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SMWS 138.18: Nantou

“Blowing smoke rings” · Past release, no longer on sale
Blowing smoke rings - SMWS 138.18Sold outSep 2023
138.18

Blowing smoke rings

SMWS regionTaiwan
Age4 years
ABV57.2%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 138
DistilleryNantou
RegionTaiwan

In short · Nantou (Taiwan), 4 years.

“We imagined walking through a pine forest with that typical herbal and refreshing scent which immediately puts a smile on one’s face.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 138.18 is a single cask of Nantou, in Taiwan, 4 years old, bottled at 57.2%, released in the Sep 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 138.x is from Nantou.

How the price compares
At £80.50, this 4-year-old cost less than 8 of the 15 Nantou bottlings aged 4–6 released 2022–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £69 to £95.50, with a median of £86.
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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