{"title":"SMWS Blind Masterclass at Whiskey Crusaders Castle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThank you for attending today's blind tasting event. We hope you enjoyed the experience and learned something new about your whisky journey!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease us promo code \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWCC25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e at checkout to receive \u003cstrong\u003e10% off \u003c\/strong\u003ethe featured bottles. 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The reduced nose provoked astonishingly evocative scents of singed heather and distant campfires, new tennis balls, brine and petrichor (recent rain on dry ground). We thought the palate now became sweeter and spicier, with suggestions of salted caramel, smoked chicken and medicinal peat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41967456813127,"sku":"135.70","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/files\/135.70-US-widepng.png?v=1756849196"},{"product_id":"cask-no-60-45","title":"Cask No. 60.45","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nose opened with a gently floral, hibiscus aroma, one which also incorporated cream soda, light fruit teas, gooseberry and meadowsweet. We also detected green tea, a spritzed bitter Italian aperitif of gentian, rhubarb, and cinchona, and the light perfume of geranium flower. Reduction brought a dusty cereal edge and revealed shoe polish, rye bread and trampled dandelion. The neat palate was nicely waxy, evoking putty, grappa, fruit eaux de vie and yellow fruits. With water it became slightly drier and showed camphor, peach yoghurt, white buttered bread and sunflower oil. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41973069905991,"sku":"060.45","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/files\/60.45-US-wide.png?v=1757014881"},{"product_id":"cask-no-1-297","title":"Cask No. 1.297","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrandy in disguise, the nose was rich in sweet sawdust, blackberry pie, toasted ciabatta and orange oil-infused sugar. The palate opened with muddled orange segments and almond paste, with blueberries and apple mint to follow. Water presented dalgona coffee on the nose, plus cherry pie filling and wafer biscuits. The finish was a river of blackcurrant jam sailed on by melon yachts chasing pockets of evaporated milk and shoals of candied orange. After nine years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this to a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42068442906695,"sku":"001.297","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/files\/1.297-Christmas-US-wide.png?v=1759517746"},{"product_id":"cask-no-29-299","title":"Cask No. 29.299","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heady mix of burnt wood and allspice introduced a nose that opened into glazed brisket with burnt ends, and tangy brown sauce wrapped in mossy earth. The palate was like chewing on coal dust soaked in antiseptic wash, followed by roasted barley porter, and the burnt shell of molasses-glazed beef. Water brought unexpected sweetness, as strawberries in barbecue sauce balanced the savoury tones of clamato juice and soy-glazed beef on corn tortillas. The palate deepened into petrol-soaked pork pie, smoky molasses and a lingering medicinal finish, leaving a bold and unrelenting impression of fire, fuel and flavour. After spending eight years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, this was transferred to a second fill American oak oloroso hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42078337302599,"sku":"029.299","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/files\/29.299-Halloween-US-wide.png?v=1759868520"},{"product_id":"cask-no-39-314","title":"Cask No. 39.314","description":"\u003cp\u003eFresh juicy green apples and perfectly ripe pears were followed by pineapple chunks, hay bales, honey, marzipan and an empty wooden cigar box. A zingy sweetness at first on the palate – like a sip of cinnamon, clove and lemon tea – before a smooth, sweet creaminess with notes of banana, toffee and, again, cloves reminded some of us of a German wheat beer. Following reduction, vanilla notes in the form of ice cream and a sponge cake appeared before deeper expressions of clover honey, wood polish and pine trees developed. To taste, we sampled fizzy pineapple gummy candies and, in the finish, we were back to the crisp green apple with that balance between acidity and sweetness.     \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42078340186183,"sku":"039.314","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/files\/39.314-Burns-US-wide.png?v=1759868662"}],"url":"https:\/\/orders.smwsa.com\/collections\/smws-blind-masterclass-at-whiskey-crusaders-castle.oembed","provider":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}