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SMWS 138.12: Nantou

“Spice wreck” · Past release, no longer on sale
Spice wreck - SMWS 138.12Sold outApr 2022
138.12

Spice wreck

SMWS regionTaiwan
Age6 years
ABV57.1%
Cask1st fill #3 char barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 138
DistilleryNantou
RegionTaiwan

In short · Nantou (Taiwan), 6 years.

“The cask had the upper hand here initially we thought.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 138.12 is a single cask of Nantou, in Taiwan, 6 years old, bottled at 57.1%, released in the Apr 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 138.x is from Nantou.

How the price compares
At £88.75, this 6-year-old cost more than 5 of the 9 Nantou bottlings aged 4–6 released 2022–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £80.50 to £95.50, with a median of £87.
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 Nantou

In Nantou County, at the heart of Taiwan, the state-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation opened a winery and distillery in 1977, turning to malt whisky in 2008. Its single malt, Omar, Gaelic for amber, is double-distilled from English barley, and because the site is also a fruit winery, freshly emptied lychee and plum wine casks can go straight to whisky. Subtropical heat does the rest. TTL's.

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