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SMWS GN3.14: The Borders Distillery

“A hymn to the god of summer refreshment” · Past release, no longer on sale
A hymn to the god of summer refreshment - SMWS GN3.14Sold outDec 2020
GN3.14

A hymn to the god of summer refreshment

SMWS regionHawick
Age1 years
ABV50.6%
Outturn261 bottles
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritGin
Distillery from SMWS code GN3
RegionLowland

In short · The Borders Distillery (Lowland), 1 years.

“The neat nose suggests various things – the spritzy fruitfulness of lime chews, raspberryade and dried cranberries; fudge, toffee and icing sugar sweetness and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS GN3.14 is a single cask of The Borders Distillery, in the Lowland region, 1 years old, bottled at 50.6%, released in the Dec 2020 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered GN3.x is from The Borders Distillery.

How the price compares
At £44, this 1-year-old cost less than 2 of the 6 The Borders Distillery bottlings aged 1 released 2021–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £34 to £50, with a median of £44.
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 The Borders Distillery

In a converted factory in Hawick, the Borders Distillery began work on 6 March 2018, the first legal whisky distillery in the Scottish Borders since 1837. While its malt matures, a Carter-head still makes its gin, named for William Kerr, a Hawick-born botanist. The founders are four former William Grant & Sons executives. Three Stills Company's.

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