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Maverick 40th anniversary bottling

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: …

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Maverick and anti-branding

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 …

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Oily & Coastal

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 …

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Dram Love

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, …

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A unique experience!

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 …

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Shelter from the storm

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 …

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Heavily peated

Where flavour comes alive Last month, we sailed from the mainland to the Hebrides and Orkney to dig a little deeper into the subject of …

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Analyze This

Whisky therapy Fred offers therapy for whisky lovers who might be tempted to stray from the familiar into another world of nutmeg, caramel, marzipan and …

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Peated

Where flavour comes alive The equinox has come and gone and banks of fog roll in as a tide, delivering autumn to these shores. As …

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Eerie-sistible drams

Various ‘Gathering’ events took place across the globe in September. In addition to our tastings, we are celebrating this with the latest single cask exclusively …

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Lightly Peated

Where flavour comes alive Autumn has come and the summer heat is behind us, so gather round our seaside campfire. Are you comfortably seated? Julien …

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Spicy & Dry

WHERE FLAVOUR COMES ALIVE With many of us having been on holiday or summering somewhere nice, it’s an ideal time to journey into the realm …

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