Sold outIn short · Glenlivet (Speyside), 17 years.
“The nose conveyed lots of fruity garden vibes: collecting windfall apples, picking brambles in the sun, rosemary, verbena and fruits in a wooden bowl.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Auchentoshan (Lowland), 20 years.
“Almond tarts topped with raspberry jam.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glen Grant (Speyside), 14 years.
“Juicy and sumptuous aromas led us into an orchard filled with a rich variety of ripe fruit.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Bunnahabhain (Islay), 9 years.
“We were all in agreement nosing neat – a bowl full of herby chicken and bacon lardons with a red onion mash next to a green lentil curry.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glenturret (Highland), 9 years.
“A tanker full of marmalade was ablaze on a freshly laid tarmac road.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glenturret (Highland), 9 years.
“The nose was a lively evocation of tar barrels, engine oil, race track tyre marks, a Guy Fawkes bonfire, over-toasted nuts and meat loaf (not the bat out of hell one).…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glen Garioch (Highland), 19 years.
“Relaxing on a mattress of vanilla sponge we drifted off into a dreamy world of mellow marzipan surrounded by dried rose petals, baked apple and bread and butter pudding…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Linkwood (Speyside), 16 years.
“Deliciously sweet aromas encapsulated sugared almonds, marshmallows and red liquorice before fruity notes of dried apricots, ripe apples and sultanas joined pencil…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Balmenach (Speyside), 17 years.
“The nose on this one was immediately impactful and brand spectrum, with notes including raspberry jam, a fat, rum-like worm tub funk, powdered cinnamon and ginger, and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Caol Ila (Islay), 10 years.
“We were at the beach, peat smoke wafting from a nearby smokehouse and sun-dried seaweed; the children had candy floss and ice cream chocolate wafers.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Caol Ila (Islay), 15 years.
“The Panel were dismayed to encounter such a deliberately terrible whisky!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Royal Brackla (Highland), 15 years.
“Does exactly what it says on the tin, with aromas of oak, leather, sweet tobacco, marzipan and mulled wine, as well as figgy bread and butter pudding.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glenburgie (Speyside), 14 years.
“First nosing suggested candy floss, banana chips, sweet flower nectars, shoe polish and melon cordial, with a little malted milkshake and fruit loaf – easy, sweet and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glen Elgin (Speyside), 14 years.
“We found ourselves walking through a pine forest eating parkin and golden syrup flapjacks before we made a break and started a barbeque with Texas-style baked beans and…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Glen Scotia (Campbeltown), 32 years.
“The nose was a colourful collage of sea salt, dried kelp and pecorino romano; wasabi, rosemary and Assam tea; chamois leather, teak oil, pipe tobacco and toasted…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Auchroisk (Speyside), 15 years.
“We found ourselves walking through a market in Madagascar where the scent of spices such as saffron, cumin, nutmeg and wild red pepper permeated the air at the same time…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Loch Lomond (Rhosdhu) (Highland), 8 years.
“The initial nose had lemon and unripe melon, then some sweetness (marzipan, fudge, jam) and vaguer earthy hints (prosciutto, tobacco, balsamic).…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Worthy Park (Jamaica), 9 years.
“Initially plenty of fruity aromas, bananas and pineapples complemented by a vanilla sweetness and hint of macadamia nuts.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · New York Distilling Co. (New York, USA), 4 years.
“Don’t read the label before you have tried it!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold outIn short · Kyrö Distillery (Finland), 6 years.
“This was a real foodie dram on the nose.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“Pork chops, smothered in olive oil, rosemary and smoked paprika, sizzled on the hot charcoal of a Viking burial ship alongside lemons and limes rolled in coal-dust…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“The Panel were immediately plunged into scrubbing an old barbecue grill.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“We imagined making delicious orange and kumquat marmalade as we cooked pork loin in cider and poured ourselves a pint of heather ale.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“Secretly what we all yearn for as we dine black tie, the Panel were handed a burgeoning bag of chippy chips with salt and a dash of balsamic, topped with crispy seaweed…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“In the coastal cave the smugglers hid among a hoard of smoked peanut brittle, brunswick ham and sweet pimento peppers.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“Let’s start with the most obvious one, and here it was the prevailing feature – oak and smoke!…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“The aroma transformed us instantly as we slowed down to enjoy banana bourbon syrup, salted caramel sauce, candied grapefruit peel and Indian guava cheese.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
Sold out“This small-batch blended malt was created by bringing together the worlds of bourbon and oloroso cask maturation, along with spirit from the islands of Orkney and Islay.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
| Cask No. | Name | Distillery (code) | Region (code) | SMWS region | Age | ABV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.139 | Feeling peachy | Glenlivet | Speyside | Speyside | 17 yrs | 57.5% | £114 |
| 5.128 | Stirred with sugarcane | Auchentoshan | Lowland | Lowland | 20 yrs | 54.7% | £137 |
| 9.154 | Pickled in an orchard | Glen Grant | Speyside | Speyside | 14 yrs | 54.7% | £82.80 |
| 10.241 | Sound of singing sand | Bunnahabhain | Islay | Islay | 9 yrs | 58.8% | £79.50 |
| 16.94 | Marmalade tanker fuego | Glenturret | Highland | Highland | 9 yrs | 64.4% | £60 |
| 16.93 | Chewing on a pirate’s wooden leg | Glenturret | Highland | Highland | 9 yrs | 63.9% | £60 |
| 19.89 | Marzipan meditations | Glen Garioch | Highland | Highland | 19 yrs | 54.6% | £125 |
| 39.274 | Marmalade pipe tobacco | Linkwood | Speyside | Speyside | 16 yrs | 57.8% | £106.90 |
| 48.164 | Dark fruit feedback loop | Balmenach | Speyside | Speyside | 17 yrs | 54.2% | £97 |
| 53.443 | Fishing boat in a car wash | Caol Ila | Islay | Islay | 10 yrs | 61.5% | £75 |
| 53.445 | Nothing to see here | Caol Ila | Islay | Islay | 15 yrs | 56.7% | £99 |
| 55.92 | Does what it says on the tin | Royal Brackla | Highland | Highland | 15 yrs | 57.2% | £95 |
| 71.100 | Afternoon banana | Glenburgie | Speyside | Speyside | 14 yrs | 50.2% | £78 |
| 85.78 | A real tonic | Glen Elgin | Speyside | Speyside | 14 yrs | 57.6% | £85 |
| 93.207 | Harbourside hoopla | Glen Scotia | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 32 yrs | 52% | £750 |
| 95.97 | Smile and wave | Auchroisk | Speyside | Speyside | 15 yrs | 55.9% | £92.40 |
| G15.23 | Tuck shop treats in an old school desk | Loch Lomond (Rhosdhu) | Highland | Highland | 8 yrs | 60.6% | £50.50 |
| R11.9 | Rumbustious | Worthy Park | Jamaica | Jamaica | 9 yrs | 67.1% | £67.50 |
| RW3.8 | Don’t think twice! | New York Distilling Co. | New York, USA | New York | 4 yrs | 58% | £60 |
| RW6.2 | Aquavit-spiked fig and lemon verbena jam | Kyrö Distillery | Finland | Finland | 6 yrs | 51% | £80 |
| Distillery 93 Rare Release | Viking toothpaste | — | — | Campbeltown | 9 yrs | 60% | £65 |
| Distillery 149 Rare Release | Furtive gherkin | — | — | Highland | 8 yrs | 62.4% | £80 |
| Distillery 55 Rare Release | Rhubarb and fig crumble | — | — | Highland | 8 yrs | 58.2% | £60 |
| Distillery 4 Rare Release | Take me to the chippy | — | — | Highland | 20 yrs | 54.7% | £195 |
| Distillery 10 Rare Release | Smugglers' bacon | — | — | Islay | 10 yrs | 58.4% | £85 |
| Distillery 29 Rare Release | Sm’oak! | — | — | Islay | 25 yrs | 56.3% | £550 |
| Distillery 5 Rare Release | Philosopher's Stone | — | — | Lowland | 20 yrs | 54% | £137 |
| — | Underwater Barbecue | — | — | — | 12 yrs | 50% | £70 |