SMWS GASTRONOMIC FUSION 700 ML
$109.96
Note: Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings are exclusive to members of SMWS. For more information on the Society and how to sign up, go to smws.ca
ALSO NOTE: THERE IS A LIMIT OF ONE BOTTLE TOTAL FOR PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT OF THE OUTTURN.
A SECOND BOTTLE PURCHASE WILL BE ALLOWED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY TO ALLOW ALL SMWS MEMBERS TO HAVE A CHANCE AT THEIR FIRST CHOICE BOTTLE.
9 years old; 1st fill barrel; 62.2%; Highland Island
The nose found rock pools, fishing nets and first aid kits, plus really delicate touches of smoke and embers; peering through the thin haze we identified honey, vanilla, lemon zest and heather. The peat smoke, more noticeable on the palate, was balanced by green apples and bananas, some herbal, grassy notes and ‘retrieving gummy sweets from an ashtray’.
The reduced nose discovered candy-shop flavours of lemon, lime and orange sherbet, tart fruits and an ice cream van on the beach. On the palate, the honeyed fruits counterpointed the coastal, smoky elements, all in perfect equilibrium – before a teasing finish of tar, tobacco, coconut and chilli.
