64.154 Were All Going

We're All Going On A Summer Holiday is Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 64.154, a single malt Scotch whisky from the Mannochmore distillery (Society distillery code 64) in Speyside. Distilled on 14 May 2008 and bottled at 16 years old, it spent 13 years in ex-bourbon wood before moving to a first-fill heavy toast, medium char hogshead. Like every Society release it was bottled at natural cask strength, in this case 55.7% ABV in 700ml bottles, with no chill filtration, and the cask yielded 267 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: Golden syrup, peaches and cream, apple tart and orange peel; water brings elderflower, fruit-bowl perfume, bougainvillea and sangria.

Palate: Raspberry and chocolate ice cream, raspberry-coconut bars, brandy snaps, fruit cake and mango; with water, honeycomb, marzipan chocolates, charentais melon and Turkish delight.

Serve: Taste it neat first, then add a few drops of water; at 55.7% ABV a little dilution opens up further aromas, as the Society's panel found.