Scotch Malt Whisky Society 42.44

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WINTER WARMER

This 9 year old from the Highland Islands comes in at 58.5% after maturing in a refill hogshead

Flavour profile:  Peated

Outturn:  232 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "The nose evokes a beach bonfire barbecue on shell sand – maple-cured bacon and Portobello mushrooms sizzling away; someone is smoking Sobrani cigarettes and there are creamy custard tarts for after. The palate is pretty straightforward – balancing simple sugary barley sweetness with mineral, shale-like smoke; it has a slightly oily mouth-feel. Water shifts the nose to coal tar soap and creamy, nutty smoke. The palate is now much sweeter and better balanced – imagine smoked bonbons; a touch of citrus starts to come through – lemon, clove and Fisherman’s Friends on the finish. A dram for inner warmth before chopping logs in the snow."

750 ml