Macallan 18 Year Old
Double Cask 2022

Renowned for their sensational casks, The Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 2022 is the perfect addition to any whisky lover’s collection. This limited edition malt has spent 18 years slumbering at the famous Speyside distillery in American and European sherry seasoned oak casks. The American oak adds sweet vanilla alongside the European oak which invokes rich spice, resulting in a decadent naturally amber coloured whisky. This single malt is free from artificial colouring and is bottled at 43% abv.

Discover aromas of dried fruits, ginger, and toffee in the opening, moving to sultanas, caramel, vanilla and zesty citrus with wood spice. The ending features warming oak and sweet orange oil.

£300.00
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Single Malts of Scotland Exploration Advent Calendar

This stunning set features 25 3cl bottlings from some of the most renowned and some lesser known distilleries from Scotland such as Laphroaig, Clynelish, Imperial, Linkwood and more.

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This stunning set features 25 3cl bottlings from some of the most renowned and some lesser known distilleries from Scotland.

Since 2005, Elixir Distillers has bottled its best single casks under The Single Malts of Scotland range, showcasing each distillery’s distinct fingerprint at a precise moment of maturation. Each bottling has a unique cask number and is bottles, without chill -filtration or colouring, at the optimum strength to show off its individual character. The aim is to find and share drams that will create lasting memories through flavour.

From the rugged norther Orkney islands to the gentle malts of the southern Lowlands, they have dug deep into their rich stocks of whisky to find some of the world’s most lauded malts – including Islay’s famous Laphroaig, acclaimed highlander Clynelish and lost Speysider Imperial – while also shining light on some of Scotand’s hidden gems, including Linkwood from Seyside and Ledaig from the Isle of Mull.

Non chill filtered and natural colour.

Scapa 17 Years

Single bourbon barrel #483 bottled exclusively for the United Kingdom market. Just 186 bottles. Scapa 17 Year Old 2005 viSweet poached pear aromas combine with honeysuckle. Smooth tropical fruit flavours give way to mixed nuts and desiccated coconut. A medium-bodied finish with citrus zest.ntage Orcadian single malt Scotch whisky. Single First Fill Bourbon Barrel #483 bottled August 2022 for the United Kingdom market by Gordon & MacPhail for the Connoisseurs Choice series. 186 bottles.

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Scapa Distillery was established by John Townsend in 1885 close by the shore of Scapa Bay in Scapa Flow near Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands. Scapa Distillery is one of only a very few Scottish distilleries to have retained some Corten steel washbacks and is equipped with just two stills including a novel wash still which incorporates the shell of an old Lomond still. In contrast to the other Kirkwall distillery Scapa Distillery produces only unpeated single malt whisky. Official and independent bottlings are quite limited in number due in part to low production levels during the past decades.

Finn Thomson Auchentoshan 1989 

32 Years Old The Rare Collection

£424.00

Choosing this cask was an extraordinary moment. It was one of three samples from Auchentoshan Distillery brought along on a family camping trip with Finn, his father and grandfather to the Glens of Perthshire. This was one of two samples from the same distillation in 1989, and though they matured in dunnage only three casks apart, they could not be more different—which shows the magic of the cask maturation process.

At 32 years of age, Auchentoshan can easily be blown away by the cask. Yet here we have the trademark zesty fruitiness that you’d expect from a younger Auchentoshan alongside earthy, nutty, autumnal notes that have developed over three decades. A brilliant liquorice finish adds the wow factor you’d expect from such an old whisky.

Only 180 bottles were produced.

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Finn Thomson Dufftown 1987 

34 Years Old The Rare Collection

£480.00

Originally the nutty backbone of Bells, Dufftown redefined itself as an ever so slightly more grassy style of whisky, now recognisable as Singleton in the modern day. Indeed, those old-style earthy and nutty notes are clear in this cask with a dark chocolate note shining through. How fitting it is that a whisky style originally produced for the blends of the time is now being consumed not only as a single malt but indeed as a single cask.

This cask is a personal reminder of how the world of Scotch whisky changes with time. While the names, stories and legacies will all stand the test of time, it is worth remembering that the liquid produced is ever evolving and changing. Just as no two single cask releases of Finn Thomson Whisky will ever taste the same – this Dufftown shows that even the most recognisable brands will also evolve to stay with the times.

Only 242 bottles were produced.

DAZZLING DRAM DEALS

All week we’re flying our colourful whisky flag and shining a light on some great golden whiskies that are so good they shouldn’t be overlooked. Dive straight in and explore these brilliant bottle offers, specially selected to tempt the senses and please the pocket. There’s three terrific Dazzling Dram Deals to enjoy, keep on scrolling to discover more.

OR click on over to our website to browse our new November Outturn bottling list. For a festive feast, our Christmas Collection brings an exceptional selection of specially priced whiskies to enjoy, buy now before they are gone forever.

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CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

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 the Society at here for membership information

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YAMAZAKI’S ONE-OFF SINGLE MALT WHISKY JUNSHIN EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATION AT BONHAMS HONG KONG SALE

Yamazaki Junshin Single Malt Whisky

Estimate: HK$250,000-300,000

Sold for HK$750,000

HONG KONG. – One of the only 200 bottles of Yamazaki Junshin, privately released this year as a special one-off single malt whisky, sold today at Bonhams Fine and Rare Whisky sale in Hong Kong for HK$750,000, tripling its estimate. 

The Junshin, which means “pure” and “true” in Japanese, is marketed as Yamazaki’s special one-off single malt whisky and presented to convey the essence of Japanese whisky and its industry to globally-renowned master blender Richard Paterson. It was only available to Suntory’s VIP clients and today’s sale marks its debut at auction.

Formulated by Fukuyo Shinji, Suntory’s Chief Blender, the Junshin takes its tasters down the memory lane of the distillery’s 100 years of whisky making. A unique combination of Yamazaki single malts aged in Mizunara oak casks, Spanish sherry oak casks, and peated malt matured in an American oak Puncheon, all aged for more than 20 years with some of the oldest Yamazaki single malts in existence matured over 50 and 60 years in Japanese Mizunara casks. The label, made with the traditional Echizen washi paper, features the word Junshin by famous calligrapher Takeda Souun. This also marks the very first time calligraphy has appeared on the label of a Yamazaki bottle. The terms “pure” and “true” were chosen to describe the whisky-makers’ pure intent for their craft.

Commenting on the result, Diego Lanza, Bonhams Senior Whisky Specialist, said: “The Junshin excited a great deal of interest before the sale, resulting in spirited bidding today. Once again, the market responds robustly to fresh materials of top quality. Junshin is the perfect embodiment of that and the top price it has achieved was well deserved.” 

Other notable sales include: 

• Lot 444. Karuizawa-1981-32 year old-#4380-竹に鶏図 (1) Karuizawa-1984-29 year old-#3662-旭日松鶴図 (1). Sold for HK$375,000.
• Lot 375. Bowmore 1965-52 year old. Sold for HK$300,000.

Sale: Fine and Rare  Whisky Date: 18 November 2022Location: Bonhams Hong Kong, 20/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty

Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and luxury. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 53 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details – www.bonhams.com

GlenDronach 28 Years

Grandeur Batch #11. 2022 limited releases matured in the finest sherry casks. GlenDronach 28 Year Old Grandeur Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Batch #011 matured in PX and oloroso Sherry casks. Limited release of 3,181 numbered bottles.

Nose: Opulent and powerful with a symphony of sherry aromatics, interwoven with dark manuka honey, roasted almond and walnut. Baked plum and ginger captivate the senses, deepening to rustic vintage leather and freshly ground coffee.

Palate: Intense and full-bodied with dark fruit notes on a base of velvet and fine leather. A crescendo of black cherry and espresso adorns each mouthful.

Finish: Richly rewarding, with a persistent chocolate, liquorice and walnut finish.

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£1,200.00

Glendronach Malt Whisky Distillery was established north east of Huntley in the Highland whisky region by James Allardice in 1826. The malting floors at Glendronach Distillery closed in 1996 and it was the last distillery in Scotland to heat its stills directly with flames from a coal-fired furnace, until it had to comply with new regulations in 2005. Glendronach Distillery is resplendent with a traditional cask iron mash tun, wooden washbacks, four stills. Famous for its well-aged and top quality sherried single malt, for example Glendronach 21 Year Old Parliament, and single cask releases. The distillery is now owned by Brown Forman of America.

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Pittyvaich 1993 29 Year Old #3723 Description