35.348 Lemon And Lime Shortbread

Glen Moray 10 Year Old 2012, Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 35.348 Lemon And Lime Shortbread, is a single cask single malt Scotch from the Glen Moray distillery in the Speyside region (SMWS distillery code 35). Distilled on 28 June 2012, it was matured for 10 years in a second-fill ex-bourbon barrel and bottled at a natural cask strength of 59.3% ABV, with an outturn of just 197 bottles. The Society places it in its Sweet, fruity & mellow flavour profile, and its Tasting Panel describes a fruity, malty dram of orchard and tropical fruit, citrus and vanilla. Like every SMWS bottling it is presented at cask strength without chill filtration, and the label carries the Society's cask code rather than the distillery name.

Nose: Crisp green apple, mango and coconut smoothie, peach yoghurt, lemon mousse and orange drizzle cake; water brings more vanilla, tangerine, papaya and an orange-blossom mojito

Palate: Sweet and malty with butter icing, orange zest and vanilla malted milkshake; water adds toasted coconut, lemon and lime shortbread, savoury oak, almond butter and cinnamon

Finish: Gooseberry and apple jam

Serve: Neat first, then with a few drops of water to open it up; at full cask strength it rewards patience.