Sold outJun 2023In short · Nantou (Taiwan), 4 years.
“A fascinating peaty profile suggested coal scuttles, langoustine shells in a shellfish broth, medical ointments, samphire frying in salty butter and then crushed nettles…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 138.16 is a single cask of Nantou, in Taiwan, 4 years old, bottled at 57.3%, released in the Jun 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 138.x is from Nantou.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
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.