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Our Scotch Malt Whisky Society Bottlings: Prices Reflect.5oz & 1.5oz Drams
Our Scotch Malt Whisky Society Bottlings: Prices Reflect.5oz & 1.5oz Drams
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, founded in Edinburgh in 1983, is a membership organization which bottles & sells single cask,
single malt whisky. It purchases individual casks from more than 120 malt whisky distilleries in Scotland & throughout the world,
bottles them & retails directly to its members.
An odd thing about the Society bottle is that they do not mention the distillery or not in so many words. A number rather than a
name denotes each distillery. This is because the curious nature of single cask, single malt whisky means the tastes are often not
characteristic of the region it comes from. Can you guess the distillery? Need help? We can give you a hint or two
Each Society bottling is unique & produced in a limited number, making each bottling incredibly rareonce drunk the bottle is gone
forever. Here at Fountainhead, we are extremely proud to be a select Society Spot in the U.S. & only one of two Society Spots in
Chicago.
For More Information, please visit: www.smwsa.com
Prices Reflect.5oz & 1.5oz Drams
Cask No.G10.3 Promises sweet indulgences
$11/$30
Age: 24yrs
ABV: 59.6%
Barrel: Ex Bourbon Barrel
Tasting Notes: On the nose, bran-flakes, porridge, honey & marmalade (breakfast?), carrot cake & ginger nuts. The
palate is silky & velvety, promising sweet indulgences; butterscotch, toffee eclairs, millionaires shortbread & crme
brule, w/ floral perfumes, sunny honey & oaky spice
Cask No. G3.3 Curious but good
$11/$30
Age: 26yrs
ABV: 56.0%
Barrel: Ex Bourbon Barrel
Tasting Notes: The shape-shifting nose starts w/ wood & glue, then soars into caramel, vanilla, caf crme & tea-smoked
duck; later raisins, Riesling, honey & toffee. The palate has banana toffee, butterscotch, Turkish coffee, toasted
hazelnuts, sandalwood, various spices & apple skins.
Cask No. 121.67 Energising and enigmatic
Age: 13yrs
ABV: 58.1%
Barrel: Refill Hogshead
Tasting Notes: On the nose, Tabasco, vinegar, nettles and gloss paint with layers of sticky dates, fig rolls, raisins and
toffee! The intense palate has mouth gripping oak and black tea with surprising and satisfyingly sweet notes of sticky
toffee pudding, chocolate, runny honey and raspberry ripple.
Cask No. 27.103 Fishing boats in Campbeltown
$7/$20
Age: 12yrs
ABV: 52.5%
Barrel: Ex Bourbon Barrel
Tasting Notes: The nose has complex layers of peat-smoke, bandages, seaweed, shellfish, melon, toffee, coconut &
caramel; peppered fish soup & bonfires w/ water. The palate is a big, tongue-roasting battleground between toffee,
marshmallow sweetness & smoke, ash & salty pork crackling.
Cask No. G4.6 Ray Means Digestif
$8/$24
Age: 18yrs
ABV: 55.4%
Barrel: Refill Hogshead
Tasting Notes: The nose suggests sweet treats- Battenberg cake and flapjacks smothered in golden syrup. Once tasted, the
sweet transfers into notes of cinnamon and then licorice, chicory, smoked meats and patchouli!
Cask No. 3.226 Cigar smoke and Newhaven fish boxes
$6/$16
Age: 16yrs
ABV: 58.3%
Barrel: Ex Sherry Cask
Tasting Notes: An herbal, salty and mineral nose with whiffs of bonfire, heather, parma violets, medicinal bandages and
nutty smoke. The neat palate is huge and powerful with dramatic flavors of Newhaven fish boxes, iodine and scallop
shells as well as cigar smoke, leather furniture and ash.
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Capturing rarity & perfection in a glass, the Societys single malt whisky attracts curious & discerning whisky
lovers from all corners of the world.
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