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SMWS 73.161: Aultmore

“Lemon and lavender straw bales” · Past release, no longer on sale
Lemon and lavender straw bales - SMWS 73.161Sold outJul 2024
73.161

Lemon and lavender straw bales

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age11 years
ABV58.3%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 73
DistilleryAultmore
RegionSpeyside

In short · Aultmore (Speyside), 11 years.

“Drops of lemon and lavender oil landed on straw bales dusted with icing sugar and double cream.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 73.161 is a single cask of Aultmore, in the Speyside region, 11 years old, bottled at 58.3%, released in the Jul 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 73.x is from Aultmore.

How the price compares
At £64, this 11-year-old cost less than 15 of the 23 Aultmore bottlings aged 10–13 released 2022–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £54.80 to £75, with a median of £64.
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 Aultmore

Out on the lonely Foggie Moss near Keith, Aultmore (1895) was long a hidden malt, spoken of by locals and blenders and seldom by anyone else, prized for a clean, grassy, spring-water freshness. One of the Dewar's family (Bacardi).

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