Scotch Malt Whisky Society of Canada January 2024 Outturn – Scotch Whisky News
Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday filled with warmth, laughter, and, of course, some sensational Society drams. As we start a new year, we’d like to invite you to join us in celebrating the pure pleasure of phenomenal whisky flavours, and we have 7 new bottles that will keep you riding the flavour wave!
PLEASING AND DELIGHTFUL*
REGION: Highland
CASK TYPE: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
AGE: 8 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Juicy, oak & vanilla
BOTTLE NOTE: “Bourbon vanilla sweetness and light spicy pine wood were followed by crème caramel, shortbread, linden blossom essential oil and pineapple cubes.”
*GIVING SPIRIT BOTTLE: 100% of SMWS Canada’s profits from the sales of this bottle will go to UNICEF Canada. Read more about the Giving Spirit program here.
DIET PEAT
REGION: Highland
CASK TYPE: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
AGE: 8 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Lightly peated
BOTTLE NOTE: “A delicate peat profile that’s unusual and highly delicious, involving citrus fruits, grasses and various bandages and medical tinctures.”
DARK ‘N’ STORMY CRÈME BRÛLÉE
LIMIT ONE PER MEMBER
REGION: Lowland
CASK TYPES: 1st fill barrels #4 char
AGE: 6 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Spicy & dry
G16 is the result of a custom distillation that we carried out when we did a special project to distil our own bourbon-style mash bill at distillery no. 156. We created a mash bill of 58% corn, 21% malted barley and 21% unmalted rye; it’s certainly one of a kind, a custom distillation never to be repeated.
FIT FOR A KING
REGION: Speyside
CASK TYPE: 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
AGE: 12 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Spicy & dry
BOTTLE NOTE: “Gooseberry, sherbet lemon and mint precede a chilli-ginger greengage chutney with artisan cheese and oatcakes accompanied by a nettle salad.”
“MY GRANNY’S OLD SHED”
REGION: Highland
INITIAL CASK: Ex-bourbon hogshead
FINAL CASK: 1st fill PX hogshead
AGE: 14 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Spicy & sweet
BOTTLE NOTE: “‘Granny’s shed on a hot day’, red wine spilled on leather and oak; prunes, chocolate raisins, crème brûlée, cinnamon pastries and ginger.”
WILL YOU JOIN THE WORM TUB CLUB?
REGION: Speyside
INITIAL CASK: Ex-bourbon hogshead
FINAL CASK: 1st fill oloroso hogshead
AGE: 14 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Deep, rich & dried fruits
BOTTLE NOTE: “This put a smile on our faces as we met cherry pie, sticky toffee pudding, cooked amarena cherries, beeswax, boysenberry chutney and orange pomander.”
DOWN WITH SUBTLETY!
REGION: Highland
CASK TYPE: 1st fill hogshead heavy char #4+
AGE: 9 years
FLAVOUR PROFILE: Heavily peated
BOTTLE NOTE: “The fusion of wood power and peat power go head to head with thrilling and mind-mangling effect – like quaffing distilled hot sauce in a barbecue.”
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