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SMWS 88.25: Speyburn

“The metamorphoses of a salmon” · Past release, no longer on sale
The metamorphoses of a salmon - SMWS 88.25Sold outOct 2021
88.25

The metamorphoses of a salmon

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age12 years
ABV54.1%
Outturn218 bottles
CaskRefill ex-bourbon hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 88
DistillerySpeyburn
RegionSpeyside

In short · Speyburn (Speyside), 12 years.

“Limited to 2 per member The panel were a little taken aback by just how perfectly mature and luscious this one was.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 88.25 is a single cask of Speyburn, in the Speyside region, 12 years old, bottled at 54.1%, released in the Oct 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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