Sold outJan 2026In short · Macduff (Highland), 10 years.
“The nose, lush and inviting, was a cascade of orchard fruits, especially pears (in syrup), green apples and apricot danish.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 6.85 is a single cask of Macduff, in the Highland region, 10 years old, bottled at 53.7%, released in the Jan 2026 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 6.x is from Macduff.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
Built in 1960 at the height of the post-war boom, Macduff stands where the River Deveron meets the Moray Firth, and most of what it makes still disappears into William Lawson's blend. Under its own name it travels as The Deveron, a clean, malty, gently fruity coastal Highlander that rarely gets the spotlight it deserves. Part of the Dewar's family (Bacardi).