SMWS releases — February 2022

In short · Glenfarclas (Speyside), 8 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member There was an immediate and comforting sense of richness and texture about this nose.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glenlivet (Speyside), 15 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member Golden syrup drizzled over a green fruit salad, followed by baked apple with custard, gooseberry fool, key lime pie and pineapple sorbet.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Highland Park (Islands), 20 years.

“A vivid, pure and beautiful aroma of beach foam, pure heather flowers, crushed seashells, ink, sea air and lemon rind.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Highland Park (Islands), 13 years.

“Did someone soak raisins in muscle rub and who left the homemade black cherry jam with plenty of kirsch added in the first aid box?…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Auchentoshan (Lowland), 18 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member The nose was a fruity evocation of lemon bonbons, fizzy apple chews, sticky bramble liqueur and blackcurrants; also marshmallows, vanilla…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Macduff (Highland), 11 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member One Panel member immediately had that picture in his head of climbing a Munro (a mountain in Scotland over 914 meters) and having reached…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Longmorn (Speyside), 17 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member An aura of being calm, cool and collected surrounded this dram, deeply rich and tropical with candied pineapple, piña colada cupcakes with…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · BenRiach (Speyside), 31 years.

“We all got, in one way or another, the scent of orange; orange sherbet, orange grove, confit of orange filled with orange sorbet and boozy blood orange trifle next to…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Clynelish (Highland), 9 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member The nose was sweetly comforting and perfumed – Starburst in waxed paper, orange travel sweets, flumps and liquorice allsorts; olive,…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glenlossie (Speyside), 12 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member We felt this one was unusually rich and sweet for a refill cask.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Caol Ila (Islay), 9 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member A superbly satisfying mix of peat and sherry influence we thought.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

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

“Limited to 1 bottle per member A classic example – the nose evoked tug boat fumes and tarry ropes, raking out the morning-after fireplace, fresh bread from the oven and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glentauchers (Speyside), 11 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member The nose opened with a satisfyingly starchy profile.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Mannochmore (Speyside), 12 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member A rich aroma of treacle toffee, caramelised bananas as well as plum and almond tart with cinnamon cream was followed by plenty of spice…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 12 years.

“Straight away on the nose the panel noted smoked trout and smoked venison!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Blair Athol (Highland), 13 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member An autumnal aroma on the nose neat, cherries with a cinnamon dusting, blackberry jam with lemon and nutmeg and an aged apple brandy.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glenburgie (Speyside), 10 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member An intriguing mixture of flapjacks, malt extract, cinnamon buns, chocolate orange and a steak grilling over sweet chestnut charcoal made…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Miltonduff (Speyside), 10 years.

“The neat nose confirmed to us that this distillery often produces a deceptively weighty distillate.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Aultmore (Speyside), 10 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member An elegant an aromatic nose of sunflower oil, shoe polish, new furniture, lightly oily rags from a tool box, steel wool, canvass and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Ben Nevis (Highland), 8 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member An overtly fruity nose at first agreed the panel.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glen Spey (Speyside), 9 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member The initial nose was dusty but full of fresh barley and cereals.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Glencadam (Highland), 8 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member The initial nose brought to mind jellybeans, candy floss, pocket-warmed jelly babies, marshmallows and popping candy.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Speyburn (Speyside), 12 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member This one needed a bit of time but “you have to work at it to get it,” like cracking open unsalted roasted monkey nuts or shelling…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Dufftown (Speyside), 12 years.

“The nose took our panellists to a posh tea party in an orchard – Turkish delight, marzipan petits fours and pain au chocolat, washed down with Earl Grey tea.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Allt-a-Bhainne (Speyside), 7 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member On the nose we got caramel, fudge, chocolate-coated raisins and pear and maybe moist rolling tobacco and light smoke from a leaf bonfire?…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Loch Lomond (Inchmurrin / Inchmoan) (Highland), 15 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member An intense dark sweetness emerged from the glass like chocolate fudge with hints of chipotle chilli, cinnamon and red pepper, a freshly…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Balcones (Texas, USA), 4 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member We had freshly baked, still warm from the oven, tahini beetroot bread with dark cherry jam together with rhubarb crumble and custard.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Rock Town (Arkansas, USA), 5 years.

“Limited to 1 bottle per member The nose gave us ‘cola cubes and in a painted room’ and ‘smouldering coals in a sweat lodge hung with eucalyptus’.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

In short · Strathclyde (Lowland), 15 years.

“Limited to 2 bottles per member This was like a hug in a glass – vanilla pear syrup, chunks of pear, lemon juice, plenty of brandy and topped up with chilled soda.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

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

“Limited to 2 bottles per member Either madness or brilliance - it is remarkable how often those two traits coincide.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS