Single
Malt SCOTCH WHISKEY
Islay is an island off the west coast.
Traditional Islay malt whiskies are intensely smoky and pungent in character with a distinctive iodine or medicinal tang that
is said to come from sea salt permeating the local peat that is used to dry the barley malt.
BruichLaddich 3D3 The Norrie Cambell Tribute
16
BruichLaddich 15 Year Old
“Torrey Pines” Chateau Latour Cask 16
BruichLaddich 15 Year Old Sauterne Cask
16
Bruichladdich Rocks
9
BruichLaddich Waves
9
Bruichladdich Organic
11
Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old
18
Lagavulin 16 Year Old
12
The Highlands consist of the portion of Scotland north of a line from Dundee on the
North Sea coast in the east to Greenock on the Irish Sea in the west, including all of the islands off the mainland except
for Islay. Highland malt whiskies cover a broad spectrum of styles. They are generally aromatic, smooth and medium bodied,
with palates that range from lushly complex to floral delicacy. The subregions of the Highlands include Speyside; the North,
East and West Highlands; the Orkney Isles; and the Western Islands (Arran, Jura, Mull, and Skye)
Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old
10
Glenmorange 10 Year Old
10
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
9
Glenfiddich
18 Year Old, French Oak Reserve 14
Glengoyne 10 Year Old
9
The Macallan 12 Year Old
10
The
Macallan 18 Year Old
24
The Speyside 12 Year Old
10
West Highland
Oban
14 Year Old
12
Speyside
The Benriach 12 Year Old
9
The Glenlivet 15 Year Old
14
The Glenlivet 18 Year Old
16
The
Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder’s Reserve
9
The Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood
11
The Balvenie 15 Year Old
13
SCOTCH WHISKEY
Independent Merchant Bottlings
Before
the present-day revival in popularity of single malt Scotch whiskies, a number of the 100 or so malt whisky distilleries did
not bother to bottle their own product. Almost all of their production would be sold to blenders, directly or through brokers.
The one exception to this rule was the relative handful of casks from each season_s production that would be sold to independent
retail merchants or bottlers who would mature the whisky on their own, then at an age of their own choosing, bottle and sell
them to the public. This commercial tradition was more prevalent before the rise of supermarket and discount liquor chains,
but a handful of independent bottlers remain in Scotland. The best known of these are Cadenhead, Gordon & McPhail, and
The Malt Whiskey Society. These merchant bottlings can offer interesting variations on official distillery bottlings.
Longmorn-Glenlivet
1968 Cask Strength 35 Year Old 30 Highland
BruichLaddich 1990 Cask Strength 14 Year Old
18 Islay
Coal Ila 1991 Un-Chillfiltered 15 Year Old Matured in Hogs
Head, 654 bottles made. 14 Islay
Glenlivet 1985 20 Years Old Matured in Hogshead, bottle number
33 of 221 24 Speyside
BLENDED MALT SCOTCH
Black Bottle 10 Year Old A blend of all 11 distilleries in Islay consisting
of single malts. 9 Islay
Islay
Mist 17 Year Old contains majority Laphroiag
18 Islay
King’s Crest 25 Year Old Blend of 25 year Glenlivet & 27 year North of Scotland
35
Johnnie Walker Red
7
Johnnie
Walker Black 12 Year Old
9
Johnnie Walker Green 15 Year Old
15
Johnnie Walker Blue “Rarest Blend”
35
American RYE WHISKY
Rye
Whisky must contain a minimum of 51% rye grain, be distilled at less than
80% ABV (160 proof) and be aged for a minimum of two years in new charred barrels. A small amount of straight Rye whiskey
is bottled and marketed, but most of the industry production is blended into other whiskies to give them additional character
and structure. Canadians frequently refer to their whisky as "Rye," though it is in fact made primarily from corn
or wheat.
The Taste: While the best Bourbon is known for a creamy, caramel-like palate, the best Rye whiskey makes its presence
known with a spicy, grainy, hard-edged firmness that is distinctive and unique. Usually very dry, with notes of walnut, toasted
grain, and black pepper, straight rye has a bold assertive character that has earned it a small but dedicated following among
discerning whiskey fans.
Hudson Manhattan Rye 12
American Whisky
Blended American Whiskey is required to
contain at least 20% straight whiskey; with the balance being unaged neutral spirit or, in a few cases, high-proof light whiskey.
It has a general whiskey flavor profile (most closely resembling Bourbon), but lacks any defining taste characteristic.
SINGLE MALT American WHISKY
St. George Lot 3 11 Alameda CA
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
9 Colorado
BLENDED American MALT WHISKY
Hudson New York Corn Whiskey
8
Hudson New York Whiskey
12
Canadian
Whisky
Canadian
whiskies, as with their American cousins, originated on the farm. These early whiskies were made primarily from rye. In time
most Canadian distillers turned to corn, wheat, and other grains, but Canadians continue to refer to their whisky as "Rye"
even though the mash bill for most Canadian Whisky is now predominantly a mix of corn, wheat, and barley, with only a modest
perportion of rye for flavor, which results in a lighter-bodied spirit.
Pendelton 10 Year Old Hood Distillers
9
