{"title":"Festival Season 2022 Continues!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhisky Festival Season 2022 continues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e! The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was formed to celebrate the joy in sharing exceptional whisky – and there’s nothing like the festival month of May to demonstrate that our founding principle is not only alive and kicking – it’s bigger and more exciting than ever. A lucky few from our global membership got to visit the different whisky regions in May to take part in tastings, dinners and parties, celebrating the contribution each of these areas has made to the wider world of whisky. We wanted to make sure that as many of our members as possible – whether they were physically present at the festivals or not – could get to share the experience in their glasses, wherever you might be around the globe. With that in mind, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eour Spirits Master Eaun Campbell created an exclusive collection of ‘Rare Release’ festival bottlings - all small batch single malts -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat showcase the very essence of their region.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Of note, these are presented in the Society’s international bottle (700ml size) imported in the US for the first time ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnly three expressions of the collection remain. Secure your part of liquid history today!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"distillery-3-rare-release","title":"Distillery 3 Rare Release","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn celebration of the Islay Whisky Festival 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA typically exquisite nose that screams 'this' distillery. Abundant soft, almost overripe, exotic fruits. Wispy peat smoke, bonfire embers, bonjella mouth gel, seawater, pink grapefruit and light antiseptic notes. Just exquisite! With water we found it became more mineral, with dried mango and guava, threads of peat smoke, ointments, dried herbs and a lovely umami richness. The neat palate opened with a slick of sweet, velvety peat. Oily in texture, with vivid notes of mango, passion fruit and guava jam. Exotic fruit salad juices pooling in a bowl with sharper tones of grapefruit and seawater. Reduction brought smoked lychees, smoked olive oil, mineral salts and stunningly resinous and herbal peat smoke. Sweet and saline in perfect balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom creator Euan Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: This is such an elegant take on a peated Islay whisky, left to mature over the course of 17 years in less active hogsheads that have brought a beautiful herbal peat smoke along with exotic fruits. 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On the palate smoke galore – imagine a peat smoked green olive tapenade made with olives, anchovies, garlic, parsley, olive oil, capers and lemon zest – add some Maggi liquid seasoning and wasabi – you get the picture! Following reduction, the scent was that of dry cured streaky bacon, apples baked with raisins and cinnamon as we made ourselves a Pu-erh tea. The taste now salty, sweet and smoky as well as oily, thick and tarry – terrific!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom creator Euan Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Islay is the only region where we’ve bottled two festival whiskies this year, and although they’re both in our Peated flavour profile, this one shows just how different these island drams can be – even from the same region and from the same flavour profile. In this case, the spirit spent time in bourbon hogsheads before we transferred it for more than two years to first fill American oak oloroso hogsheads from our partners at Tevasa cooperage in Jerez. That’s given the whisky a great mix of a more full-on Islay peaty character with dark, nutty and sweet oloroso sherry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA allocation: 630 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39652862918727,"sku":"Distillery 53 Rare Release","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/products\/Distillery53RareRelease.png?v=1651258308"},{"product_id":"distillery-19-rare-release","title":"Distillery 19 Rare Release","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn celebration of the Highland Whisky Festival 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complex nose immediately evoked a generous helping of hazelnut spread. There were bars of nougat, flaked almonds, and sweet peanuts. \"This is nuts!\", exclaimed one humorous panellist. In time, it became more oily, chamois leather, over-ripe peaches, and nectarines as well as a leafy note, with eucalyptus and tea tree oil. To taste, we found salted caramel and white chocolate mice. Still oily, peppery nasturtium leaves, Sichuan pepper, citrus peels, and assorted gin botanicals. With water, \"that's a fat distillate!\", we all agreed. Sweet \u0026amp; creamy, a hessian sack full of barley, rum fudge, boiled toffee sweets and apple and peach Tart Tatin. The amateur baker among us picked up notes of wholemeal bread drizzled with honey and buttery brioche. The taste was full of expressive esters; pink bubble gum, red apple skins, pear drops and raspberry sherbet. We walked through an old sweetie shop, then kicked through autumn leaves before polishing antique furniture in a country manor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom creator Euan Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: The whole notion of whisky regions is open to interpretation, but if you were to imagine a classic unpeated Highland style, then this is it – it’s in our Spicy \u0026amp; Dry flavour profile, with a rich mouthfeel and full of wonderful fruity esters.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA allocation: 240 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39652863639623,"sku":"Distillery 19 Rare Release","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/products\/Distillery19RareReleaseStrip_f416d16d-e088-4255-8d8f-d2951982bd8b.png?v=1653316015"}],"url":"https:\/\/orders.smwsa.com\/collections\/festival-season-2022-continues.oembed","provider":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}