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Special Offers From Edencroft – Why Not Treat Yourself?

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Tomatin Single Malt Aged 18 Years – SAVE: £9.50!

Tomatin Single Malt Aged 18 Years

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Tomatin 12 Year Old

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Tomatin – The Legacy

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Balblair 12 Year Old

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Glenrothes Hepburn's Choice 9 Year Old

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Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Heavily Peated & FREE 20cl Port Charlotte Islay Barley (Worth £20)

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Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

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Glen Moray Rhum Agricole Cask Finish Project Released!

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Glen Moray Rhum Agricole Cask Finish Project

The Limited Edition release is made up of 3,060 bottles

Glen Moray Distillery has announced the launch of their second limited-edition single malt whisky in their Curiosity Collection The Glen Moray Rhum Agricole Cask Finish Project, which is a UK exclusive release.

After the success of Glen Moray Cider Cask Project last year, Master Distiller Graham Coull is continuing to push the single malt boundaries and has collaborated with the brand St James, AOC Rhum in Martinique.

Over the years Graham and Marc Sassier, Master Distiller at St James and President of AOC Martinique, have built an excellent relationship and Graham welcomed the chance to work with him when the opportunity to experiment with St James cask arose.

I could see they had enjoyed their time in Martinique! They were weather-beaten and rugged on the outside, but the aromas that came from within were breathtaking.
– Graham Coull: Glen Moray Master Distiller

Graham wanted to capture the character of the Rhum and marry it with the traditional Glen Moray flavours. As they are both strong, individual spirits he decided to finish Glen Moray Rhum Agricole Cask Finish Project for longer; two years in the Rhum casks, and opted for a whisky which was not too mature and complemented the character of the Rhum. The casks had been filled with St James AOC Agricole Rhum for between 10-18 years with gentle notes of macerated fruit, roasting and subtle spice.

My main aim was to showcase the character of the Rhum and this meant opting for an age of spirit which was not too mature and therefore would complement the Rhum character rather than stifle it.

It really does bring a little bit of Martinique sunshine to what can be a damp, dreich Scotland!
– Graham

The resulting whisky is surprisingly intense with a great depth and balance with dominant flavours of treacle toffee, burnt sugar and sweet vanilla.

Marc Sassier believes that the marriage of these two worlds brings together “the delicacy and finesse of Glen Moray and the roasting and warmth of St James Rhum Agricole”.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: marzipan, apricot jam, pear drops and pineapple

Taste: full-bodied and satisfying. Treacle toffee merges with kirsch cherries and spicy gingerbread.

Finish: smooth and long. The spice intensifies then fades, leaving a rum and raisin finish.

ABV: 46.3% for a 70cl bottle RRP: £54.99

Available exclusively from The Whisky Exchange during the month of August, and all good wine and spirits merchants thereafter.

The Limited Edition release is made up of 3,060 bottles.

Glen Moray is available to buy from these Whisky Merchants:-

Sampling The SMWS 36.155: “Marmalade In A Nutshell” – But DON’T Waste It On Toast!

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SMWS 36.155 “Marmalade In A Nutshell”

I’m currently sampling one of The Scotch Malt Whisky Societies’ drams each month which is great fun. It also spreads the dram love out for a little longer instead of binging on them all at once – which is so easy to do!

My second dram-a-month, this month, is their members only SMWS 36.155 “Marmalade In A Nutshell”.

The 36.155 is a Speyside dram, quite sweet but with some nice, spiciness at the end. As usual though, stocks are limited (currently 36) so this dram will soon be taste-bud history!

A sad thing in a way, some may say. But then, in a world where everything is always available 24/7, it’s a real pleasure to savour and enjoy something which is unique and ‘of the moment’ and is not part of the standard uniformity of our consumer orientated lives.

Anyway, enough of the speeches! The SMWS (@SMWSUK) has very kindly sent me a sample to try – thanks guys!

So, what did I think?

Tasting Notes – SMWS 36.155 “Marmalade In A Nutshell” (56.9%)

A Speyside (Benrinnes Distillery) 20 year old, distilled on 15th. August 1997. Matured in a Refill Ex-Bourbon barrel.

185 bottles released.

Nose: Vanilla fudge, mint, orange and apple hit me straight away – right between the nose! Very luscious and creamy.

Palate: Much like the nose really. Luscious, sweet, creamy, fudge and vanilla with some apple and hints of chocolate with a little mint.

Finish: Some dry wood. There’s plenty of power at the end with some nice spice and pepper but it’s the lovely, smooth, creamy vanilla-ness (is that a word?) which is the highlight of this dram.

Overall: I really do like the SMWS offerings – so much flavour, punch and bang for your buck!
This particular dram delivers, once again, on all fronts.
Buy SMWS 336.155 “Marmalade In A Nutshell”
£82.00 to Members


About The SMWS

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is a club unlike any other.

As well as being a place to connect with other like-minded whisky lovers, they are also internationally renowned for their mission: “to provide our members with an adventurous and fun journey of discovery of the world’s widest collection of single cask whiskies.”

Conceptualised in the late 70’s and established in 1983, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, now 35 years old, has branches and partners bars in 19 countries globally. The Society has a selection of over 500 casks every year, each cask yielding a few hundred or less whisky bottles which are unique to that cask.

Rather than name their Whiskies after the distillery, the Society has a coding system. The Society also creates fantastic tasting notes summaries for their Whiskies and other bottles. The whiskies are straight from the cask single malt, undiluted, without chill-filtration or colouring at cask strength.

More recently the Society has been named Independent Bottler of the Year in Whisky Magazine’s prestigious Independent Bottlers’ Challenge (IBC) competition.

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