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.
18 years old; 1st fill barrel, heavy char #4+; 53.1%; Speyside
Shifted from one bourbon barrel into another after 16 years, but this time a first fill heavy char job. On the nose, everything seemed drenched in sunshine – golden syrup, toffee, marzipan, honey and vanilla, dessert wine and vintage champagne, chamomile, coconut and split logs. The delightful palate suggested tropical fruits, armagnac-soaked cherries, hibiscus tea and marshmallows toasted on birch twigs; the finish had undertones of salted caramel, leather, black coffee and oak.
The reduced nose suggested bubble gum, cherry lozenges and porridge with honey – all inside a newly constructed timber-built house. The palate combined candyfloss with cough lozenges and macarons with raisins flamed in calvados.
