‘OLD & DIGNIFIED’ WHISKY – THE PERFECT GIFT FOR FATHER’S DAY  

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society launches limited edition Father’s Day whisky and membership offer to treat Dads

With Father’s Day just around the corner (Sunday 19^th June), spoil Dad with something exceptionally special – a rare bottle of ‘Old & Dignified’ whisky and membership of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

SMWS have created a special limited edition online whisky package just for Dads – a bottle of ‘Exotic fruits and Polytunnel Flowers’ (Cask No 63.35) from its ‘Old & Dignified’ flavour category, alongside Society membership for just £175 (normally £229).

You’ll have to be quick though to snap one up; there are only 18 packages available for lucky dads via the Society’s website at www.smws.com/dad

The 25-year-old whisky, one of only 114 bottles, has been hand picked by the Society’s experts, from the aptly named ‘Old and Dignified’ flavour category, one of the Society’s 12 unique flavour profiles.

With a nose of nostalgic craft workshops and sandalwood and rich, deep fruit on the palate, this delicious whisky makes for the perfect Father’s Day tipple.

SMWS membership is the gift that keeps on giving, unlocking the doors to the Society’s monthly releases of unparalleled and limited edition single cask whiskies, exclusive events, ‘Unfiltered’ magazine and Members’ Rooms in London, Edinburgh and around the world.

The membership pack is decadently designed and includes three sample bottles of Society whiskies, a member’s journal, a Society badge and a £10 voucher to spend on his first purchase.

SMWS bottles some of the rarest single malt whiskies on the planet, from an array of distilleries in Scotland and around the world.

New whiskies are released each month, providing an ever-changing choice of new flavours. As each single cask whisky only yields a few hundred bottles, every Society release is a limited edition – the perfect present for whisky lovers.

To purchase, visit www.smws.com/dad

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‘Exotic fruits and Polytunnel Flowers’

Cask No:                     63.35

Age:                            25

Cask:                           Refill Barrel

Flavour category:      ‘Old & Dignified’

Tasting Notes:

Exotic fruits flattered our noses (mango, rhubarb tarts, cherry pies, sherbet lemons, jellied fruits) but it had interest and weight too – brown sugar, craft workshops, sandalwood and perfume samples in women’s magazines. Even more fruits arrived on the palate – strawberry, blackcurrant, kiwi, fig and plum – all held down to earth by deeper notes of fortified wine, dark chocolate, Strepsils and sugar-coated fennel seeds. The reduced nose was simply delightful – perfumed pear and elderflower sorbet and flowers in polytunnels. Lots to discover on the palate now too – honey sweetness balancing fruit and floral perfumed bitterness – we agreed it was elegant and rounded. 

Notes:  

• The Scotch Malt Whisky Societyreleases new whiskies for its members each month
• The Society bottles the finest single malt whisky from around 350 single casks every year. It has bottled from around from over 132 distilleries in its history. The nature of the single cask means that each bottling offered by the Society is limited.
• The Society was established in Edinburgh in 1983 and now has over 26,000 members around the world
• The single malt whiskies are selected and approved by the Society’s respected Tasting Panel.
• Exclusive Members’ Rooms are located in Edinburgh and London
• SMWS’ central Edinburgh venue, 28 Queen Street, is now open to all, having formerly been for members only
• Annual renewal after the first year is £61.50
• For more information, visit www.smws.com