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SMWS GN3.23: The Borders Distillery

“Forage for spruce tips” · Past release, no longer on sale
Forage for spruce tips - SMWS GN3.23Sold outJul 2024
GN3.23

Forage for spruce tips

SMWS regionScotland
Age1 years
ABV50%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritGin
Distillery from SMWS code GN3
RegionLowland

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

“The fragrance was very earthy, spicy and comforting, like primroses at the edge of a pine needle-carpeted woodland floor alongside nutmeg, liquorice and candied almonds.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS GN3.23 is a single cask of The Borders Distillery, in the Lowland region, 1 years old, bottled at 50%, released in the Jul 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered GN3.x is from The Borders Distillery.

How the price compares
At £50, this 1-year-old cost more than all 6 The Borders Distillery bottlings aged 1 released 2020–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £34 to £49.50, 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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