{"product_id":"speyside-blended-batch-5","title":"Speyside Blended Batch 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn celebration of The Spirit of Speyside Festival 2024\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Writing Bureau:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Our first Festival Blended Batch is an absolute stunner -  a marriage of 30-year-old 2nd fill ex-bourbon casks. We think these 2nd fill casks are a real sweet spot for balance and it couldn’t be better exemplified than with this beautiful malt! A masterpiece of classic Speyside with waves of orchard fruits, vanilla, floral and spice notes makes for a profound malt from several distilleries across the region.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Panel Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eOur eyes danced across an old writing bureau, the shine from its green leather-topped desk being casually absorbed by the woodwork's patina. On the nose, lime zest was woven into honeydew melon, joined by a puff of sherbet and the arrival of polished antique furniture. The palate was intense, full of waxy apples and pears, creamed coconut, quince paste and spiced witbier. A trickle of water pulled forward lime pastilles and elderflower as we walked into a botanical garden's hothouse. It is here we write our best stanzas. The palate was custard tart, cubes of Turkish delight and pears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMembers Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eI was initially skeptical, because the \"Spicy and Sweet\" profile isn't usually my favorite but sipping it over time it really opens up to a more well balanced \"Deep Rich and Dried Fruit\" on the front palate and \"Old and Dignified\" on the finish... but still with that spicy note throughout. This will definitely be a cool bottle to share in a tasting lineup with my scotch friends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e-JASON F. from Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA allocation: 138 bottles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40756585627719,"sku":"SM0103","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1507\/7302\/files\/The-Writing-Bureau-US-web.png?v=1715091079","url":"https:\/\/orders.smwsa.com\/products\/speyside-blended-batch-5","provider":"The Scotch Malt Whisky Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}