11.60 Smooch A Kipper

Smooch A Kipper is Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 11.60, a single cask single malt Scotch whisky from Tomatin. The Society labels its bottlings with a numbered code instead of the distillery name, and code 11 is Tomatin. The Society lists its region as the Highlands. Distilled on 10 December 2014, it matured for 9 years in a second-fill ex-bourbon barrel. The Society's Tasting Panel placed it in the 'Peated' flavour profile. Like all Society whiskies it was bottled at cask strength, here 59% ABV, without chill filtration. The cask yielded 247 bottles, and this listing is the 700ml bottle.

Nose: Coastal crab sticks, rock pools, pink sea salt and pickling brine; water adds juniper, beach-bonfire rosemary, tarragon, oysters and soy.

Palate: Peated lemon juice, pink grapefruit, kiln smoke, tar and smoked kippers; water adds brine, iodine, kelp, green olive and preserved lemon.

Serve: Taste it neat first, then add water a few drops at a time; the Panel's notes change noticeably once the whisky is reduced.