As well our quartet of special single cask bottlings being released this month to celebrate festival season, we’re delighted to offer members a stunning selection of small-batch releases, lovingly created and curated by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Spirits Team. A single cask is a wonderful, beautiful and treasured thing – something we can all …
The small-batch single grain Dark ‘n’ Stormy Crème Brûlée, from distillery G16 is the outliner amongst the single malts. “G16 Dark ‘n’ Stormy Crème Brûlée has an interesting back story, with a new distillery code because it will be the 16th grain whisky that we’ve bottled at the Society,” says Euan. “It’s the result of …
In the April Outturn we celebrate some of the new distilleries: 149, 140 and 156. The labels feature illustrations by the old master Bob Dewar. He contributed to the Society’s look 40 years ago – his artwork adorns the ceiling of the Society’s spiritual home in The Vaults. If you’ve been there before, you’ve probably …
Where flavour comes alive Ages have gone by since mountains were hammered into existence in Scotia’s volcanic forge. Ever battered by adverse weather, much, much rain has soaked bonnie Scotland, and it’s just our luck: as ‘today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky’ or so the saying goes. It’s time for Julien Willems to deep dive into …
AGE: 12 yearsDISTILLED: 21 June 2010REGION: SpeysideABV: 50%CASK: Refill bourbon hogsheads, then Spanish oak first fill oloroso and second fill Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez hogsheadsSPIRIT TYPE: Small batch Single MaltFLAVOUR PROFILE: Not assigned because it’s a small batch blend… but would very much be in the Deep, Rich & Dried Fruits category Order Maverick Back label …
I think maybe it’s all to do with guilt. I should say at the outset that I’m not a person who suffers much from guilt – though there are those who suggest that my thickness of skin has more to do with it than the absence of occasion. Whatever, there can be no doubt that …
Where flavour comes alive This enigmatic flavour profile can carry you to new flavour frontiers, from clifftops to harbours, rockpools and lobster pots. Julien Willems takes a deep dive into the wonderful world of the Society’s Oily & Coastal whiskies In the cries of gulls and terns, we hear an echo of our longing for …
With this Outturn, we warmly welcome you to the year 2023! May the year be full of magic, thoughts, opportunities, dreams, adventures, bright spots, hopes, paths, chances, health and great drams! In this Outturn, we celebrate the return of two Armagnacs to our range with the A5.5: Pitch dark fruit and the A8.1: “Just what …
Win a trip to Scotland from 15 to 17 February 2023 To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the SMWS, the Society will invite a small number of members to The Vaults in Edinburgh to take part in a special tasting and select the “Gathering” casks for 2023! A member from Switzerland and a companion will …
In the current outturn, we close the bracket of “green” flavour profiles with, how could it be otherwise, the profile “Heavily peated”. Not a profile for the faint-hearted! And although many people think so, the ppm (parts per million) don’t say too much about the final taste. But read the article by Julien Willems for …
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