SMWS Outturn July 2020 is now live.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society release (outturn) several single cask bottlings of Scotch, Whisk(e)y, Rum and Gin, to name a few, on the first Friday of every month. Below is a full list of what the SMWS outturn’d on 3rd July 2020.
This month there are 18 Scotch whiskies, 1 Scottish grain whisky 1 Irish gin released. 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 June 2020 outturn).
July’s SMWS Outturn below:
GN4.2
Nettle Smooch
48.1% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ Northern Ireland
The nose opened with tangy white fruits, acid drops, tart grapefruit and concentrated juniper heat. Nettles, lemongrass, gooseberry juice and wild garlic were all noted. With water, it became superbly aromatic. Lots of fresh herbs, menthol tones and a kiss of medicine…. read more
£49.00
1.223
Dessert Triptych:
Mushroom Sorbet
63.4% ~ Refill Ex-Oloroso Sherry Butt ~ 10yo ~ Speyside
Deep, dark and full of secrets! Musky primroses, pressed wildflowers, plum jam, five spice, rose petals, freshly oiled wood and chopped wild mushrooms. Aged plum wines, fresh figs, prune eau de vie, black tea infused with hibiscus…. read more
£65.00
6.38
Hold Fast The
Mortal Sword
55.5% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 13yo ~ Speyside
A surprisingly dense and sweet nose full of condensed milk, sweetened butter, mango yoghurt, milk bottle sweeties, gooseberry fool, lemon parfait, marshmallow spread, pink wafers, rosewater and gin sorbet. With water, it develops a slightly leathery…. read more
£55.80
7.238
The Problem
of Reality
50.9% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 26yo ~ Speyside
Forget reality – imagine for a minute that instead of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly side by side you were sitting next to one of them in that Sunbeam Alpine convertible driving along the Cote d’Azur. Stopping on a hillside with a perfect…. read more
£185.00
10.194
Maritime Marshmallows
58.5% ~ Re-Charred Hogshead ~ 6yo ~ Islay
A syrupy start layered burnt toffee, fudge and dark chocolate over candied oranges and lemons while a gentle smoke lingered beside streaky bacon on pancakes. Oily elements suggested toasted pine nuts and Brazil nuts that…. read more
£62.00
12.41
Making Daisy
Chains in the Sun
59.5% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 9yo ~ Speyside
A bright, welcoming nose – we were making daisy chains by a garden shed in the sun with lemon ice lollies, apple strudel and upside-down pineapple cake. The palate was an intricate concatenation of flavours – tart, tangy… read more
£50.00
26.143
Sandals and
Candles
58.6% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Highland
Smooth textures suggested scented candles and waxed lemons with elements of soft leather. Subtle spices then joined dried orange skin and dates before the palate brought a ginger warmth that built with time… read more
£56.00
35.260
After the
Sugar Rush
57.7% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 18yo ~ Campbeltown
The sweetness is immediately apparent with notes of vanilla cream, maraschino cherry, cough drops, caramel wafers, toffee apple and sweet pastries. There’s also a lighter herbal quality manifest as chopped rosemary… read more
£85.00
36.174
Bircher Muesli
Almost “Complet”
58.4% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 13yo ~ Speyside
The aroma neat felt like being served the perfect Bircher muesli, prepared the night before, with oats, chai and pumpkin seeds, almonds, maple syrup, vanilla and lemon juice – well mixed and put in the fridge so all we needed… read more
£55.80
41.132
A Paradise of Spice
57.2% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 11yo ~ Speyside
Sipping rum from a coconut as whirls of cinnamon, nutmeg and custard washed over us, we relaxed like dark chocolate melting in the Caribbean sun. Divine dried fruits of figs, sultanas and raisins joined dark toffee… read more
£51.70
46.195
Tripping in the
Blue Peter Garden
52.7% ~ Re-Fill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 27yo ~ Speyside
An immediately beautiful aroma of dried wildflowers, Turkish delight, lemon scented wax candles, lanolin, wintergreens, gorse, earthy potting sheds, chamomile and fir liqueur. A little water unveils cinnamon powder… read more
£165.90
53.334
Molotov
Wellingtons
58.0% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead~ 13yo ~ Islay
Instantly there’s a big hit of mercurochrome, germoline and petrol. Smoked dried pineapple doused in ointments, seawater and olive oil. Black olive tapenade, sweet ash, lime zest, oyster sauce and raw lemon juice… read more
£74.00
63.67
“French Four
Spices”
58.9% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Speyside
We prepared malted custard French toast with brioche and warm raspberry ginger compote and macerated strawberries and lemon peel. On the palate neat like spicy homemade rusks, German spiced cookies… read more
£44.80
66.173
Dali’s Melting
Tractors
60.3% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 13yo ~ Highland
Someone is driving a burning tractor through a fug of boiler smoke in your general direction. There’s camphor, slow-roast mutton, marzipan and sheep wool. Also metal polish, lanolin, silage and coal dust. Peppery waxes… read more
£61.00
68.43
When Life
Gives You
Lemons…
55.6% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 11yo ~ Highland
A clean and fresh aroma greeted the Panel with the scent of eucalyptus, honey and lemon-flavoured throat lozenges as well as, according to one panellist, “floral pink and purple pastel vibes”… read more
£51.70
71.74
Skinny Dipping in
Scotch Broth
59.9% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 13yo ~ Speyside
Sweetly floral to begin; honeyed and full of toasted seeds and fruit-studded trail mix. Some dried notes of cornflour were also noted, along with cinnamon breakfast cereals, pineapple juice, light green tea and apples stewed… read more
£55.80
72.87
Hot Lego!
56.9% ~ 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Speyside
A burst of pink bubblegum at first. Then juicy fruits, fruit salad juices even, and things such as dried mint, gomme syrup, lime zest, mothballs, banoffee pie, cotton candy, pear drops, lemon cough syrup and elderflower cordial… read more
£44.80
85.64
Baked Bananas
and Burnt Bacon
57.8% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 13yo ~ Speyside
A massively fruity nose introduced fresh strawberries, pear drops and wooden crates packed with apples and lemons. Earthy notes of rain on warm flowerbeds and tree bark emerged through juicy fruit before deepening… read more
£55.80
94.8
From Cornwall
to Madagascar
62.4% ~ 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 8yo ~ Highland
The nose gave us spring meadows and gorse flowers, lemon tart, pear and honey tart, vanilla yoghurt, marshmallows, Tunnock’s snowballs and toffee popcorn – quite a range. The palate was beautifully sweet… read more
£48.00
112.60
Jelly On
A Cake
55.0% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ 17yo ~ Highland
The nose was abundant with the soft fruits of fermenting apples, dried apricots and marmalade with sweet notes of caramel and honey. Vanilla and coconut then drew us towards elements of oak dusted with ground cinnamon… read more
£67.20
138.7
Raw Sunflower
Honey
55.6% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Barrel ~ 9yo ~ Taiwan
The heady combination of wild rose bushes and tropical fruits next to vanilla pods, marshmallows and Turkish delight made us all eager to take a sip. Thick and mouth-coating like rich golden set raw sunflower honey… read more
£85.00
G8.12
Amuse-Sploosh!
58.2% ~ Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead ~ Lowland
A surprisingly enticing and playful nose greeted us, full of green and white pepper, pickled onion crisps, lighter fluid, vegetable oils, banana liqueur, toasted coconut, gorse, cream soda… read more