We’re not holding back with the March Outturn – from three Icons of Whisky award winners to four bottlings over 60%abv, we’re throwing down some of the best we’ve got!  For complete tasting notes please visit http://www.smws.ca/ but for now be tempted by the bottle notes below:

Cask No. 71.38  A cheese-board in a library

27 years old; refill hogshead; 57%; Sweet, fruity & mellow

A tired bowl of fruit, with polished wood, leather books and faded roses behind, then a scent of mild cheeses which is echoed by the taste. Becomes ‘full-fat creamy’ with water, and more fruity. Soft and sweet and lightly spritz-ish.

Cask No. 35.87  Exuberant, confident, energetic, vivacious

9 years old; 1st fill barrel; 60.1%; Young & spritely

The exuberant nose displays a rainbow of colours – toffee, marshmallows, vanilla, apple pie, leather, tobacco and polished furniture (with water, apple skins and cream soda). An energetic, vivacious palate offers toffee sponge, dark chocolate and dates, balanced by citric zestiness.

Cask No. G1.11  Iced mulled wine and Sorrento Limoncello

21 years old; refill sherry butt; 65.1%; Spicy & sweet

This one is for you if you have a sweet tooth, Bourbon vanilla buttercream and toffee apple sponge pudding on the nose and Scotch pancakes neat. With the addition of water, orange cream fondant, fudge and caramelized sugar as well as some zest and spice.

Cask No. 73.64  Anytime can be Christmas

24 years old; refill butt; 58.4%; Deep, rich & dried fruits

Dried fruits and spices; rich Christmas cake, well dosed with sherry and ginger wine. A voluptuous texture and a sweet taste with dried figs and chocolate. Water brings fruit-cake mix and candied peel, and introduces hazelnut praline to the aftertaste.

Cask No. 93.61  Cal-Mac welder’s tea break

14 years old; refill hogshead; 58.3%; Oily & coastal

The nose combines Crunchy-nut cornflakes and chocolate flapjacks with smoky bacon crisps and baked ham – later a Cal-Mac welder enjoys a Daim Bar. The taste- big, rich and chewy, with charcoal, ash, liquorice, peat reek and industrial garages – is ‘acceptably dirty’.

Cask No. 10.76  Duelling banjos dram

8 years old; refill barrel; 60.8%; Peated

The nose has burning driftwood, boat sheds, canvas, leather and salty smoke against cranachan, honey, pear, citrus and vanilla. The palate delivers big, sweet, nutty smoke, liquorice, toffee and dark chocolate – fruity, oily and briny with a tingling Tabasco continuation.

Cask No. 53.184  Fairground on a beach

19 years old; refill butt; 60.4%; Heavily peated

The nose suspects beach fairgrounds (candy floss, donuts, peat smoke, rock-pools) – also lemon, ash, dark chocolate and bacon Frazzles. The palate is vast, with lots of smoke, spice, dark chocolate, roast pork, lavender, crispy seaweed, black pepper and something medicinal.

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