SMWS releases — July 2021

In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 7 years.

“The initial nose bristled with toasted wood, BBQ embers, aged calvados and dried apple rings.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Bowmore (Islay), 17 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member A sublime olfactory experience which took us all to different places.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

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

“Limited to 1 bottle per member The Panel found a wonderfully oceanic aroma, full of sea breezes, crushed seashells, chalky medicines, coal scuttles and zingy citrus…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Auchentoshan (Lowland), 18 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member Deep golden syrup, heady floral scent – gorse in full bloom, a carpenter’s beeswax, apricot jam, camphor, marzipan, ripe red…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

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

“Limited to 1 per member We were led by the nose into the distillery gardens – spring flowers, jasmine, flowering herbs, grass, beeswax and honey.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

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

“Limited to 2 per member The panel was met with a bouquet of fruity sweetness ranging from ripening apples and pears over orange slices and peach cobbler to a classic…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 7 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member Burnt raisins, treacle tarts and smoked olive oil were the more straightforward descriptors before we had a ‘smoky blue spirulina…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glenturret (Highland), 10 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member The nose pricked our imaginations – evoking smouldering leaf bonfires, ‘tarpaulin-covered railway sleepers on low-loader and a…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Inchgower (Speyside), 13 years.

“Limited to 2 per member We imagined sitting on the Playa de Sanlucar de Barrameda barbequing on a warm evening the famous king prawns caught off the coast of Cadiz.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Macallan (Speyside), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member Oh yes, a great pick me up, as we made a spiked Spanish coffee, dampening the rim of the glass with lemon wedges before dipping…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Clynelish (Highland), 9 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member The waxy fragrance of scented candles formed around cinder toffee and limoncello as oranges, coconut and marzipan settled onto sawdust and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Tullibardine (Highland), 10 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member A rather dry and punchy aroma at first, we noted.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Linkwood (Speyside), 13 years.

“Limited to 2 per member An intensely juicy and floral start led us through rose petals, carnations and strawberries while the juice was supplied by grapefruit, mango and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Dailuaine (Speyside), 13 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A big and robust nose greeted the panel.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Balmenach (Speyside), 17 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A superbly rich and juicy aroma greeted us, initially bursting with bubble-gum, juicy fruits, fruit salad juices, lemon meringue…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 10 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member Hefty coastal aromas of smoked kippers, fishing nets and seaweed merged with salted chestnuts and cashews as they toasted…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Dufftown (Speyside), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member The panel were initially taken somewhat aback by the aroma, which was more reminiscent of a lighter old school highland dram at…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Tormore (Speyside), 14 years.

“Limited to 2 per member The nose made it immediately apparent this was a slight deviation from this distillerys usual profile.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Loch Lomond (Inchmurrin / Inchmoan) (Highland), 13 years.

“A variety of aromas came to mind when nosing neat; malted milk biscuits, chewy toffee, mint eclairs, salt and sweet popcorn, caramel custard and strawberry laces.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Braeval (Braes of Glenlivet) (Speyside), 11 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A conventional start of green meadows, lush woodland and gooseberry bushes merged into treacle, toasted oak and tinned fruits in…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · The Borders Distillery (Lowland).

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member A robust and powerful nose introduced juniper, linseed oil and angelica root before orange and pink grapefruit made way for…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Worthy Park (Jamaica), 7 years.

“This bottle is limited to 2 per member Our noses confronted a firecracker fusillade of funk – stewed fruits (prunes not plums) and leather (razor strop soaked in…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Uitvlugt (Guyana), 29 years.

“A voice from high up the mast yelled "fruit ahoy!" as mangos, pineapples and bananas bobbed past the bow and coconuts collided with the hull.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS