SMWS Distillery 93 Rare Release Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Funnels 2014 8 Year Old

SMWS “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Funnels” is an 8-year-old Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky, released as Distillery 93 Rare Release for the 2023 Campbeltown Malts Festival. Distilled on 16 September 2014, the whisky was matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels and bottled at a powerful 60.2% ABV. The release is classified by SMWS as Lightly Peated and limited to 1,276 bottles, combining coastal smoke and medicinal character with honey, citrus, savoury notes and rich sweetness. 

Food Pairing: Pair with smoked prawns, grilled lobster, teriyaki-glazed meats, smoked salmon, salted caramel desserts, roasted nuts or dark chocolate.

Tasting Notes: A powerful combination of peat smoke, honeyed sweetness, savoury coastal character, citrus, nuts and medicinal notes.

Nose: Heather and honey lead into teriyaki, roasted peanuts and lapsang souchong tea, accompanied by oily, smoky and subtly medicinal aromas.

Palate: Rich smoke and coastal salinity combine with salted toffee, creamy shellfish-like savouriness and sweet fruit. Water brings forward banana, orange, melon and lemon.

Finish: Long, smoky and slightly briny, with smouldering thyme, chocolate, citrus and lingering sweet-savoury peat.

Serve: Try neat initially, then gradually add a few drops of water. At 60.2% ABV, dilution opens up the sweeter fruit, salted toffee, citrus and herbal dimensions of the whisky.