63.113 A Drift Of Time

A Drift Of Time is Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 63.113, a single malt Scotch whisky from the Glentauchers distillery (Society distillery code 63) in Speyside. Distilled on 9 May 2002 and bottled at 21 years old, it matured for 21 years in a first-fill ex-bourbon barrel. Like every Society release it was bottled at natural cask strength, in this case 58.4% ABV, with no chill filtration, and the cask yielded 162 bottles. The Society's tasting panel places it in the "Old & dignified" flavour profile. SMWS labels carry a number rather than the distillery's name, because a single cask often tastes quite unlike the distillery's usual house style.

Nose: Exotic flower nectar, heather honey, pineapple, tutti-frutti, whisky-soaked banana bread, resinous hardwood and waxed burlap; water adds cinnamon rice pudding, sultanas, caraway and mineral oil.

Palate: Exotic fruit in many forms (dried, teas, jams, infusions) with burlap, wormwood and wintergreen; water brings crystallised honey, pressed flowers, fruity tobacco and guava syrup.

Serve: Taste it neat first, then add a few drops of water; at 58.4% ABV a little dilution opens up further aromas, as the Society's panel found.