SMWS releases — March 2021

In short · Glenlivet (Speyside), 13 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A clear and classic sherry accent!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Highland Park (Islands), 11 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member We were working with a traditional hand-operated cider press in a dunnage warehouse when we got served steaming hot freshly brewed…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Longmorn (Speyside), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member The nose is elegant calligraphy embellished with fruity flourishes (stone fruits, orchard fruits, rhubarb, banana) and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glen Grant (Speyside), 17 years.

“A bottle of this with friends in the garden would be heaven – elegant, refined and beautifully balanced, worthy of a Renoir painting.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member We needed to call the fire brigade as a garden shed full of paint pots, newspapers, old chipboards and plywood had just gone up in…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Dalmore (Highland), 7 years.

“A wonderfully sweet, aromatic nose – mashed banana, moscatel wine, crème brûlée, café latte and butterscotch all came to mind.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Bruichladdich (Islay), 29 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member “Gorse, beautiful - the yellow flowers of gorse in full bloom, the epitome of gorse!” It reminded us of a Rod Stewart song he…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Macallan (Speyside), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member The smell was initially like opening a jar of candied pitted olives and cherries in sweet sherry.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Clynelish (Highland), 9 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member Smiling faces all around as it was the first day of the new season, a return to the golf course after a long and dreadful…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Tullibardine (Highland), 8 years.

“Chardonnay and tarragon reduced down in a cream heavy sauce with a touch of salt as fennel merged with dried coconut, custard cream biscuits and soy sauce.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Caperdonich (Speyside), 25 years.

“Imagine chopped mixed fresh fruits, like apples, pears, bananas and pineapple all stewed in orange-flavoured sugar syrup and then set on fire with a brandy flame…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Tobermory (Islands), 15 years.

In short · Balmenach (Speyside), 13 years.

“A lean and almost brittle nose full of crisp, dry cereals, turmeric, soda bread, cigarette rolling papers, beeswax and lamp oil.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Balmenach (Speyside), 7 years.

“A nose that brimmed with breads and spices to begin.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 29 years.

“Delicate and sweet bonfire smoke framed a scene of tranquillity as toasted pine nuts, hazelnuts and chocolate covered marshmallows bobbed in rock pools that reflected…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 11 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member Sniffing this, you could be underground in an old salt mine, with abandoned machinery – definitely a hard hat dram.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Blair Athol (Highland), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member An immediately bonkers dram we all agreed.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Miltonduff (Speyside), 9 years.

“Limited to 2 per member A sweet and floral scent awakened us to raindrops falling on cherry blossom and cornfields, before kicking dust onto hidden wild strawberries as…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Knockdhu (AnCnoc) (Speyside), 26 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A surprisingly youthful and fresh nose, full of readily muddled green herbs, garden flowers, ginger beer, rosehip tea and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glenmorangie (Highland), 15 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member This was almost sensory overkill, but we managed!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Loch Lomond (Highland), 11 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member We were making apricot jam, using a hot copper pan, while we enjoyed a glass of Pinot noir wine with the typical flavours of…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Girvan (Lowland), 20 years.

“The Panel was taken aback by the richness and assertiveness of this unusually mature-for-its-age grain.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS