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SPIRITS
Release November 5, 2011
PREMIUM SPIRITS
PREMIUM
SPIRITS
RELEASE NOVEMBER 5, 2011
With enthusiasm for unique, premium spirits
growing each year, BC Liquor Stores searches
the globe for rare, highly recommended
selections for the annual Spirit Release.
This year’s selection includes a large
collection of single malts for the whisky
enthusiast or avid collector. Flavour profiles
range from the elegant citrus notes of
Glenmorangie Finealta to the intense peaty
smoke of Bruichladdich Octomore. Also
included is Alligator, a new offering from
Ardbeg, for the cult followers of this brand.
The selection offers special treats such as an
exceptionally delicious Caribbean rum from
St Lucia and unique, organic liqueurs with
spicy flavour profiles.
The broadest selection of product will be
featured at the 39th & Cambie Signature BC
Liquor Store. The rarest of the selection are
available in limited quantities, so some bottle
restrictions will apply.
Whether a novice interested in learning, an
avid collector or looking for a rare gift for
a connoisseur, there will be something of
interest in this release. For more information
visit www.bcliquorstores.com
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THE DALMORE
CANDELA 50 YEAR OLD
$14,000.00
750 ml
282061
“Very sprightly for its age; immediate onrush of oaks,
offset by a cherry sauce and later plain chocolate
fondant; elsewhere an improbable layering of
barley juice and fruit again makes a mockery of the
age for a whisky reaching half a century; just one
of those whiskies which you come across only a
handful of times in your life. This is a masterpiece,
the end of which seemingly has never been written.”
96 Points Whisky Bible 2011
Only one available
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HIGHLAND PARK
50 YEAR OLD
$17,500.00
750 ml
406348
Complex and multi-layered; dusty and old tobacco
pouch at first. Slowly the emphasis moves to fruit
and spices; cooked damsons, raisins and nutmeg
are prevalent. At full strength, it is rich and spicy
with excellent tannins and notes of muscovado
sugar to the fore with a hint of wax. When reduced,
orange peel, camphor and cloves emerge. Long
and very spicy, slightly smoky remnants. For
serious collectors only, this is ultra rare and
as old as they get. Only 275 bottles created.
Each bottle is hand-crafted from sterling silver
and designed by Maeve Gillies, an internationallyrenowned designer of engagement rings and
bridal jewellery based in New York.
Only one available
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Whiskies Scotch Malt
HIGHLAND PARK
40 YEAR OLD
$2,000.00
750 ml
105932
“A complex array of dried fruit on the nose,
peppered with dried spice, orange marmalade,
dark chocolate, and wood shavings. On the palate,
the immediate impact is once again marmalade,
followed briefly by bramble before drier notes of
dark chocolate, wood shavings, anise, and subtle
smoke emerge. Dry and spicy on the finish, but
never austere. A delicious, contemplative 40 year
old Highland Park that has aged gracefully.”
93 Points Malt Advocate
Bottle Limit – 1
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HIGHLAND PARK
30 YEAR OLD
$499.95
750 ml
170274
“There are soft shades of smoke and honey; the
gentle embers of smoke add further weight to the
metallic coppery sharpness which shows this dram
is still alive and kicking; busy, ever more intense
layering of vanilla and cocoa, but the smoke and
honey simply cannot be repressed; one of the
whiskies of the year. A whisky for the gods...but
only if they are worthy”
95.5 Points Whisky Bible 2011
Bottle Limit – 1
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HIGHLAND PARK
21 YEAR OLD
$279.95
700 ml
143495
“Rounded, deep and mossy. Aromatic, toasty oak
tangerine zest almost floral smokiness: incense,
scented candles. Tantalising mix of the fragrant,
the sweet and the dry. Best neat. Spicy with plenty
of ginger and nutmeg. Good length, dry smoke,
then heather. Mellow, yet firm enough to add a
layer of complexity. The finish is crisp and long.”
-David Broom, World’s Best Single Malt
2009 - Whisky Magazine
Bottle Limit – 2
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THE DALMORE
1981 AMOROSO FINESSE
$735.00
750 ml
784413
“A seductive Dalmore. Very fruity too, with Seville
orange, peaches in syrup, clementine, pineapple,
and bramble. Sugared almond, powdered vanilla,
ginger, and lush sherry on the finish add depth and
dimension. Consistent on the nose and palate, and
with great balance. Very lovely!”
92 Points Malt Advocate
Bottle Limit – 1
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GLENMORANGIE
FINEALTA
$89.95
700 ml
185009
Caramelized orange and peaches soaked in
liqueur are instantly revealed before giving way to
sugared almonds, raisins, lime and a hint of distant
woodsmoke. Mandarin, marmalade and hints of
cherry brandy combine with the spiciness of nutmeg
and ginger before icing sugar, chewy meringue and
violet build up slowly on the palate. Full, rounded
aromatic smoke with chalky minerals lingers on top
of subtle layers of powdery floral scents.
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ARDBEG
ALLIGATOR
$138.95
700 ml
181495
“A portion of the whisky was aged in heavily charred
barrels (referred to as an “Alligator” char). An
aggressive whisky—even for Ardbeg—with a
leathery texture throughout. Dynamic too, with
coal tar soot, bourbon barrel char, espresso, cocoa,
licorice root, smoked fish, and hint of ginger.
There’s a nice creamy vanilla underbelly to balance
the aggressiveness and (at least partially) muzzle
the Alligator.”
92 points Malt Advocate
Bottle Limit – 1
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THE ARRAN
AMARONE CASK FINISH
$88.88
700 ml199489
“Perhaps the best Arran nose of all time; dry rosepetaly Turkish Delight moistened with grape and
toasted almond; melt-in-the-mouth arrival with
succulent grape and bitter-sweet apricot and nuts;
beautiful chocolate and latte mix as the soft fruit
tantalises even further; a true gold nugget of a
bottling. I’m astonished at its total brilliance.”
96 Points - Whisky Bible 2009
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BALVENIE
PEAT CASK 17YR
$162.50
750 ml
562967
Balvenie Peated Cask is comprised of a marriage of
17-year old Balvenie finished in new oak and 17-year
old finished in casks that had previously held an
unreleased experimental heavily-peated Balvenie
distilled in 2001. The nose on this expression is
honeyed malt, which is The Balvenie’s signature,
soft oak dried apricots, orange liqueur, with some
wood smoke notes chasing the fruit.
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BRUICHLADDICH
OCTOMORE
$179.99
750 ml
162511
It’s like getting hit by a 20-foot wave that’s crashed
over the peat bogs of Islay. Absolutely brilliant!!!
What a sensation, definitely not for the faint
hearted. The senses are totally ambushed, the
palate receptors going crazy with the olfactory
system for not releasing an early storm warning.
Both are sucked into a vortex of peat smoke and
fire, iodine, wet seaweed, tarry pitch and soaking
sailcloth.
Bottle Limit – 1
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BRUICHLADDICH
DNA 2ND EDITION 1977
$449.99
700 ml
162487
Distilled in two lots on 1st July & 26th October
1977 - the year Elvis died - it was matured on Islay
for over 32 years in 100% American oak bourbon
casks. Such was the purity of this spirit when tasted
from cask, legendary distiller Jim McEwan decided
that it was impossible to improve any further;
consequently it has been bottled straight, “as is”.
Bottle Limit – 1
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BENRIACH
BIRNIE MOSS
$69.99
700 ml
177147
Birnie Moss is an area of windswept moorland
situated close to the BenRiach Distillery and it is
this wild place that gives this single malt its name.
The first bespoke whisky to be delivered from the
BenRiach Distillery under its current stewardship
and heralds a new chapter in production.
Different in style for a Speyside malt, this unique
expression wields its peaty, smoky character with
a precocious vigour. www.benriach.com
awarded 93 pts Whisky Bible 2011
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CLYNELISH
DISTILLERS EDITION
$122.99
750 ml
520197
Each Distillers Edition expression undergoes
a second (or ‘double’) maturation in casks that
have previously held a fortified wine. On the nose,
there are raisins, in fact rum and raisin with dried
orange peel, dried cherry, sultana, apricot and
some honey. In time, a clean walnut crispness
appears and water makes it softer. There’s still a
slightly piercing quality - tangerine and chocolate.
Silky soft. Very sweet with plumped up dried fruit,
Sultana cake with thick butter and underneath a
bowl of nuts; hazelnut and macadamia. A slightly
salty quality cutting through the unctuous texture.
Short with a hint of nut-shell bitterness. Brilliant,
clean and refined with great balance.
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GLENFIDDICH
40 YEAR OLD
$3,029.00
700 ml
300442
“Deliciously appetizing. A real depth of honey
aromas, which seem to emerge in layers, as though
each were extracted from a different flower. Its
flavours are so dovetailed that they are reluctant to
unfold. After a few drinks the whisky does begin to
reveal itself, but it demands one’s full attention. It
tells its story a little at a time, drily, almost teasingly.
It makes such good company that I am reluctant to
share it.”
Michael Jackson, Author
The Malt Whisky Companion”
Bottle Limit – 1
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GLENFARCLAS
40 YEAR OLD
$411.99
700 ml
189290
“Beautifully defined oak; almost chestnut sweet
with clean sherry, softly peated and bourbony.
The palate is teasingly spicy with sweetness and
intense malt. Hint of liquorice. Long, chewy, smoky
and initially sweet with the liquorice continuing,
dries slowly to an oaky encore. An almost
immaculate portrayal of an old-fashioned, high
quality malt. Quite outstanding for its age.”
92 Points Whisky Bible 2011
Bottle Limit – 1
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LAPHROAIG
CAIRDEAS
$89.95
750 ml
136598
“It starts off with mellow peat smoke with woody
undertones. There is young wood, ‘pencil shavings’
as Robert Hicks (Master Blender) describes it. Some
refreshing citrus, banana and red fruit. Overall very
creamy and rather sweet, with hints of burnt sugar,
lemon pie, roasted almonds, espresso and liquorice.
The finish is long with diminishing sweetness,
leaving the peat smoke behind.” Cairdeas means
friendship in Gaelic and this exclusive offering is
only available to special friends of Laphroaig.
whiskynotes.com
Bottle Limit – 1
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LAPHROAIG
TRIPLEWOOD
$89.95
750 ml
180174
“This is a monster by anyone’s standards! It’s
essentially Quarter Cask finished in oloroso sherry
casks, so in addition to the intense charcoal smoke
attack there are rich fruity notes; blackcurrant and
berries. It’s an evening barbecue whisky. Grill that
fish until it’s blackened and crispy, drizzle on lemon,
and as the smoke rears up in protest, sip this. Big,
moody, broody, fruity, and rich: what’s not to love?”
94 Points Malt Advocate
Bottle Limit – 1
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ISLE OF JURA
PROPHECY $109.99
750 ml
175299
“Lavish aromas of creme brulee, oatmeal with
brown sugar, dried fruits, honeyed nuts and iodinetinged peat follow through on a supple, silky entry
to a dry-yet-fruity, medium-full body with superb
depth and balance. Finishes with a long, resonant
and earthy melange of citrus marmalade, honey
and smoky peat. Like drinking buried treasure.”
97 Points, Chicago’s Beverage Testing Institute
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MACALLAN
21 YEAR OLD FINE OAK
$349.95
750 ml
292862
Triple cask matured in a unique, complex
combination; Spanish oak casks seasoned with
sherry, American oak casks seasoned with sherry
and American oak casks seasoned with bourbon.
This combination delivers an extraordinarily
smooth, delicate yet complex malt. Intense and
rich, with a hint of vanilla and passion fruit. Soft,
rich and spicy on the palate with a hint of oranges
and peat. The finish is lingering, with a hint of
wood smoke.
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TALISKER
DISTILLERS EDITION
$85.99
750 ml
776955
“Matured in amoroso casks. The amoroso softens
Talisker’s fiery personality and adds a gentle
sweetness not normally found in Talisker. There’s
a lot going on here-notes of toffee and dark
chocolate, layered with bitter orange, seaweed,
kippers, smoked nuts, damp peat, and kalamata
olives, finishing with a peppery glow. Not an every
day dram-one has to be in the mood for a whisky
like this.”
90 Points Malt Advocate
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Whiskies Scottish Vatted Malt
COMPASS BOX
OAK CROSS
$59.99
700 ml
208231
“Delicate fruit, then an oak surge towards the
middle; throughout subtle spices pop and tickle
around the palate. The oak/spice/barley/fruit ratio
is just about perfect; some wonderful semi-dry
marzipan at the death is cloaked in cocoa; a
vatting of exceptionally high class malts which
have embraced the oak without ever yielding to it.
Superb! This is genius whisky that must be drunk
exactly as nature intended.”
94 Points Whisky Bible 2009
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Whiskies Irish
CONNEMARA
TURF MOR
$130.00
700 ml
899872
“Glorious lavender freshening the stodgy peat
to ensure excellent balance; absolutely spot on
delivery; the peat is thick and immediately filing
the mouth with smoke, yet the barley juiciness
oozes into every pore; long with hickory adding
a firmer foundation to the smoke; fizzing peat
tingles the tongue. Some bourbon aspects don’t
just prop up the act, they add fabulously to the
proceedings.“
94 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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Whiskies American
BUFFALO TRACE ANTIQUE COLLECTION
The annual release of the Buffalo Trace Antique
Collection will once again feature five limitedrelease whiskies of various ages, recipes and
proofs. Introduced a decade ago, it continues to
grow in popularity. Since 2000 these whiskies have
garnered numerous awards from such notable
publications as Malt Advocate Magazine and Jim
Murray’s Whisky Bible.
Available only at 39th & Cambie.
Bottle Limit – 1 of each
EAGLE RARE
17 YEAR OLD
$175.00
750 ml
556092
Masterfully crafted and carefully aged
for no less than ten years, each barrel is
discriminately selected. The rareness of
this great breed of bourbon is evident
in its complex aroma, as well as the
smooth and lingering taste. Each bottle
offers consistent flavors, but with a
seemingly individual personality from
each unique barrel.
GEORGE T. STAGG
UNCUT UNFILTERED
750 ml
$175.00
134007
George T. Stagg, an uncut,
unfiltered rye recipe bourbon, has a
characteristically high proof – some
strong stuff! While just as delicious as
in years past, you may pick up some
different notes in this year’s release.
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SAZERAC
18 YEAR OLD
750 ml
$175.00
364133
“This is an amazing, truly unique whiskey.
There is no rye whiskey on the market
that is as old or perfectly balanced as
this one. For all who can’t get enough
flavors and intensity in you whiskey your
search has ended.”
95 Points Malt Advocate.
THOMAS H. HANDY
SAZERAC
STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY
$175.00
750 ml
56630
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye is an
uncut and unfiltered straight rye
whiskey. This year’s Handy will also
carry a high proof and will be delicious
as ever.
WILLIAM LARUE WELLER
UNCUT UNFILTERED
750 ml
$175.00
369918
William Larue Weller is the Antique
Collection’s uncut, unfiltered, wheat
recipe bourbon. This release will also
be high-proof, anywhere in the range of
110-115 proof and delightful to lovers of
wheated bourbon.
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SAZERAC
6 YEAR OLD RYE
$49.99
750 ml
294199
“Firm, unambiguous rye with minimum yield and
complexity. Almost candy-like in its sugar and
spice qualities.”
91 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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BLANTON’S GOLD LABEL
$119.99
750 ml
117705
Created for discerning connoisseurs who
appreciate exceptional smoothness and clean
finish in their bourbon whiskey. The rich taste
of dark fudge, citrus, oak and cream combined
with the spiciness of white pepper and rye lead
to a long finish that challenges the world’s finest
single malts and rarest cognacs in complexity and
character.
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PAPPY VAN WINKLE’S
20 YEAR OLD BOURBON
$174.99
750 ml
324749
This whiskey is wonderfully smooth and rich. No
other bourbon today can stand 20 years of aging,
but this bourbon does it with style. Pappy Van
Winkle was a true character. This bourbon, like
‘Pappy’, is full of the character that makes it a very
special whiskey.
Bottle Limit – 1
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PAPPY VAN WINKLE’S
23 YEAR OLD BOURBON
$249.99
750 ml
33613
This ultimate beverage comes from select barrels
which have aged the bourbon most gracefully. The
flavor complexities and smoothness is unparalleled
in the industry.
Bottle Limit – 1
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RIDGEMONT RESERVE
1792 BARREL SELECT
$74.99
750 ml
753905
“A shade heavier than when I first tasted this one
with the oak showing a burlier attitude. However,
the unique rye fizz ensures a delightful and by no
means understated degree of charm. Fabulously
different and wholly adorable.”
92.5 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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AMRUT
INTERMEDIATE SHERRY
$149.99
700 ml
158527
“Brain-exploding complexity and multi-layered.
The structure is decidedly oak-based, but acts
as no more than a skeleton from which the juicy
sultana and spices drape. The liquorice-orangeyhoneycomb bourbon theme quietly shapes the
flavour profile; the spices pulse and glow; quite
a chunk of natural caramel quietens the more
exuberant characteristics; long and elegant; Amrut
is spoiling us again.”
96.5 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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WALES
PENDERYN 41
MADEIRA
$75.00
700 ml
147892
Matured initially in bourbon barrels from Buffalo
Trace, then finished in Madeira barriques. As a
result, the “41” is incredibly easy to drink, a lighter
style of Penderyn. The French describe it as
an ‘aperitif whisky’. Jim Murray says “don’t think
for a moment it’s the reduction of strength that
makes this work so well. Rather, it’s outstanding
integration of the outlandishly good Madeira casks
with the vanilla”
91.5 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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Japan
NIKKA
PURE MALT BLACK
$69.95
.500L192559
“The kind of nose you can sink your head into and
simply disappear; for all the evident peat, this
is medium-weighted, the subtlety encased in a
gentle cloak of oil; long, silky, fabulously weighted
peat running a sweet course through some surging
malt and liquorice tones with a bit of salt in there
for zip. You open a bottle of this at your peril; best
to do so in the company of friends.”
95 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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NIKKA
PURE MALT WHITE
$69.95
.500L193326
“Islay-style peat with a fresh sea kick thanks to brine
amid the barley. The sweetness of the barley is
tempered by some drying oaky notes suggesting
reasonable age. Lots of subtle oils bind the
complexity; liquorice and salt combine to create
a powerful malty-oak combo. An oily, kippery
smokiness continues to the very end; a big peaty
number.”
92 Points Whisky Bible 2011
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Rum
ST. LUCIA
ADMIRAL RODNEY
$79.99
750 ml
6494
Incredibly attractive nose packed with complexity
of rich honeyed fruit with prunes, sweet raisins
and well integrated oak toast. On the palate it is
concentrated, complex with velvety caramel crème
brûlée and hints of vanilla, spice and chocolate
from long ageing. Well balanced and harmonious
with an exceptionally long finish.
2011 Double Gold Medal Winner
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
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Cognac
COURVOISIER
12 YEAR OLD
$89.95
750 ml
675223
On the nose, notes of violets and orange blossoms
quickly meld into spicy clove, ginger and star
anise. Delicate vanilla completes the aromatic
harmony. On the palate, almonds, raisins and
orange marmalade are nurtured from the Grande
Champagne eaux-de-vie, leading to a long and
harmonious finish. Pairs magnificently with luscious
sweets, desserts and chocolates.
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Liqueurs
AITA ROOT
ORGANIC
$79.99
750 ml
688879
Distilled from organic sugar cane grown in the
U.S. Incredibly unique in flavour, fairly clean on
the palate with strong notes of birch, peppery
herbaceousness, spices, citrus and vanilla bean.
Very aromatic in the glass and finishes medium
dry and exceptionally full-bodied. A truly original
spirit with a strong enough backbone to hold up
in a cocktail. A classic but like nothing else!
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AITA GINGER SNAP
ORGANIC
$76.99
750 ml
265033
The second creation from Philadelphia’s Art in the
Age (AITA) distillery. The recipe pays homage to
the Lebkuchen of the nearby Pennsylvania Dutch
and is made with blackstrap molasses, fresh
ginger and spices: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and
clove. The distillery takes those ingredients--plus
vanilla, brown sugar and Rooibos tea--and distills
them into a sophisticated version of the traditional
holiday sweet.
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