SMWS Outturn January 2021

SMWS Outturn January 2021 is now live.

Great Scots Tongue Twisters – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society release (outturn) several single cask bottlings of Scotch, Whisk(e)y, Rum and Gin, to name a few, usually on the first Friday of every month. Below is a full list of what the SMWS Great Scots Tongue Twisters outturn which is being released on the Monday 25th January 2021 has to offer.

The SMWS January 2021 outturn has 28 Scotch whiskies to choose from. These whiskies includes a 15 year old Bunnahabhain and an 11 year old Highland Park and much, much more… These unique monthly bottlings are only available to buy by members of the Society. (Don’t worry you can join the SMWS here) but be quick several of the bottlings sell out as quickly as the day they are released.

(here is a quick link to last months SMWS Outturn: SMWS December 2020 outturn).

January’s SMWS Outturn below:

SMWS 135.28

135.28 – “N-Ice Wine”

59.2% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel~ 9 yo ~ Highland

One panellist imagined carrying fresh hay into an old, but very well-kept, barn while another was drinking pineapple juice at a petrol station. The palate neat would probably reach yellow on the Scoville scale but it was well balanced by the sweet fruitiness of a tropical fruit syllabub adding plenty of honey and lemon juice….read more

£48.40

SMWS 112.78

112.78 – Waxing Lyrical

60.2% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 10yo ~ Highland

A real beauty – waxed lemons, white chocolate, fudge sundae, spearmint, ripe red apples, honey, hints of virgin olive oil, salty sea spray and a wisp of smoke. Viscous, oily and fresh on the palate with toasted wood, polished oak, oranges and kiwis and in the finish, one of the classic cocktails, the epitome of a summer drink….read more

£51.00

SMWS 30.113

30.113 – Dragon’s Blood Gragrance Oil

67.8% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Pedro Ximenes ~ Speyside

We all agreed in an instant – autumn leaves and bonfire followed by toffee apples and s’mores – such an evocative scent. The palate moved seamlessly on to pumpkin soup with a twist, some chillies to give it a zing as well as spiced rum-soaked grilled pineapple…read more

£54.00

G5.13

G5.13 – Delightful, Dreamy!

63.3% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 16yo ~ Highland

At first, we noticed the lovely bright golden amber colour which was followed by an aroma bursting with character. The evocative scent of vanilla fudge, exotic scented wood, candy canes, Bakewell tarts and rose Turkish delight made us eager to have a try….read more

£59.00

SMWS 93.157

93.157 – Cherry Blossom In Campbeltown

59.6% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 10yo ~ Campbeltown

We sat on the harbour wall and opened our lunch box – Caprese salad made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, sweet basil and seasoned with olive oil and salt. Definitely ‘seaside-y’ on the palate as we drank a truly Japanese kombucha – seaweed tea with the addition of a touch of smoke followed by saltwater taffy….read more

£64.00

SMWS 82.34

82.34 – Jekyll And Hyde Dram

62.1% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 9yo ~ Highland

A bit of a Jekyll and Hyde dram tamed by water. The neat nose presented saltwater taffy, apricot yoghurt and rhubarb clafouti, liquorice, coffee cake and dark chocolate with cherry pieces. The robust, astringent palate delivered Bramley apple, leather, barley sugar dipped in paprika and sweet chilli egg noodles…read more

£52.00

SMWS 80.20

80.20 – Easy-Peasy…!

59.7% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 8yo ~ Speyside

We were busy in the kitchen making lemon confit using olive and canola oil with a pinch of salt as well as white chocolate coconut fudge and vanilla custard. Well rounded on the palate neat, a beautiful sweetness; vanilla cream, marshmallows and coconut candy while in the finish a ginger Jaffa cake trifle…read more

£45.60

SMWS 72.100

72.100 – Rum In An Old Tea Chest

62.2% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Panamanian Rum Barrel ~ 7yo ~ Speyside

We blew dust off an old tea chest to find coconut laden toasted oak, jasmine tea leaves and red liquorice before opening the rum released a flood of caramel, banana and autumn leaves. A wave of spice greeted the palate that quickly softened into orange, mango and melon with caramel, custard and burnt marshmallows. Water brought funky fruit aromas of guava, papaya…read more

£47.60

SMWS 68.53

68.53 – Sweet, Sweet Memories

59.4% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Pedro Ximenes Butt ~ 13yo ~ Highland

Wonderful, can you smell the coffee – those freshly ground beans now in your mug. It triggered all sorts of good feelings and memories like making Christmas cookies with your mum and being allowed to lick the bowl. On the palate juicy sultanas, salty flavours of Macadamia nuts, warm walnut and raisin bread, cinnamon custard…read more

£65.20

SMWS 66.185

66.185 – Youll Have Had Your Tea…

57.7% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 11yo ~ Highland

Step inside my humble farm shack, here in the isolated Highlands. No phone signal I’m afraid (don’t worry, you can have your wellies back later) just this blue steak that my children have prepared over these hot copper kettles. Let me grate some truffle on that for you (it’s definitely truffle and not mud). Oh, you’re thirsty! Must be all this salt and vinegar…read more

£58.00

SMWS 63.71

63.71 – Plum-Boom!

61.9% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Speyside

The aroma greeted us and instantly we left all the daily chores behind us as we relaxed with the scent of strawberry meringue, peach and custard Danish as well as pineapple upside down cake. A lovely texture on the palate neat with us all enjoying bakery delights like apple pie, cherry cream cake and puff pastry plum cake with vanilla pudding…read more

£45.60

SMWS 46.106

46.106 – Something Caught Your Rye?

56.7% ~ 1st-Fill Ex-Rye Whisky Hogshead ~ 11yo ~ Speyside

A bright and bouncing aroma to begin full of orange vitamin tablets in soda water, Turkish delight, ginger biscuits, rye bread, toasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil. Some hessian sack and hints of golden sultana. Water brought cornflour starchiness, chamomile, vanilla foam, miso broth, toasted almonds and rich oatmeal…read more

£55.40

SMWS 39.208

39.208 – Full Of Vim And Vigour

62.4% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Speyside

A refreshing cup of mint and apple tea freshened the senses as Victoria sponge cake and rich tea biscuits arrived. A large bowl of fruit brought zesty aromas of lime, orange peel and overripe pineapples while sugary sweetness suggested candyfloss and marshmallows. The palate too was full of vim and vigour with popping candy…read more

£49.00

SMWS 28.53

28.53 – Spoon-Licking Good

60.0% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Highland

We brewed a Lady Grey tea, black tea with bergamot essential oil, lemon and orange peel as we enjoyed a spoon-licking good hot, chocolate hazelnut fudge sauce from a silver spoon. We poured the fudge over a brownie bottom ice cream cake which was soaked in bramble liqueur – luxuriously self-indulgent…read more

£49.00

SMWS 26.162

26.162 – Very Good All Round

59.2% ~ 1stFill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 9yo ~ Highland

The sweet smoke of a lemon and bergamot soy wax candle brought a burst of happiness as some of us imagined walking through a pine forest early in the morning to be the first to tee-off on a links golf course. Before that we had breakfast; orange olive oil cake topped with a rosemary and cardamom drizzle…read more

£57.50

SMWS 13.82

13.82 – Life’s Simple Pleasures

58.9% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Cosecha Wine Barrique ~ 7yo ~ Highland

An inviting bouquet of aromas greeted the Panel; Earl Grey tea, fig rolls, raisins and dates as well as sweet walnut wine, three fruit marmalade and cocoa powder. On the palate a little luxurious; pan-seared foie gras on toasted brioche with mildly nutty mache and creamy white wine puree…read more

£56.00

SMWS 10.205

10.205 – Bottled Breakfast

54.7% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 15yo ~ Islay

Lean, clean and saline noted the Panel initially. Porridge laced with honey, some bacon lardons frying in the background, newspaper ink and subtler notes of hessian, soda bread and dried heather flowers. Elegant but with firm and assertive personality…read more

£86.00

SMWS 9.195

9.195 – Float With The Jazz Faeries

56.5% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 12yo ~ Speyside

A wonderfully sappy and herbal nose at first. Alive, green, fresh and abundantly vivacious and springy. Lots of saps, pollens, cut grass, marker pens, white flowers, fir wood resins, dried apricot in flapjack and exotic hardwood shavings hot from a lathe. Water unveils linen starch, hessian cloth, cream crackers, pure cereals, barley water…read more

£62.00

SMWS 7.253

7.253 – Who Ate All The Cakes?

56.9% ~ 1stFill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 16yo ~ Speyside

Fragrant aromas merged Turkish delight and violets with vanilla sponge cake as sweet biscuity notes turned to coconut and apricot Danish pastries. The palate also contained a light perfume that carried a clove-like spiciness before softening to raspberry jam with cream tea…read more

£79.00

SMWS 6.47

6.47 – Sweet Shop And Ice Cream Parlour

57.4% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 11yo ~ Speyside

We walked into an old-fashioned sweet shop with wooden counters where generations of children exchanged their pennies for a delicious candy crush, and just like the kids in a candy store we could not wait to try. We were in for a surprise; raspberry and black pepper truffles, Curly Wurly chocolate bars…read more

£53.40

SMWS 4.267

4.267 – The Lure Of The Orcadian Nuggle

62.9% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 11yo ~ Highland

We burned the remains of an old wooden boat stranded on the beach and with the sun setting we started ‘fire spinning’ – magical! Ludically smooth, salty, sweet smoke, imagine a long-exposed photograph having captured all the trails created by the sparks of the spinning poi…read more

£64.00

SMWS 3.320

3.320 – Smoky White Wine Sangria

56.9% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 16yo ~ Islay

A seaweed salad sushi style: pineapple wakame with smoked heather honey, toasted sesame seeds dressed with Ponzu, a citrus sauce made with yuzu juice, soy sauce and little sugar. A sugared puff of smoke on the palate neat; imagine a gingerbread house with sugared peat smoke rising from the chimney followed by a heather coulis…read more

£115.00

SMWS 2.121

2.121 – Spring Torch Heather

53.8% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~14yo ~ Speyside

Spring torch heather, named after the glimmering colour of its new spring growth, combined with fragrant wood incense and daffodils made this an intriguing bouquet of aromas. On the palate; pear and lemon juice followed by desiccated coconut and a ginger-chilli flavour before, in the finish, homemade, slightly burned…read more

£78.00

SMWS 1.236

1.236 – It Shines

59.5% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 9yo ~ Speyside

This was proper Perry, bottle-fermented Perry, a delicate sweetness with tropical fruit aromas of guava and pineapple as well as a hint of citrus – Napoleon allegedly described it as “English champagne”. Talking of sparkling on the palate like a Moselle kir royale, dry sparkling Riesling wine…read more

£60.00

SMWS 53.358

53.358 – “When in Russia, Do…”

58.0% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 10yo ~ Islay

One of the Panel members, who should know, commented ‘just like in a Russian banya’ (for you and me: a bathhouse with sauna, steam room, body scrubs with Russian food and drink) – what could the drink be? Metaphorically naked (when in Rome, do …) the taste was hot, medicinal and sea-weedy…read more

£65.00

SMWS 42.53

42.53 – Mull Me(N)tal

60.2% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 12yo ~ Highland

We imagined being on board a CalMac ferry, heading to Craignure ferry terminal, standing next to the funnel, expelling engine exhaust to keep warm as we ate greasy oily chips, smoky streaky bacon and, not typically on the menu, a hot dog topped with nacho cheese, extra pickled jalapeno peppers and crushed tortilla crisps…read more

£65.00

SMWS 35.283

35.283 – Fizzy Bath Bombs

59.6% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 12yo ~ Speyside

We jumped right into this one with fruity fizzy bath bombs, a lit black pepper and vanilla-scented candle, lemon sherbet and white chocolate chip cookies. The palate had plenty of citric zing next to juicy sweet pineapple, comfit pears in apple sauce and Vieille prune eau de vie aged in oak casks…read more

£62.00

SMWS 18.32

18.32 – Aye Tae This Rye Say I

55.8% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Rye Whisky Hogshead ~ 13yo ~ Speyside

Freshly split pine logs, burning cedar wood, the inside of a freshly made acoustic guitar and then grubby coal scuttles, fire embers and an old iron poker. A rush of air from an old leather set of bellows. In time it became lightly carbolic and showed notes of putty, Tokaji wines and sheep wool…read more

£62.00