72.124 Soak Up The Sun With A Glass

Soak Up The Sun With A Glass Of Sherry is Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 72.124, a single malt Scotch whisky from the Miltonduff distillery (Society distillery code 72) in Speyside. Distilled on 29 October 2013 and bottled at 11 years old, it began as two ex-bourbon hogsheads that were combined at seven years old into a first-fill ex-Pedro Ximenez butt for further maturation. Like every Society release it was bottled at natural cask strength, in this case 58.2% ABV in 700ml bottles, with no chill filtration. 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: Bold old oloroso character: fruit and nut, dried apricot, old leather and crystallised ginger; water opens a pungent, aromatic sea-breeze and amontillado note.

Palate: Powerful, matching the intensity of the nose.

Serve: Taste it neat first, then add a few drops of water; at 58.2% ABV a little dilution opens up further aromas, as the Society's panel found.