93.218 Knees-Up On A Tugboat

Scotch Malt Whisky Society cask 93.218, Knees-Up On A Tugboat, is a 9 year old single cask single malt Scotch whisky from the Glen Scotia distillery in the Campbeltown region (SMWS distillery code 93). Distilled on 11 June 2015, it was matured in a first-fill ex-bourbon barrel. It was bottled at cask strength, 57.6% ABV in a 700 ml bottle, with an outturn of 201 bottles, and the Society files it under its Oily & coastal flavour profile. The Panel pictured a party on a tugboat: engine oil and sea air below deck, lemon cheesecake with salted caramel and coconut sunscreen above; water brings gooseberry sorbet, honeycomb and a darker, cocoa-dusted Madeira cake. Like all Society bottlings, it is presented without chill filtration.

Tasting Notes: Musky engine-room oil and sea air, lemon cheesecake with salted caramel and biscuit base, coconut sunscreen and ice cream with marshmallows, pink wafers and raspberry sauce; water reveals gooseberry sorbet with honeycomb, then Madeira cake dusted with cocoa and vanilla ice cream

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