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SMWS 138.31: Nantou

“Higher power” · Past release, no longer on sale
Higher power - SMWS 138.31Sold outFeb 2025
138.31

Higher power

SMWS regionTaiwan
Age5 years
ABV55.2%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 138
DistilleryNantou
RegionTaiwan

In short · Nantou (Taiwan), 5 years.

“We closed our eyes, sat back and relaxed.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£79.50View on SMWS

SMWS 138.31 is a single cask of Nantou, in Taiwan, 5 years old, bottled at 55.2%, released in the Feb 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 138.x is from Nantou.

How the price compares
At £79.50, this 5-year-old cost less than 7 of the 11 Nantou bottlings aged 4–7 released 2023–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £69 to £90, with a median of £80.
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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