After a wee hiatus, our Nurnberg Whisky Explorers evenings are back! This time, I was thrilled to host with a Shelter Point quintet – carefully acquired from 2020 onwards. I shared in advance it would be an evening devoted purely to this Vancouver Island “farm to flask” distillery. Sadly, with their small batch artisinal approach, one can only acquire these whiskies in Canada – with the different expressions in batches, selling out quickly.

What did I share?

• Shelter Point Single Malt (~2022/2023) 46% – Their core single malt to calibrate our tastings! 
• Montfort District Lot 151 Single Grain (2020) 46% – I had no idea what to expect. A true terroir experience and such a treat!
• Single Cask 7 year Triple Grain (unmalted & malted barley, rye), 5th Edition (2020) 43% Bottle 205/288 – What a surprise! Robust and rewarding – yum!
• “The Forbidden” 6 year (2021) Batch #2 47% – Remarkable and well worth settling down for an evening just with it
• “Smoke & Oak” 5 year (2021) Batch #1 46% – With its subtle smoke, a clear favourite of most
• Barrel of Sunshine Liqueur 30% – We closed with a sweet Christmasy liqueur with maple, oranges, and spice!

Curious to know more? Just check out the links above for tasting notes!

The evening was a lovely reminder of why I’ve been a Shelter Point fan over the years. And prompted my joining their new Whisky Club – in part because I really prefer 375 ml bottles! If only this size was available for nearly all drams!

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