‘Tis the season so we’re celebrating with another EIGHT new releases to tempt your tastebuds this month.

You’ll find our “Unapologetic non-conformists” to be “Incredibly awesome” and they’ll even taste great “On Christmas day in the morning” so curl up, dig in and treat youself!

Enjoy the brief bottle notes below and visit http://www.smws.ca/ for the full tasting notes.

CASK No. 55.25  SCRUMDIDLYUMPTIOUS! 

20 years old; 2nd fill hogshead;  54.3%; Deep, rich & dried fruits

Oozing with honey and mead, perfumed sandalwood and rose petals. Aniseed mingles with carrot cake and roasted sweet potato. Juicy Jamaica cake laced with plump sultanas and coffee and walnut gateau. Cranberries and pomegranate, plump prunes with praline and butterscotch.

CASK No. 123.8  IN THE SPANISH MOUNTAINS

12 years old; refill port pipe; 59.2%; Spicy & sweet

The nose could evoke Spanish mountain villages – hay, horses, rose gardens, citrus groves and rosemary – also plum jam, marshmallow and toffee sweetness. The palate is fruity and winey, with dried figs, cranachan, Pavlova and Pimms, plus a few spicy tingles.

CASK No. 76.119  ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING

18 years old; refill butt; 56.7%; Deep, rich & dried fruits

Christmas childhood memories of spiced orange, eggnog, sugar puffs and hot chocolate sprinkled with nutmeg. Still in pyjamas, they dipped into their stockings finding cranberries and Hubba Bubba gum. Homemade dolls house tingled with Ras el Hanout spiciness and pomanders.

CASK No. 72.43  BUNSEN BURNER AND BURNT CAPACITORS

10 years old; 1st fill white wine hogshead; 59.8%; 

Deep, rich & dried fruits

Smoke in the air; burnt ginger biscuits, smoked apple pie but also burnt capacitors. In the taste neat; scorched crème caramel and the lighting of a barbecue. Water defused the situation; toffee popcorn and sweet fruit quiche with a roasted garlic dip.

CASK No. 93.63  UNAPOLOGETIC NON-CONFORMIST

15 years old; refill hogshead; 56.1%; Oily & coastal

Venison in red wine and cocoa sauce, Branston pickle and a smoking apple shisha pipe. A mechanic eats a bacon sandwich at the beach. Cranberries coated in chocolate and hoisin sauce noodles to taste. Also, wet seaside rocks, papaya and roasted beetroot. Conformity is overrated.

CASK No. 27.109  GUNS ON THE GROUSE MOOR

16 years old; refill gorda; 58.3%; Oily & coastal

A misty moor cupping mugs of consomme laced with sherry. A trail of burning heather and gun smoke. Mustard crusted gammon, Iberico ham followed by zabaglione and chewy orange fudge. Game hunt finishes with damp hairy tweeds and grilled wild boar.

CASK No. 10.83  INCREDIBLY AWESOME

9 years old; refill barrel; 58.8%; Lightly peated

Smoked eel, creamy mustard and burnt honey glazed parsnips on the nose whilst a salty, sweet, smoky and spicy sensation to taste. Water changed everything, the aromas now maritime; sea spray, steamed mussels with flavours of sweet soy sauce and salted caramel.

CASK No. 29.154  CAMPING WITH M*A*S*H

23 years old; refill hogshead; 49.8%; Peated

The nose was like M*A*S*H had set up camp on Islay (canvas, leather, bandages, first aid boxes, seaweed, bonfire smoke). The palate suggested hospitals and harbours – lobster pots, fishing boats, mussels, Elastoplasts and Big Red gum – hints of menthol arrived with water.

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