Posts in K&L Exclusive Barrel
Spirits Newsletter: Our Finest Buys in Scotch & Bourbon

Today's Newsletter is all about relationships, which are ultimately the backbone of entire spirits program—specifically, our direct relationships with many of the finest distilleries and independent bottlers in the whiskey game. We've cultivated long-standing ties with these invaluable players to bring our most dedicated spirits connsoisseurs one spectacular single cask after another through our K&L Exclusive Cask progam, and today we're expressing our heartfelt gratitude for this good fortune by highlighting some of the finest and most distinctive Scotch and Bourbon selections in our inventory.

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Day Drinking with David: Old Malt Casks Edition

Spirits Buyer David Othenin-Girard tastes through the unique Old Malt Cask Scotch from Hunter and Laing on this episode of his weekly Instagram Live show, Day Drinking with David. He tastes through nine exclusive casks.

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Back On the Trail: the Spirits Newsletter

Fresh off a trip to Kentucky, K&L’s Spirits Buyers have put together a newsletter chock full of amazing finds. In these pages, they recount their visit to Ross & Squibs Distillery, plus showcase some of our latest new arrivals (and pre-arrivals for those who want to get a jump on the game). Fans of rum, whisky, gin, brandy… don’t miss the latest K&L News!

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Day Drinking with David: Mezcal and Rum Edition

K&L's Spirits Buyer David Othenin-Girard pops tops and talks shop on his weekly Instagram Live show, Day Drinking with David @klwines. This week he's talking about Rezpiral exclusives, Hampden Great House 2021, and Worthy Park 14 Year.

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David's Thanksgiving Tipple: The Orchard Cobbler

Our Spirits Buyer David Othenin-Girard has the perfect cocktail to sip while basting your turkey and candying those yams: a Calvados-based delight he’s dubbed the Orchard Cobbler!

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Day Drinking with David: Double Trouble Edition

Day Drinking with David is K&L's Spirits Buyer David Othenin-Girard's weekly Instagram Live show, where he pops the cork on craft spirits of every stripe. This week, he's joined by his partner-in-crime, Andrew Whiteley, K&L's other Spirits Buyer, to taste five of our K&L Exclusive barrels.

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Day Drinking with David: Gordon and MacPhail, Benromach Edition

On this episode of Day Drinking with David, meet Richard Urquhart, the man behind Gordon & Macphail and BenRomach, a company with 100+ years of history bottling Scotch. Take a tour of their distillery in Elgin.

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Day Drinking with David: Old Forester Edition

Joe Brooke—bartender, spirits afficionado, all-around good chap—has the honor of being the very first repeat guest on the show! On this episode, he joined David to talk Old Forester—which is the first bottled bourbon dating back 150 years. They opened the Whisky Row series as well as a very special K&L Exclusive Cask.

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Day Drinking with David: Glendronach Edition

Today, David welcomed Stewart Buchanan, the Global Brand Ambassador for Glendronach, BenRiach, and Glenglassaugh, to Day Drinking on Instagram Live. These are two fellows who know and love their Scotch, and a lively conversation ensued. They tasted the Glendronach 12 Year, 15 Year, and K&L Exclusive Single Cask.

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Behind the Scenes with Sonoma Distilling

We’re jazzed to have an exclusive barrel selection from Sonoma County Distilling—the brain child of Adam Spiegel, who left NYC’s financial scene to move back to California (originally from SF) to create very special whiskeys. Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes in a distillery? Adam takes some time to walk us through his digs and then sits down to taste through some bottles. It’s a mini master class for K&L customers.

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