Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.109

$157.49

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OAK, SMOKE AND INTENSITY

Matured 20 years in a Refill Butt and bottled at 59.2%.

Panel's Tasting Note: "Most of us found this outstanding, but not all! The nose suggested a mechanic's hands (oil, swarfega) and new cars in a freshly-painted showroom. We also found prunes, dates, figs in syrup, walnut oil and TCP. The unreduced palate had oak and smoke intensity – treacle, syrup and worn leather ('a liontamer's whip'). The reduced nose was aromatic, savoury and mechanical – blackened chicken, cinder toffee, mushrooms in a basket, cloves, molasses and 'diesel-soaked cherries'. The reduced palate had ferns, sugar-coated fennel seeds, turmeric, liquorice and onion bhajis – sweet and smoky but with deep swirling undercurrents. The distillery has a Royal Warrant."

Drinking Tip: "A late evening dram, perhaps while watching 'Pimp My Ride."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 35.53

$164.69

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OLD JAZZ BAR

This 26 year old Speyside is from a Refill Butt bottled at 40.6%.

Panel's Tasting Note: "A mellow nose with Calvados, baked banana and apple crumble with caramel, almonds and ground nutmeg on top, consumed in an old jazz bar with polished brass and leather straps. The taste was rich, smooth and velvety with liquorice root, juicy sultanas, ginger biscuits and fruitcake. On reduction, the nose became richer with burnt raisins, rum, chocolate and Victoria plums, alongside linseed oil polish and new cricket bats. The reduced palate had banana skins, pastry and walnut slice with traces of Calvados. This distillery is situated under the shadows of Gallow Hill where executions were carried out until the end of the 17th century."

Drinking Tip: "When relaxing, chilling out and listening to jazz. Drink neat - or take care with water!"

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 23.72

$105.29

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A BIG EYE-WATERING SLAP

This 9 Year Islay is a massive 66.4% from a Refill Sherry Butt.

Panel's Tasting Note: "The nose forced shotgun shells and fireworks on us – but also gave barley sugars, custard and chocolate-coated foamy bananas; peppermint tea, liquorice, smoked ham and old bonfires. The palate's big, eye-watering, sherry slap took our breath away – sweet red liquorice, cinder toffee, crème brulée, treacle, cooked apples, ash and peat. The reduced nose suggested barbecued lamb chops dripping on embers, singed mint leaf and burnt lemon skin. Water definitely improved the palate – now sweeter (toasted coconut, vanilla, golden syrup, raisins, cherries) – calso woody spices, crispy sage, and grilled lobster. The distillery is on the road from Port Charlotte to Bridgend."

Drinking Tip: "Let some water open it up and don't rush it."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 26.85

$144.89

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COMPLEX, CAPTIVATING AND CHRISTMASSY

A 19 Year Northern Highlander at 58.7% from the town of Brora matured in a Refill Barrel.

Panel's Tasting Note: "The complex nose captivated us immediately – sand candles, jasmine, musk, orange blossom, butterscotch, dark chocolate-dipped cherries, green fruits, cedar and wool carpets. The mouth-coating palate had myriad fruits (melon, star-fruit, peach, cherry lips) and ginger, wasabi heat later. The reduced nose was still lively, with a light fruit top note, but also deeper swirls and eddies of mint, oak and candles on Christmas trees. The palate was rewarding and enjoyable, with waxy textures, the cooling of mint and something that reminded us of Christmas preparations – sweet home baking, the cosy hearth and wintery weather outside. The distillery is in Brora."

Drinking Tip: "While preparing for Christmas, perhaps."

Scotch Malt Whisky Society 125.60

$109.79

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EXPANDING UNIVERSE OF FLAVOUR

This 10 year from the "Vale of Tranquility" matured in a Refill Barrel and has been bottled at 60.6%.

Panel's Tasting Note: "The nose conveyed the sweetness of dark honey, toffee popcorn, caramel and barley sugars and the richness of plain chocolate, prunes, tarte tatin and hot cross buns. The palate was exciting – an expanding universe of texture and flavour – sticky toffee pudding, treacle, banana chips, dried figs, vanilla and pepper. The reduced nose elicited brandy snaps, bread and butter pudding, medjool dates, fruit cake, black tea and dark wheat beer. The palate delivered a fine balance of sweet barley tones and deeper resonances of oak, with a warming nutmeg spice after-glow. From the distillery that stands in the Vale of Tranquility."

Drinking Tip: "While watching a good film."

Fettercairn 24 Year

$284.39

G&M MacPhail's Glenlossie 1982

$123.29

G&M MacPhail's Tamdhu 1971 40 Year

$224.99

Glenrothes 1988

$103.49