Scotch Malt Whisky Society of Canada December 2022 Outturn – Scotch Whisky News

Enjoy this spectacular selection of one-of-a-kind bottlings, perfect to put on your Christmas list or to give to that someone special.

TOTALLY FANCIFUL

CASK NO. 19.53

INITIAL CASK:  1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  18 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Sweet, fruity & mellow

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Black Forest ham, cantaloupe melon, spring rolls with apricot-ginger sauce, followed by vanilla panna cotta and jellied strawberry consommé.”

ADMIRE THE ARCHITECTURE

CASK NO. 77.72

CASK TYPE:  Refill ex-bourbon hogshead

AGE:  12 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Spicy & dry

BOTTLE NOTE:  “A classical drier style of highland malt. Spicy, waxy, herbal, dominated by rich malty tones and beautifully structural and well-composed.”

GTR – GINGER, TOBACCO AND RUM

CASK N0. 85.68

INITIAL CASK:  Ex-bourbon hogshead

FINAL CASK:  1st fill #3 char hogshead

AGE:  13 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Deep, rich & dried fruits

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Dark Jamaican ginger cake before stepping into a drying room of tobacco leaves in Cuba and on the palate jerk ham with a sticky rum glaze.”

 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE CASK

CASK NO. 72.109

INITIAL CASK:  Oloroso butt

FINAL CASK:  1st fill #4 char puncheon

AGE:  10 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Spicy & sweet

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Orchestral manoeuvres in the cask – earthy pepper, exotic woods and toasted oak – harmonising into toffee apples, heather and strawberries.”

NO VIKINGS NEED APPLY

CASK NO. 4.315

INITIAL CASKS:  Ex-bourbon hogsheads

FINAL CASK:  1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  13 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Oily & coastal

BOTTLE NOTE:  “An old school, refined and charismatic example of this great Orkney make. Single malt originally from bourbon hogsheads, married in this cask.”

A DRUID’S MAGIC POTION

CASK NO. G15.17

CASK TYPE:  2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  8 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Peated

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Quiche Lorraine with peat-smoked bacon lardons, followed by medicinal mouthwash and deep heat rub before we had a sip of that magic potion.”