SMWS Cross-Atlantic Destinations Linkwood 15 Year Old Distillery 39 Rare Release

SMWS Cross-Atlantic Destinations is a limited-edition 15-year-old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky from Distillery 39, Linkwood, independently bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Distilled on June 5, 2008, this 2024 Festival Rare Release brings together whisky matured in refill and first-fill bourbon, Oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximénez sherry hogsheads. Bottled at 58.4% ABV, with an outturn of 1,460 bottles, it belongs to the Society's Spicy & Sweet flavour profile. The result is a richly layered expression combining fragrant herbs, warm leather, dark sugar, fruit preserves, ginger cake and elegant oak spice.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with Jamaican ginger cake, dark chocolate truffles, raspberry tart, caramelized pecans, aged Gouda and vanilla custard. Its rich fruit and warming spice also complement roasted nuts and sticky toffee pudding.

Tasting Notes: An expressive Speyside malt featuring sun-warmed leather, wild fennel, thyme, ginger cake, candied rose petals, toffee, raspberry jam, browned butter, blackcurrants and cocoa, balanced by gentle oak spice.

Nose: Warm leather, wild fennel, thyme and a mineral limestone impression, developing toffee, jasmine and dark brown sugar with a little water.

Palate: Jamaican ginger cake, candied rose petals, toffee, raspberry jam and browned butter, followed by blackcurrants, cocoa powder, chewy pretzels and creamy pastry custard.

Finish: Lingering impressions of gentle oak spice, dark sugar, cocoa and rich fruit. This finish description is a synthesis of the Society's tasting notes rather than a separately published official finish note.