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NOSE:  Old-fashioned liquorice, saltwater taffy, fresh oyster shells and citrus spray.

PALATE:  Sharp and stony initially, with an intense minerality that quickly becomes sweet and spiced – rich lemon oil with peat smoke, dark chocolate and crunchy barley sugar. The spice grows, adding stewed apple with cinnamon, along with heavy charcoal smoke.

FINISH:  Cinnamon spice slowly fades to a flavor of dried apples and pears.

8 YEAR

NOSE:  Zesty lemon, smoke, and iodine notes come say “hello” at first sniff, followed by buttery vanilla and cut grass.

PALATE:  Surprisingly sweet with caramel paste, honey-glazed barbecued bacon slices, lemongrass and charcoal.

FINISH:  The finish is a bit spicier. The perfect companion for a BBQ evening with some friends.

Review by Anne-Sophie Bigot of distiller.com

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New & Limited

The festival season is upon us with Spirit of Speyside already wrapped up for another year and Feis Ile on the horizon. To celebrate the Campbeltown Malts Festival, Glen Scotia have released a limited edition peated single malt and you can order your bottle at The Whisky Shop now!

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Glen Scotia 2008 Ruby Port Finish

This limited edition single malt from Glen Scotia has been bottled for the 2018 Campbeltown Malts Festival, which takes place in May each year. This expression is distilled from peated barley and matured for ten years with six months in ruby port pipes, before bottling at a natural cask strength of 57.8% abv.

The nose is salty, with Campbeltown’s distinctive sea spray and more fruity notes from the port pipes. The palate is sweet with salty aspects at full strength, while the finish is spicy with smoky notes.

£53 Buy Now
Only available while stocks last

KILCHOMAN PORT CASK 2018 RELEASE, 50.0%

Limited release from Kilchoman aged in Port Cask. Expect full bodied red fruit notes paired with gentle peat reak.

£84.95

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THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY UNVEILS

ISLAY HOUSE PROGRAMME 

To celebratethe Feis Ile Festival, SMWS invites members and non-members to enjoy a flavoursome journey of malt and music

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will be holding a series of events at Feis Ile, The Islay Festival of Music and Malt (25 May–2 June).

Islay House Open Day (25^th May 2018)

The Society will kick off the festival by hosting a relaxed garden party on the beautiful lawns of Islay House, overlooking Loch Indaal. With free entry, this open day will welcome SMWS members and non-members alike to come along and enjoy the start of the festival.

Islay Ales and Islay Oysters will be on the menu throughout the day as well as a wide range of rare and fabulous SMWS whiskies.

From 4pm, Islay House’s Michelin-starred executive chef Alex Floyd, will be offering a mouth-watering seafood barbecue. Visitors will be treated to live Scottish music from a mix of bands including Simon Moran as well as a range of local craft stalls and exhibits which will be on display throughout the afternoon.

From 7.30pm, a spectacular evening of music and malt awaits, as the Islay party ramps up and continues well into the night.

Islay House Open Day: Free entry from 1pm – late (BBQ from 4pm onwards)

LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!

SMWS brand ambassador John McCheyne will be hosting a special regional event where he will explore the world of peat. Called the “Region Rumble”, guests will have the opportunity to taste, explore and vote for five SMWS celebratory bottlings to determine their favourite. Islay superfans will be tempted with two exclusive bottlings from Speyside.

Open Day: Friday 25^th May

Region Rumble: Speyside v Islay: 2.30-3.30pm.

Ticket price: £30

SUPERFAN TASTINGS

John McCheyne, will also host a number of SMWS tasting masterclasses throughout the festival. Guests will sample different drams, including at least one of the limited edition Islay Festival bottlings. John will lead the discussions, taking guests on a peaty journey where they are invited to explore the world of peaty single cask whiskies before voting for their favourite.

Tastings will take place at Islay House on:

Open Day: Friday 25^th May: 4.30-5.30pm & 7.00-8.00pm

Monday 28^th, Tuesday 29^th, & Wednesday 30^th May at 3.00-4.00pm.

Ticket price: £20

WHISKY BAR

The Society partner bar, The Peat Cutter at Islay House, will be open from 1.00pm, serving a wide variety of Islay malts from all distilleries on the island, including a rare selection of bottlings from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Out on the lawn, the SMWS will be serving a unique collection of its fine single cask whiskies, selected exclusively from its spiritual home at The Vaults in Leith.

Helen Stewart, senior brand manager for the Society, said: “So that all whisky lovers can get a real flavour of the Society, we’re hosting a programme of tastings that are open to all members and their guests, as well as non-members. This year we’re exploring the Islay and Speyside regions and asking superfans to join the debate in our fun Region Rumble. At the festival, we’ll be delving into the word of peat as our Islay whiskies go toe-to-toe with Speyside.”

More information about the Region Rumble online debate can be found here: http://bit.ly/2I8UBl6

For those fortunate enough to be travelling to the Islay Festival of Music and Malt, the SMWS will be releasing 29.244 Weaving wondrous dreams. As a special treat to members who have made the journey to attend the Islay festival, this limited edition bottling will be available to buy at the Open Day at Islay House, Friday 25 May, from 1pm. With only 222 bottles available to members, this rare Islay whisky is a must-have for all peat-lovers.

For those not able to make it to the festival, the SMWS will be running Islay and Speyside-inspired offers and menus with matched whiskies in its Members’ Rooms and partner bars. There will also be special Islay and Speyside festival flights to sample and enjoy. Tastings will again focus on an Islay versus Speyside theme, where the two regions will be presented against each other. In the Kaleidoscope Whisky Bar at 28 Queen Street in Edinburgh, festival-themed cocktailshave been specially created in celebration.

For more information about the Islay Festival events and bottles please visit https://goo.gl/c38urY

Notes:

About The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is an international whisky club that bottles rare single cask, single malt whisky, and a range of other spirits
• The Society was established in Edinburgh in 1983 and now has more than 26,000 members and branches around the world
• The Society only ever bottles single casks – each cask is unique, making every Society bottling a limited edition
• The Society has bottled whisky from more than 134 distilleries in its history
• The Society releases a new batch of around 30 single cask, single malt whiskies every month
• The Kaleidoscope Whisky Bar and Shop has over 200 whiskies on offer and is open to everybody
• The Society offers a variety of membership’s packages which can be tailored. Please see www.smws.com/society-membership
• For more information about the Society, visit https://goo.gl/c38urY

Glen Scotia 2008 Ruby Port Finish

Created specially for the Campbeltown Malts Festival 2018, this limited edition from Glen Scotia was distilled in 2008 and has been matured for 10 years, including six months in ruby port pipes, before being bottled at a strength of 57.8% abv.

£53 Buy Now
Only available while stocks last!

Dalmore 2007 Aged 11 Years

Bourbon Hogshead – 64.4%vol – 240 bottles

£89.50

Single Cask Bottling

Bourbon Hogshead

Cask Strength -64.4%vol

Natural Colour

Highland Region

70cl

Total bottled – 240

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Independent bottlings from the Dalmore distillery are incredibly rare.  However Dalmore as a single malt is world renowned.  Bottled by Bartels Whisky in April 2018 this particular Dalmore has plenty of character.  The high strength ensures lots of interesting flavours are apparent without it being too overpowering.  A little sweetness on the nose and finish makes for a nice overall rounded whisky.

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Old Potrero 18th Century Style Whiskey

Double Gold Winner – San Francisco World Spirits Competition

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The Sovereign Invergordon 30 Year Old

A single cask expression from Glasgow’s Hunter Laing & Co., this single grain Scotch whisky was distilled at Invergordon in Ross-shire. Matured for three full decades in a single cask, this expression has been bottled at a natural cask strength of 48.8% abv as part of The Sovereign range, free from chill-filtration and colouring.

The nose is sweet with apple and some autumn fruits. The palate brings lashings of sweet butterscotch, before a short, oaky finish.

£160 Buy Now

The Sovereign Strathclyde 30 Year Old

This single grain whisky from Hunter Laing & Co’s The Sovereign range was distilled at Glasgow’s Strathyclyde distillery on the banks of the River Clyde in the Gorbals district of the city. Aged for three full decades in a single refill ex-bourbon cask before being bottled at a strength of 50.5% abv.

The nose is fruity with some vinyl notes and earth tones beneath. The palate is light and creamy, with notes of boiled sweets, before a creamy coconut finish.

£159 Buy Now

As a teasing ‘Festival Fever’ interlude, we’re transporting the senses to an exotic market with six new Outturn releases. With afternoon sun beams bursting through the clouds, take a wander through wooden stalls and discover a colourful collection of tastes and aromas – with fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and teas.

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SPEYSIDE V ISLAY: THROW YOURSELF INTO THE DEBATE

We know that both Speyside and Islay have their superfans – are you dedicated to honeyed and elegant drams or do you have a penchant for peat, campfires on the beach and marshmallows dipped in oyster brine? Are you a Craigellachie Crusader or an Islay Avenger? Let battle commence, throw yourself into our debate – VOTE NOW and show your superfan region allegiance.

VOTE

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

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video