SMWS code 165 is Wolfburn (peated), in the Highland region. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1821. Any Society bottling numbered 165.x (for example 165.1, 165.42) is a single cask from Wolfburn (peated).
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“Wolfburn distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After ceasing production in the 1860s, a new distillery of the same name opened in 2013.”From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 165.403 means cask 403 from distillery 165. That distillery is Wolfburn (peated), in Highland. More on Wolfburn (peated) at Wikipedia.
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Other Highland distilleries: 6 Macduff, 11 Tomatin, 13 Dalmore, 16 Glenturret, 19 Glen Garioch, 21 Glenglassaugh, 26 Clynelish, 28 Tullibardine, 32 Edradour, 52 Old Pulteney, 55 Royal Brackla, 57 Glen Mhor · all Highland codes
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