Sampling “Toast rack” (Cask No: 64.130) – An SMWS Dram Whisky That Packs A Great Palate Punch!

“Toast rack” Cask No: 64.130!

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The SMWS bottle exceptional and colourful whiskies that are ever-changing and exclusive to their members with over 20 released every month and a selection available online from over 120 distilleries.

An SMWS Membership is also a gift that keeps on giving, 12 months of whisky fun and entertainment and their Members’ Rooms are just as special as their whisky and together, deliver a one-of-a-kind magical experience that truly comes alive during the winter season!

So, with the above fantastic offer in mind I’ve kindly been sent a bottle of one their cask bottlings to try, namely “Toast rack” (Cask No: 64.130) which is a whisky profiled as ‘Juicy Oak & Vanilla’ – and the stock of which are quickly running out!

So, what did I think? Here are my tasting notes …

The 64.130

Tasting Notes – “Toast rack” Cask No: 64.130 (58.7%)

Juicy Oak & Vanilla
“Toast rack”
Cask No: 64.130
Cask Type: 1st fill American & European Oak Hogshead
Distillery: Mannochmore
Origin: Scotland
ABV: 58.7%
£65.90 – Only 6 left!

After nine years in ex-bourbon wood, this whisky was transferred to a custom toasted oak hogshead (60% American oak, 40% European)

Nose: Rich, creamy toffee and vanilla with apple, lemon a little orange. There’s aromas of damp wood. Later on some very nice chocolate makes it’s presence felt which is very inviting indeed!

Palate: Generous toffee with apple, lemon plus a little orange (similar to the nose) Add in chocolate, blackcurrant and liquorice all atop a hefty ABV and you’ll see why this whisky packs a great palate punch!

Finish: A deep warming spice with cracked black pepper and a little dryness at the end.

Overall: An outstanding dram that also works very well with water. An addition of a few drops brings out a lush sweetness and expands the other flavours with lots more chocolate and some grapefruit on the finish.

Many thanks to SMWS (@SMWSUK) for sending me a botle to try!

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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.