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The SMWS Virtual Tasting Pack July 2021!

New Arrivals From The Scotch Malt Whisky Society!



“Mellow as magical music”
Cask No: 12.52
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
Distillery: Benriach
Origin: Scotland
£58.00

Qty left: 118


“Vibrant and thermogenic”
Cask No: 55.64
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
Distillery: Royal Brackla
Origin: Scotland
£52.00

Qty left: 130


“Digestible aestival festival”
Cask No: 91.28
Cask Type: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
Distillery: Dufftown
Origin: Scotland
£58.00

Qty left: 132


“Candykitty”
Cask No: 26.169
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
Distillery: Clynelish
Origin: Scotland
£56.00

Qty left: 138


“Virtual Tasting Pack July 2021”

£35.00

Qty left: 330

The SMWS June Virtual Tasting – Sampling Five Whiskies – “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These!”

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The SMWS June Virtual Tasting!

Last Thursdays I had the pleasure of attending The SMWS June Virtual Tasting on Facebook!

Host Madeleine Schmoll was joined by Society favourites: Andrew Reid and Andrew Park to guide us through the five spectacular drams in this month’s Discovery Pack. All of the whiskies in this Edition have two things in common: they are sweet in nature and all were matured in ex-bourbon barrels which make for excellent Whisky Cocktails!

The drams tasted on the night were:-

■ Cask No. 39.209, Apple aperitif
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 56.5%

■ Cask No. 73.121, Meemaw’s Moonpie
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 58.1% ABV

■ Cask No. 36.164, Bittersweet Xmas stocking treat
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 11 years old, 59.6%

■ Cask No. 35.269, Banana balaclava
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 16 years old, 60.8%

■ Cask No. 10.204, Pineapples ahoy
Islay, Refill ex-bourbon barrel, 15 years old, 56.8%

You can also still Buy the Pack we sampled: £35.00

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

■ Cask No. 39.209, Apple aperitif



Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 56.5%
Distillery: Linkwood



Nose: Crisp, crunchy apples, toffee fudge and wisps of vanilla.

Palate: Sugar cane sweetness, apples, coconut and tropical notes with toffee in there as well – altogether lovely!

Finish: Palpably fiery but softened with smooth sweetness. ‘Tis a long finish as well!

Overall: It certainly is what it says on the tin (or bottle) and that is … tasty apples!
£52.00

■ Cask No. 73.121, Meemaw’s Moonpie



Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 58.1% ABV
Distillery: Aultmore



Nose: Woody and sweet, with green apples, but the nose is quite muted really.

Palate: Rich, buttery mouthfeel, cooked apples with caramel sweetness and creamy chocolate – Gorgeous!

Finish: Rich, peppery and sweetly smooth with a slight tannin dryness near the end.

Overall: An excellent, flavoursome dram at a fantastic price – GO BUY!
£52.00

■ Cask No. 36.164, Bittersweet Xmas stocking treat



Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 11 years old, 59.6%
Distillery: Benrinnes



Nose: Very slow burner this one but eventually it releases woody, sweet, tropical and orange notes.

Palate: Sherbet sweetness with fruity tropical sweets – aka starburst – with the main emphasis being on orange. I also picked up shades of chocolate which was most welcome!

Finish: Peppery and tannic dry but, as always with this dram selection, that ever present sweetness.

Overall: Not a traditional Xmas style flavour to me but everybody else thought it was classically Christmasy – which I thought was a bit weird!
£51.70

■ Cask No. 35.269, Banana balaclava



Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 16 years old, 60.8%
Distillery: Glen Moray



Nose: Creamy banana, lilt-like tropical fruits with some white oak.

Palate: Intense cane sweetness, wood sap (sandalwood the tasting notes say – which is a new one on me!) accompanied by chocolate.

Finish: Sharp, peppery woodiness, coupled with syrupy apple – which is a nice way to finish!

Overall: The ABV of 60.8% is, surprisingly, not in-your-face noticeable in this whisky, which makes it an amazing and very drinkable dram!
£75.00

■ Cask No. 10.204, Pineapples ahoy



Islay, Refill ex-bourbon barrel, 15 years old, 56.8%
Distillery: Bunnahabhain



Nose: Oily and coastal … but … tropically oily and coastal!

Palate: Sherbet sweetness with an orangey, choccy, smokey, peat, tropical tang!

Finish: Slightly antiseptic and smooth at the end with a coastal, salty vibe.

Overall: An interesting, and tasty, take on a classic smokey whisky. Tropical woodsmoke – who would have thought it? But it works!
10.204 is not available to buy – But – See All That The SMWS Has To Offer!

On the night I most enjoyed Cask No. 35.269, Banana balaclava – so different!, followed by 73.121, Meemaw’s Moonpie but it’s really hard to choose between the high standards of the SMWS drams!

Many thanks to SMWS (@SMWSUK) for such an enjoyable evening and for sending the samples!

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.

The Latest Stock Available At The SMWS!

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“Citric firecracker!”

New Arrivals From The Scotch Malt Whisky Society!


“Citric firecracker”
Cask No: 78.47
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
Distillery: Ben Nevis
Origin: Scotland
£58.00

Qty left: 102

“Port Askaig meets Sanlcar”
Cask No: 53.364
Cask Type: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
Distillery: Caol Ila
Origin: Scotland
£65.00

Qty left: 104

“Clementine confit”
Cask No: SM0.6
Cask Type: New Caucasian & American oak barriques

£49.50

Qty left: 191

“Sweet, smoked salmon jerky”
Cask No: SM0.8
Cask Type: 2nd fill & re-charred ex-oloroso & PX hogshead

£67.50

Qty left: 362

Got Your Tasting Packs? – Today Is The SMWS June Virtual Tasting!

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The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

Join The SMWS Gathering “Live Virtual Tasting” on Facebook Today!

Get your tasting glasses ready and be there for the SMWS June Virtual Tasting tonight at 8pm!

Buy Your Pack: £35.00

Join us with your tasting mat and drams (and some water if you need it) on their UK Facebook page.

Drams to be sampled:-

■ Cask No. 73.121, Meemaw’s Moonpie
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 58.1% ABV

■ Cask No. 39.209, Apple aperitif
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 56.5%

■ Cask No. 35.269, Banana balaclava
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 16 years old, 60.8%

■ Cask No. 36.164, Bittersweet Xmas stocking treat
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 11 years old, 59.6%

■ Cask No. 10.204, Pineapples ahoy
Islay, Refill ex-bourbon barrel, 15 years old, 56.8%

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.

Grab Your Tasting Packs – It’s The SMWS June Virtual Tasting!

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The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

Join The SMWS Gathering “Live Virtual Tasting” on Facebook!

Thursday, 24 June at 8pm!

Get your tasting glasses ready and put the date in your diary – the SMWS June Virtual Tasting will take place on Thursday, 24th. June!

Buy Your Pack: £35.00

Join us with your tasting mat and drams (and some water if you need it) on their UK Facebook page.

Drams to be sampled:-

Cask No. 73.121, Meemaw’s Moonpie
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 58.1% ABV

Cask No. 39.209, Apple aperitif
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 9 years old, 56.5%

Cask No. 35.269, Banana balaclava
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 16 years old, 60.8%

Cask No. 36.164, Bittersweet Xmas stocking treat
Speyside, 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel, 11 years old, 59.6%

Cask No. 10.204, Pineapples ahoy
Islay, Refill ex-bourbon barrel, 15 years old, 56.8%

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.

The SMWS April Virtual Tasting – Five Distinctive Drams – One Heck Of A Lot Of Flavour!

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The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

Well last Thursdays SMWS April Virtual Tasting was a real ‘flavour’ blast!

Host Madeleine Schmoll was joined by Society favourites Olaf Meier and Kami Newton to guide us through five spectacular drams in this month’s Discovery Pack, all with the theme of which were the best drams to take if you’re out hiking / fell walking etc.

The drams tasted on the night were:-

· 48.118 Trekking in the jungle

· G8.17 Candles, kumquats and polished oak

· 26.160 Fruit market – candy store

· 82.31 Give free rein to the imagination

· 42.52 Wood smoke through a porthole

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

Trekking in the jungle – CASK No. 48.118



Region: Speyside
Cask: 1st. fill ex-bourbon barrel (Balmenach)
Age: 7 years
Date: 12 November 2012
ABV: 60.6%



Nose: Fresh, crisp apples, flowery and sherbet sweet with some hints of tropical fruits.

Palate: Ooh! Fresh, creamy, vanilla, sherbet sweetness with shades of mint.

Finish: Peppery and smooth finish.

Overall: Well punchy! Adding water: very pleasant with increased herbal tones.
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Candles, kumquats and polished oak – CASK No. G8.17



Region: Lowland
Cask: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead (Cambus)
Age: 31 years
Date: 12 June 1989
ABV: 59.7%



Nose: Toffee, sweet biscuit, dusky libraries, age-old furniture polish, liquorice – surprisingly!

Palate: Glorious sugar cane sweetness! Vanilla, toffee, strong liquorice and fennel!

Finish: Some of the aged notes start to come through in the finish, particularly the liquorice and fennel.

Overall: A very dignified grain whisky with some very interesting flavours – a revelation!
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Fruit market – candy store – CASK No. 26.160



Region: Highland
Cask: 2nd. fill ex-bourbon barrel (Clynelish)
Age: 9 years
Date: 19 September 2011
ABV: 56.7%



Nose: Parkin cake, black treacle and fresh, green apples.

Palate: Very sugary sweet, vanilla, little mint.

Finish: Warming spiciness that gets pretty hot as it goes on!

Overall: A little something for everyone this – sweet, fruity, spicy – tasty!
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Give free rein to the imagination – CASK No. 82.31



Region: Highland
Cask: 2nd. fill ex-bourbon barrel (Glencadam)
Age: 9 years
Date: 16 March 2011
ABV: 61.9%



Nose: Rich, creamy caramel, shortbread, popcorn with some spicy notes!

Palate: Rich, creamy caramel, buttery popcorn, sugar cane sweet.

Finish: Strongly spicy as per it’s strength!

Overall: Forget the popcorn, sit down with this to watch your favourite movie!
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Wood smoke through a porthole – CASK No. 42.52



Region: Highland
Cask: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead (Tobermory / Ledaig)
Age: 13 years
Date: 29 March 2007
ABV: 58.3%



Nose: A smokery! Peat, woodsmoke, rich BBQ, sweetly coastal.

Palate: Lovely combo. of sweetness and smokiness – loads of peat!

Finish: The palate continues apace! This dram makes me SO hungry – I’m dreaming of smoked foods!

Overall: For the strength it is surprisngly mild and has bags of flavour. A real joy BUT a word of warning – have plenty of savoury snacks on hand – you will need them!
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On the night I most enjoyed Wood smoke through a porthole – CASK No. 42.52, though to be honest, they were all good in their usual classy SMWS way!

Many thanks to SMWS (@SMWSUK) for such an enjoyable evening and for sending the samples!

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.

Not Long Now! – It’s The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

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The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

Not Long Now!

The UK April Virtual Tasting will take place on
Thursday, 22 April at 8pm!

Buy Your Pack: £35.00

Hosted by Madeleine Schmoll who will be joined by Society favourites Olaf Meier and Kami Newton they will guide us through the five spectacular drams in April’s Discovery Pack!

All you need is a tasting mat, your drams pack and a computer to join us on their UK Facebook page (or the SMWS Silverscreen channel.)



Drams to be sampled on the night are:-

48.118 Trekking in the jungle

82.31 Give free rein to the imagination

26.160 Fruit market – candy store

G8.17 Candles, kumquats and polished oak

42.52 Wood smoke through a porthole

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.

Grab Your Tasting Packs – It’s The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

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The SMWS April Virtual Tasting!

The UK April Virtual Tasting will take place on
Thursday, 22 April at 8pm!

Buy Your Pack: £35.00

Hosted by Madeleine Schmoll who will be joined by Society favourites Olaf Meier and Kami Newton they will guide us through the five spectacular drams in April’s Discovery Pack!

All you need is a tasting mat, your drams pack and a computer to join us on their UK Facebook page (or the SMWS Silverscreen channel.)



Drams to be sampled on the night are:-

48.118 Trekking in the jungle

82.31 Give free rein to the imagination

26.160 Fruit market – candy store

G8.17 Candles, kumquats and polished oak

42.52 Wood smoke through a porthole

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.

Sampling ‘The Gathering 2020’ – A Live Virtual Tasting Of Some Real Drams!

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Pick a card – everyone’s a winner!

The Vaults was the place to be – even if only ‘virtually’ – last Sunday as a week-long celebration of all things SMWS came to a head at their spiritual home in Leith, Scotland. We were treated to a live dramming of five special whiskies from their special Discovery Pack.

The event was streamed live on their Facebook page, hosted by Ambassador Dean Marinello and Global SMWS Ambassador John McCheyne. But don’t worry if you missed the stream as all the content is now available on both Facebook and YouTube!.

The dramming featured five exclusive Gathering bottlings with a range of flavour profiles so it was a great chance to sample some cracking drams – all in one go – from the comfort of your sofa!


They whiskies sampled were:

26.145 Mood-lifting sanctuary

35.259 Rumtopf, birnenbrot and stollen

7.243 Twinning

10.195 Shiver me timbers

53.332 Storm-tossed kelp on an Islay beach

There are still some Packs left! Especially as four of the five drams are now, sadly, Out of Stock. Such is the way with tasty SMWS whiskies!
Price £32.00 or £35.00 for non-members

A great chance to sample some cracking drams – all in one go!

I was lucky enough to be sent a Discovery Pack – Many thanks to SMWS (@SMWSUK) for the samples!

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

1) Tasting Notes – 26.145 Mood-lifting sanctuary (58%)

Region: Highland
Distillery: Clynelish
Cask: 2nd. fill ex-bourbon barrel
Age: 8 years
Date: 19th. September 2011
ABV: 58%
Available in The Gathering Discovery Pack: £32.00 or £35.00 for non-members


Nose: Sweet orange and vanilla, there’s also servings of syrupy tinned pears and aromas of candied fruits. Quite woody as well.

Palate: Sweet candied fruits with heavy flavours of blackcurrent thrown in.

Finish: Peppery spice and white wood with a long smooth finish of sweet pepperiness. There is some dryness at the very end.

Overall: A punchy dram, initially you get some fruity sweetness and then peppery spice hits you right between the taste buds!

2) Tasting Notes – 35.259 Rumtopf, birnenbrot and stollen (53.5%)

Region: Speyside
Distillery: Glen Moray
Cask: 1st. fill ex-bourbon barrel
Age: 24 years
Date: 27th. October 1995
ABV: 53.5%
£138 (membership required)


Nose: Attractive aromas of furniture polish, moist parkin, plasticine and creamy vanilla. What a combination!

Palate: Syrupy mouthfeel. Pleasant light fruits with a leaning towards tropical fruits.

Finish: Smooth fruity finish with a little spice to add some balance.

Overall: A very enjoyable dram with a little something to please everyone. Quite pricey though.

3) Tasting Notes – 7.243 Twinning (59.8%)

Region: Speyside
Distillery: Longmorn
Cask: 1st. fill ex-PX butt
Age: 16 years
Date: 26th. May 2003
ABV: 59.8%
Available in The Gathering Discovery Pack: £32.00 or £35.00 for non-members


Nose: The stromg alcohol vapours makes it hard to get near initially! But then I get sweet fudge with thick, stewed fruits. There’s also aromas of dusty, old rooms with lots of furniture polish!

Palate: Very syrupy with reduced liquid fruits coupled with a warming mellowness and vanilla fudge.

Finish: A warming power punch that is kinder to the palate than nearly 60% really should be – lovely!

Overall: Ooh! This gets nicer and nicer with the tasting! A superb, rich, glorious, nostalgia inducing dram that’s perfect for firesides and leaving the telly off!

4) Tasting Notes – 10.195 Shiver me timbers (59.8%)

Region: Islay
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Cask: Refill hogshead / HTMC (high toast, medium char)
Age: 6 years
Date: 17th. October 2013
ABV: 59.8%
Available in The Gathering Discovery Pack: £32.00 or £35.00 for non-members

Nose: WoW! Super smokey and salty with added peat and seaside-iness all thrown in. Fires burning on a beach and all that! Plus smoked, barbecued foods that make me want to raid the larder!

Palate: Much of the same as the nose with a thinner feel than the other drams. Very smokey with less peat and more barbecue – a pleasant sweetness adds to the yuminess – quite a stunner!

Finish: Punchy again but it holds back a little, there’s dryness at the end but there’s lots of salt and smokiness and that feeling that you’ve just been locked in a smokehouse! Love it!

Overall: If you have an inner salty-sea-dog in you then this is for you!

5) Tasting Notes – 53.332 Storm-tossed kelp on an Islay beach (58.8%)

Region: Islay
Distillery: Caol Ila
Cask: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
Age: 11 years
Date: 20th. February 2009
ABV: 58.8%
Available in The Gathering Discovery Pack: £32.00 or £35.00 for non-members


Nose: Resinous wood, popcorn, new-make spirit with added salty spikiness.

Palate: Very coastal and salt laden with fire burnt wood and shades of smokey clothes. The new make taste fades – this is a classy dram after all!

Finish: The rich coastal flavours persist with some light spice and creamy sweetness.

Overall: Totally in love with the sea? And smoke? And fires burning? Then this is for you – mouth drying, smoke filled and glorious!

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 over 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.

Don’t Forget ‘The Gathering 2020’ – The SMWS Celebrates With A Live Virtual Tasting – Grab A Discovery Pack & Join In!

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Get your drams set up and ready for Sunday 6 September!

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is gathering – virtually!

The Vaults will be the place to ‘virtually’ be in early September as part of a week-long celebration of all things SMWS at their spiritual home in Leith from 31st. August – 6th. September 2020.

It’s been a tough year and it’s a shame we can’t all gather in person but not to worry, we can all be a part of the ‘spirit’ with their online Virtual Tasting streamed live from The Vaults!

All you have to do is buy their Gathering Discovery Pack and tune into the tasting.

They’ll be streaming live on their Facebook page (facebook.com/thesmwsuk/) on Sunday 6 September from 5.00pm to 6.30pm (GMT).

So gather friends, download a tasting mat for printing out and hold your own event!

Download your tasting mat!

Don’t worry if you’ve missed the stream or won’t be able to make it in the moment as all the content will be available afterwards on both Facebook and YouTube.

The pack features five exclusive Gathering bottlings with a range of flavour profiles so it’s a great chance to sample some cracking drams – all in one go!

A great chance to sample some cracking drams – all in one go!


The Gathering Discovery Pack includes five 25ml bottles:

26.145 Mood-lifting sanctuary

35.259 Rumtopf, birnenbrot and stollen

7.243 Twinning

10.195 Shiver me timbers

53.332 Storm-tossed kelp on an Islay beach

Price £32.00
Packs are going fast!

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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