January 2011 Outturn: New Year, New Adventure

Start 2011 as you mean to go on…explore the dizzy new heights of our latest crop of the finest single cask, single malt whiskies on the planet.

Pair Recommendation: Buy 9.56 & 26.71 together and save £16

9.56 Mom’s apple pie 
Speyside Spey
£38.90 inc. free P&P
The first impression is of sweet pastry and fresh apples (perhaps with a trace of mint); a soft nose, with light vanilla and some barley-sugar

26.71 The Great Outdoors  
Highland Northern
£74.40 inc. free P&P
The fresh nose brought us outdoors – wet sand, chalky cliffs and rock pools with fishing nets catching shellfish and crabs.

Trio Recommendation: Buy 93.43, 76.79 & 23.68 & save £18.30
93.43 Two-faced duality
Campbeltown
£43.20 inc. free P&P
The nose somehow balanced grapefruit, juniper, sandalwood, sweet tobacco, syrupy cherries and plum against oily, metallic machine smells

76.79 Sherry fusion
Speyside Spey
 £49.60 inc. free P&P
The full inviting and juicy nose oozed fruitcake and leather; a fusion of venison and deep currant jus, gutsy steak, walnut and prunes

23.68 Smoky Pavlova
Islay
£41.10 inc. Free P&P
The intriguing nose had smoked cheese, evostick and peppermint, tarragon, butterscotch and vanilla cream

**Tasting Panel Recommendation…
27.89 Greek lamb with a leather handbag

Society 2011 Burns Whisky Tasting & Events

Aberdeen Burns Tasting – Caledonian Thistle Hotel, Fri 21 Jan
Edinburgh HDV Burns Offer – Bistro, Mon 24 – Fri 28 Jan
Traditional Burns Supper – The Vaults, Tue 25 Jan
Traditional Burns Night – London, Tue 25 Jan
Burns Dinner, The Dining Room – Queen Street, Tue 25 Jan
Bristol HDV Burns Dinner – The Sugar House, Tue 25 Jan
Girls’ Burns – Queen Street, Wed 26 Jan
Dunfermline Burns Tasting – Garvock House Hotel, Thu 27 Jan
Newcastle Burns Tasting – Northern Counties Club, Fri 28 Jan
Glasgow Burns Tasting – Malmaison, Fri 28 Jan
Edinburgh HDV Burns Dinner – Bristo Place, Fri 28 Jan
Harrogate HDV Burns Dinner – Prospect Place, Fri 28 Jan

YOUR OWN Private Burns Celebrations

Did you know you could arrange your own private Burns dinners and suppers at the Society? Including theatrical entertainment and music, delicious food and of course, the finest whisky. 

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ
Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm).

Visit http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join the Society.