Country: Scotland – Lowlands
Distillery: Bladnoch
Type: Single Malt
Age: 16
Cask:  Ex Bourbon Hogshead
ABV: 56.7%
Proof: 113.4

Nose: Lemon peel, citrus, coconut, nutmeg and summer flowers.

Palate: Creamy, spicy and fruity with lemon and malt nuances.

Finish: Long and sweet. Lively spice at the end.

Scotch Malt Whisky Society is famous for neatly created bottles and names. I tasted SMWS 50.39 “Scrumptious Cockles” which is a single malt from Bladnoch Distillery.

SMWS 50.39 was filled in just 289 bottles from an ex-bourbon hogshead barrel and aged for 16 years by SMWS.

It first felt like a perfumed candy, just as you are in the middle of a confectionery store. Then lemon, citrus, grainy profile hit me with spices. It is a lively whisky, like a bipolar sibling to SMWS 29.157

Try it with drops of water and live this great dram.