Tasting note:

With a typical sherried sweet note to the nose, this beautiful Speyside has elegance and charm. Apricot, almonds, wheat and caramel notes develop quickly on the nose, enhanced further by the addition of a small drop of water. The elegant palate has an oily texture but light touch, with bitter orange, marzipan and peach richness developing. 46%

Notes from Sarah Knowles MW

When I took on the spirits buying role, and discovered our whisky ledger, a genuinely dusty, leather-bound almanac detailing the movements of casks going back to the 1960’s I knew that the last remaining limited barrels would need careful consideration. As a co-operative, we had invested in malt and grain whisky for members, getting our own sherry casks filled with new make spirit and aging these with the intention to make our own blended whiskies. As fashions changed and blended whisky and sherry sales slowed, we stopped bottling our own sherry in Stevenage and so also stopped sending the casks beyond the wall.

With finite, now fully mature malt whisky’s remaining as a co-operative we have an opportunity to allow all members to try these rare malts at fair prices. This fifth release is from a single Speyside distillery still in production. Vatted and bottled in 2021, this was the from one hogshead and five butts, that were independently tasted before the blend to ensure that the finished bottle would be more than the sum of its parts. Once again, we bottled at natural colour, only adjusting the alcohol a little, by taste to present a more polished finish product.

Discover more about The Society’s Cask Reserve Selection here.