Scotch Malt Whisky Society 6.32

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KNICKERBOCKERS AT A WEDDING

This 12 year old Speysider - the first from this distillery for SMWS Canada - was matured in a refill hogshead and comes in at 58.6%.

Flavour profile:  Spicy & sweet.

Outturn:  325 bottles.

Panel's tasting note:  "The nose had a sophisticated and subtle combination of toffee, honey and cola cubes, lemon tart, rosewater, apricot jam and peach schnapps. The palate was textured and complex – sweet, tangy and bright, but with deeper underlying notes; we got rum and raisin ice-cream and melted dark chocolate, with teasing nips of chili, clove, aniseed and ginger to finish.

We found the reduced nose rewarding and ‘classic’ – dried papaya, pineapple, chocolate orange and a mixture of flowers and fruitcake that evoked weddings. The reduced palate was tasty and sweet – chocolate, fudge, toffee, banana chips and knickerbocker glory, with cinnamon swirls coming later."

750 ml