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SMWS 88.23: Speyburn

“Leap of the magic fruit salmon” · Past release, no longer on sale
Leap of the magic fruit salmon - SMWS 88.23Sold outFeb 2021
88.23

Leap of the magic fruit salmon

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age12 years
ABV54%
Outturn208 bottles
Cask1st fill ex-rye whisky hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 88
DistillerySpeyburn
RegionSpeyside

In short · Speyburn (Speyside), 12 years.

“The initial aroma was intensely fruity and tropical, lots of pineapple caramelising in brown sugar, chewy strawberry sweets and Iced Gems.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£62View on SMWS

SMWS 88.23 is a single cask of Speyburn, in the Speyside region, 12 years old, bottled at 54%, released in the Feb 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 88.x is from Speyburn.

How the price compares
At £62, this 12-year-old cost more than 1 of the 3 Speyburn bottlings aged 12 released 2021–2022 that we hold. They ranged from £55.80 to £62, with a median of £62.
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 Speyburn

In Rothes, on the Granty Burn, Speyburn was built in 1897 by Charles Doig, pagoda and all. Determined to fill a cask in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year, its makers ran the first spirit on 15 December, in a snowstorm, in a still house with no doors or windows, the men in overcoats and mufflers. They managed one butt. The spirit is light, sweet and fresh. Inver House's.

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