FEBRUARY UPDATE: HEARTS AFLUTTER FOR 3 NEW BEAUTIES

February’s 14: we loved them; you loved them so much that just a week in they’re running low. Fear not though because we’ve come to the rescue with three brand new lovelies to set your hearts aflutter…

Light & delicate  
46.23      A sweetie shop in a park

A gentle, unassuming nose – slight suggestions of scorched wood and small insinuations of acidity – but mainly a sweetie shop (vanilla, Turkish Delight, strawberry fondant) in a park (meadowsweet, laurel, gorse, wood sap, flowers). The palate held a happy balance of sweet (chocolate-coated raisins, iced vanilla sponge-cake) and bitter…

12 yo
Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
£50.70

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Young & spritely 
39.95 Caressing, warm and friendly

The nose, fresh and attractively youthful, tumbled aromatic antics of vanilla, gorse flowers, sandalwood, scented candles and melon, plus plentiful sweet suggestions  (stroop waffles, toffee ice-cream, lemon puffs, Edinburgh Rock, white chocolate). The palate also provided intense sweetness…

9 yo
Refill ex-bourbon barrel
£44.00

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Spicy & sweet
4.188 A ploughman’s picnic

A bracing start to the day with breakfast of granary toast with marmalade, caramelised apple and fresh grapefruit. Our ploughman strides past hedgerows, damp woods and gorse bushes. The flavours are exotic with a dramatic blast of ginger, cinnamon stick and orris root…

13 yo
First fill ex-bourbon barrel
£51.80

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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 http://www.smws.co.uk/memberships for your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers.

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