Winter’s chill is in the air so let our January whiskies warm you up. For complete tasting notes please visit http://www.smws.ca/ but for now be tempted by the bottle notes below:
Cask No. 39.95 Caressing, warm and friendly
9 years old; refill barrel; 61.2%; Young & spritely
An attractive, youthful nose with vanilla, gorse, sandalwood and scented candle aromatics plus toffee waffle, lemon puff and Edinburgh Rock sweetness. The palate’s friendly caresses come from butterscotch, brown sugar and toasted marshmallows, with marmalade, black tea and oak providing depth.
Cask No. 9.69 Turkish Delight and fragrant Thai rice
17 years old; refill hogshead; 56.9%; Sweet, fruity & mellow
An attractive, complex nose – green apple, kiwi, lemon, almond slice, apricot and Turkish Delight – with water apple strudel and rhubarb crumble. The palate has toffee, jelly beans and dates, blackcurrant and liquorice, cinnamon and Pernod –nicely balancing tart and sweet elements.
Cask No. 76.115 Glamping in a yurt
18 years old; refill butt; 56.5%; Spicy & sweet
Waking up in a yurt and watching the sunrise over the sea, eating a slice of Royal chocolate biscuit cake with maraschino cherries. Water adds the fragrance of sweetly intoxicating blooming magnolia trees whilst you enjoy your first sip of coffee.
Cask No. 31.27 Bold sailor’s dram
25 years old; refill hogshead; 52.4%; Lightly peated
The nose has sea-breezes, seaweed, oyster shells and beach barbecues, but also medicinal elements, good wood and reasonable sweetness. The palate’s maritime flavours are joined by citrus, oak, ash, white pepper, coal-dust, sweet tobacco, heather smoke and barbecued meat and shellfish.
Cask No. 3.202 Doctors’ surgeries and flower shops
15 years old; refill sherry butt; 57.4%; Peated
Geranium, bog myrtle, lavender, clove – an aromatic nose – also with bacon, lobster bisque, smoked chicken, doctors’ surgeries – and caraway later. The palate – huge and mouth-filling, has scorched heather dipped in honey, caramelized onions, sweet barbecued ribs, pistachios and tar.
Cask No. 66.47 Campfire character
11 years old; refill barrel; 59%; Heavily peated
The nose has hickory, campfire smoke and medicinal notes of honey Lockets lozenges, carbolic and Germolene, with jelly babies, gorse, vanilla and sea air. The mouth-numbing palate carries minty-menthol antiseptic mouthwash, ash, tar, soot, cigarettes and liquorice – a sweet and smoky intensity.
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