Day Scotch Selections

Like the idea of a bottle of scotch or other spirit but don’t see anything that feels just right?  I’d love to help you find the perfect gift. The most important thing is just to tell your father that you love him and appreciate all that he has done. But a bottle of whisky is nice to receive in addition. 

Glenmorangie  Original Nose: The scent of citrus and ripening peaches is softened by the aroma of vanilla. Palate: First, vanilla is detected on the tongue before it ripples along the palate bringing a burst of flowery fruitiness. Finish: About a minute after tasting, you are left with a clean and salving aftertaste with hints of orange and peach.  Regularly $44.99 On Sale $37.99 

Gordon & Macphail Glenturrett 11 Y.O.  46% Glenturret is one of the main components of Famous Grouse and is also a big visitor destination for tourists and scotch fans. Nose: Sweet toffee notes, with a freshness present and a citrus edge. Some vanilla with a touch of mixed  spices becoming apparent. Taste: Delicate rum and raisin notes, with a touch of marzipan / almonds. Some festive spices emerge – cinnamon. With a tropical fruit edge. Finish: A lasting finish, very pleasant.

Regularly $69.99 On Sale $62.99 

 Balvenie 15 Y.O. Single Barrel Sherry Cask : This is a new product and was very tough just to get a few bottles. This is a full term sherry cask matured. Notes: Dried Fruits are overlaid with a gentile nuttiness, leading to a long and sherried finish. 

$119.99 NET  (ONLY 5 Bottles) 

Gordon & MacPhail Mortlach 21 Y.O. 43%  Nose: Sultanas, a hint of vanilla and sherry. Palate: Hints of black pepper and nuts. A fruitiness also emerges. With water: Very creamy with a distinct cocoa element. A very slight presence of aniseed. Mouth coating.

We have turned many people on to this wonderful bottle. Now many of them only want a MORTY. You really should try this – you’ll taste why.

Regularly $174.99 On Sale $159.99

Please pass this on to any friends who are whisk(e)y enthusiasts! 

Joe Howell

Federal Wine & Spirits

Phone: (617) 367-8605

Web: http://www.federalwine.com/

www.ralfy.com has a North-of-Islay moment with Whisky Review 463 – Jura Superstition @ 43% vol:

Ireland – Irish and Blended Scotch

• Jameson Gold Reserve Irish Whiskey 750ml ($59.99)

Japan – Single Malt Scotch

• Suntory Yamazaki 12 year old Japanese Single Malt Whiskey 750ml ($59.99)
  The Suntory whiskies are handcrafted at Japan’s oldest distillery, built by the founder of Suntory–Shinjiro Torii–in 1923.This 12 year was awarded a Gold Medal by the Beverage Tasting Institute in 2006. Medium-bodied with scents of dried fruits and honey. Elegant, sublte and mellow on the finish, with woody spice.

Scotland – Irish and Blended Scotch

• Sheep Dip Blended Malt Scotch 750ml ($39.99)

United States – Bourbon and Rye

• Balcones Brimstone Corn Whisky 750ml ($69.99)

• Rock Hill Farms Kentucky Straight Bourbon 750ml (ships as 3L) – 9 available ($44.99)

• Stranahan’s Colorado Small Batch Whiskey 750ml – 6 available ($54.99)

K&L Wine Merchants
http://www.klwines.com
Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637)
Email: wine@klwines.com
San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

It’s been a busy couple of weeks since the last Malt Messenger Bulletin. The Ardbeg Day events were a great success, and the first tasting of the Ardbeg Auriverdes was very well received. Nearly 100 bottles have been pre-ordered, and it’s not too late to reserve one for yourself! They are expected to be in store later in the month.

Speaking of Ardbeg, I was very surprised to learn that a small amount of the Ardbeg Galileo was re-released in Alberta. We managed to get our hands on a few cases and don’t expect it to last long. The Galileo was released to celebrate the first whisky in space, sent up on a rocket to the International Space Station. You can read more on the Ardbeg Galileo below!

We also received some exciting news! The Kensington Wine Market was named the Best Wine Store and 3rd Best Liquor Store in FFWD’s 2014 Best of Calgary. Thank you to all our wonderful friends, partners and customers for your patronage and votes! You can find the full list of winners here!

(This note arrived after the event commenced- WI) The store is going to be a busy place tonight with our Spring Single Malt Festival. 115 whiskies and 100 guests! We’re showcasing some old favourites and a number of new whiskies. Most of our new Japanese whiskies and those from Cadenhead have come in just in time for the event. If you missed out on tickets for the Festival (it sold out 2 months in advance) you can pop in to the store on Friday or Saturday for an opportunity to sample many of the whiskies that were poured!

We have two more great events coming up in the days ahead. Tomorrow night (Now tonight!) we have the Glendronach Batch 9 Dinner at Buchanan’s Chop House ($160). The dinner will feature nine rare single cask vintage Glendronachs from 1971-1995 paired with a 3 course meal. And then on Tuesday there is our Ancient Malts 4 Decades tasting ($200), an opportunity to sample 7 very special whiskies from 30 to 70 years of age. More details on both of these great events can be found below!

We have a number of really hot whiskies in our store right now, including our new Berry’s Own Aberlour 1994 single cask which is already 1/4 sold, and we’ve only had it for 2 weeks! As a matter of fact it is sold out in store right now, but don’t fret, there’s more on the way! Our Duncan Taylor Octaves are also doing nicely. We sold 8 bottles of the Deanston 1994 KWM Octave after last night’s tasting alone! Only 24 bottles left… Another one which is selling briskly is the Brora 35 Year. It is a stunning dram, and flying off our shelves.

I hope you enjoy this Malt Messenger Bulletin, and I hope we’ll see you in store soon to share a dram and check out some of our exciting new offerings.

Slainte!

Andrew Ferguson
Kensington Wine Market

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Thank You Calgary

For voting us Calgary’s Best Wine Store and 3rd Best Liquor Store!

Glendronach Batch 9 Dinner Tonight

9 Vintage Glendronachs from 1995 – 1972 @ Buchanan’s Chop House – $160

Glendronach’s reputation has been soaring since it was bought by BenRiach Distillery Co. in 2008. They revitalized the product line, invested in casks and started a tradition of releasing batches of vintage single cask whiskies. These batches have been very successful since they first began trickling into KWM 4-5 years ago. In some cases as few as one or two cases of each vintage find their way to Canada, and KWM is the only store to always get at least one case of each one. A case in the whisky world is just six bottles and that doesn’t go very far, so we try to set aside one of each for a tasting, and that’s what this dinner is all about. We’ll be sampling whiskies from 19 to 41 years of age, carefully paired with a 3 course meal at Buchanans.

Click Here for more details or to register. Alternatively call 403-283-8000.

Ancient Malts 4 Decades Edition

A very special tasting featuring 7 whiskies, four of them more than 40 years of age…and one of them is 60 years old!

Our very special Ancient Malts tasting will feature seven whiskies ranging from 30 to 60 years of age. The 60 year old is part of a trilogy of whiskies, 40, 50 and 60 years of age from a “Secret Distillery” (see photo in the right column), the bottler can’t tell you where they were produced, but we are under no such constraints… You’ll just have to come to the tasting to find out more! We will feature 4 whiskies from the same distillery at 30, 40, 50 and 60 years of age. We will also be featuring a very special and very tropical 41 year old Glenfiddich bottled by Cadenhead, and exclusive to KWM in Canada. Only 6 spaces are left!

Click Here for more details or to register. Alternatively call 403-283-8000.

Finally, Some New Whiskies from Bruichladdich

Bruichladdich Scottish Barley, Port Charlotte Scottish Barley, Bruichladdich Black Art 4 & Octomore 6.1

In the last year and a half Bruichladdich was bought by Remy Martin, and in Canada representation was taken over by Remy’s Canadian importer. It is not surprising that there was a hiccup in getting the new products here. Well after 9 months of waiting I can confirm that 4 new Bruichladdichs are due in to KWM next week! Here are the details:

1. Bruichladdich Scottish Barley – 50% – From the Distillery:Made from 100% Scottish barley, trickle distilled, then matured for its entire life by the shores of Lochindaal in premium American oak, it is a testament to the quality our ingredients. – $60.99
2. Port Charlotte Scottish Barley – 50% – From the Distillery: “This whisky is testament to our belief that raw ingredients matter. Trickle distilled from 100% Scottish Barley the spirit gently matures in the lochside village of Port Charlotte before being bottled here at the distillery using Islay spring water.” – $60.99
3. Bruichladdich Black Art IV – 49.2% – From the Distillery:”
Working with the very finest American and French oak to explore that most esoteric relationship between spirit and wood, Black Art is Master Distiller Jim McEwan’s personal voyage into the heart of Bruichladdich.” – $174.99
4. Octomore 6.1 – 57% – From the Distillery:”The world’s most heavily peated whisky, this is the sixth edition of the uber-experimental cult Octomore. Titanic amounts of peat but with a light, delicate complexity and a beguiling finesse. Young, yet eminently mature, it defies us. It remains an enigma. We embrace that. Here, we pay tribute to its pedigree, to the land from which it came and the raw materials that gave it life: Octomore Scottish Barley. We believe challenging convention matters.” – $131.99

We are taking pre-orders on all these bottles, the Black Art and Octomore likely won’t last long!

Another Chance at Some Rare Old Macallans

25 Year Sherry Oak & 30 Year Fine Oak

We haven’t seen either of these in a while, and we have just a couple of both! First come first serve on these two iconic drams. Shudder to think at the price on them the next time we see them!
1. Macallan 25 Year Sherry Oak – 43% – From the Distiller: “Nose: Citrus, balanced with cinnamon, sherry and wood smoke. Palate: Full and rich with dried fruits and wood smoke. Finish: Long with dried fruits, wood smoke and spice. – $949.99
2. Macallan 30 Year Fine Oak – 43% – From the Distiller: “Nose: Rich, exotic, heady and aromatic, orange. Palate: Intense, macadamia nut and vanilla with a hint of sandalwood and black cherry. Finish: Soft, silky and extremely elegant. – $1249.99

Only 2 of each available at this time. Send me an email or call 403-283-8000 to order!

Ardbeg Galileo is Back!

But only for a very limited time…

A limited Ardbeg 11 Year old distilled in 1999, and released to celebrate the first whisky sent into space! Bottled in 2012 after maturing in Bourbon and Marsala cask, it is 49%. This whisky sold out very quickly in the Fall of 2012, and we were thrilled to get some back. Only 30 bottles left, they won’t last long!

Ardbeg Galileo – 49% – 11 Year – 1999 – My Tasting Note: Nose: surprisingly mellow for Ardbeg (but not Blasda mellow), lots of barley sugar, biscuitty peat, chocolate orange and candied coated fennel; very fruity with raisins and figs, ripe oranges and grape fruits, and mixed berries; Palate: creamy, earthy, peaty, sweet and spicy all at once; the citrus fruits, creamy vanilla and chocolate are all there but loosely buried under the surging peat and barley; more candied fennel along with oily-heathery-peat; Finish: drying, peaty and still sweet showing more chocolate, fennel and orange and lime peels; Comments: this whisky will take off like a rocket! – $119.99

Please send me an email or call the store 403-283-8000 to order!

Lots of Great New Whiskies in Store.

It’s time you dropped in again!

More than 30 new whiskies have come in to the store in the last couple of weeks, most of them exclusive. We have 13 new exclusive whiskies from Cadenhead, 10 of which will be sampled at our Spring Single Malt Festival tonight. We have also received the first of more than a dozen Japanese whiskies, most of them exclusive, with a few more to trickle in over the next couple of weeks. There are also new single casks from Berry’s Own Selection, and Aberlour 1994, bottled exclusively for KWM ($139.99) and a Linkwood 1993 bottled for the Companions of the Quaich ($124.99). Many of these whiskies will feature in the next Malt Messenger. In the meantime, you may want to pop in and have a look around!

Ferguson Whisky Tours

Islay September 7-13 2014 or Kentucky October 5-10 2014

Only 2 spots left for Islay in September!
Interested in joining me on one of my fantastic whisky adventures? It’s too late to join me in Speyside this May, but not too late to take part in my Islay and Kentucky Tours, departing in September and October respectively. More details on these tours will be available on my website in the coming weeks. www.fergusonwhiskytours.com

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

Owner & Opperator
Ferguson’s Whisky Tours
www.fergusonwhiskytours.com
scotchguide@fergusonwhiskytours.com

Kensington Wine Market
403-283-8000

JUNE OUTTURN: ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

Roll up, roll up! See all the wonders of the Society from far and wide: amazing pairings, the best of the June list, tastings to stir the senses and emergency Fathers’ Day solutions…

All The Fun Of The Pair

37.57 A Rollercoasterboaster!
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
More £107.00

48.45 Big, juicy, mouth-watering, fruity sweets
Flavour: Juicy, oak & vanilla
More

Exclusive to offers

Buy together for £129
Only 39 left!
BUY PAIR

The Thrilling Three

5.37 Lazing on a Sunday afternoon
Flavour: Juicy, oak & vanilla
More
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3.221 Starry, starry night
Flavour: Oily & coastal
More £76.00

121.71
Eating the Italian way
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
More £48.10

Buy together for £169
Only 21 left!
BUY TRIO

The Big Wheel

10.78 Sing along with Julie Andrews
Flavour: Light & delicate
More £49.00

26.101 An autumn feast at springtime
Flavour: Young & spritely
More £55.70

35.109 A class act
Flavour: Old & dignified
More £116.40

G7.6 Like summer (Grain)
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
More £69.80

121.71 Eating the Italian way
Flavour: Spicy & sweet
More £48.10

48.45 Big, juicy, mouth-watering, fruity sweets
Flavour: Juicy, oak & vanilla
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Buy together for £359
Only 15 left!
BUY CASE

Browse all bottlings

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

Balvenie 15 Year Old / Single Sherry Cask #16290

Single barrel #16290 has been matured exclusively in a European oak sherry butt for at least fifteen years. Bottled at 47.8% vol.

£84.95
(£70.79 ex vat)

Click here to purchase Balvenie Single Sherry Cask #16290

TOMATIN 12yo 40%

Tomatin’s  flagship malt – this has been around since 2003, when it took over from the 10 year old. It goes from strength to strength…

Tasting Notes

Nose – A complex, fresh and airy bouquet which contains rich malt and fruity aromas with a hint of peatiness.

Taste – The palate is rewarded with a unique combination of attractive flavours – a balance of apples, pears and malt with a gentle hint of nuttiness introduced by the subtle use of sherry wood. Very smooth and silky.

Finish – A wonderfully rich and elegant taste produces a long and satisfying finish; there is an oily richness which leads to a desire for more…

Cask – Matured in 1st or 2nd fill American oak casks , 1st fill bourbon barrels and finished in sherry butts for a minimum of 6 months.

Information About Tomatin

Tomatin Distillery home of the finest Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, is located in the Monadhliath Mountains just south of Inverness, capital of the Highlands of Scotland. Established in 1897, Tomatin (to rhyme with satin) is also one of the highest distilleries in Scotland at 315 metres above sea level. The soft waters of the Alt-na-Frith (Free Burn) which run clear and pure through the Monadhliath Mountains help to create a Highland Malt with delicate flavours, yet a rich and mellow style. Its undoubted quality and consistency make for a truly fine dram. A proud testimony to the art of distilling.