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SMWS 137.17: St. George’s (The English Whisky Co.)

“Medicinal chocolate” · Past release, no longer on sale
Medicinal chocolate - SMWS 137.17Sold outNov 2024
137.17

Medicinal chocolate

SMWS regionEngland
Age12 years
ABV64%
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 137
RegionEngland

In short · St. George’s (The English Whisky Co.) (England), 12 years.

“Sweet aromas of cloves and antiseptic merged with burnt crab, smoked kippers and vanilla pods smouldering in the smoke of wet driftwood in a peat kiln.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 137.17 is a single cask of St. George’s (The English Whisky Co.), in England, 12 years old, bottled at 64%, released in the Nov 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 137.x is from St. George’s (The English Whisky Co.).

How the price compares
At £90, this 12-year-old cost more than 3 of the 5 St. George’s (The English Whisky Co.) bottlings aged 9–11 released 2023–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £84 to £90, with a median of £84.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About St. George’s (The English Whisky Co.)

At Roudham in Norfolk, the Nelstrop family built St George's in 2006, the first distillery in England dedicated to single malt for a century, and the then Prince of Wales opened it the following spring. Now known as The English Distillery, it works on a modest scale with a single pair of stills, making a gentle, fruity English malt. The English Whisky Co.'s.

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