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SMWS 82.32 Boozy Cherry Cake. 8 year old cask strength, single cask bottling from Glencadam Distillery. Highlands, Scotland. ABV: 63.0%. Tasted at Whisky a Day HQ, $190 (bottle).
Colour: Deep golden honey.
Nose: A gentle nose prickle, then soft strawberry jam, stewed cherries and oak notes with a faint whiff of a cigar box (it’s been empty for a long time).
Palate: Juicy sultanas, blackcurrant pastilles and white pepper on the front palate. Glacé cherries and fruit cake flavours, but with a drying mouthfeel. It’s more panettone than moist Christmas cake.
Finish: Spicy and dry. A lingering warming buzz coats the mouth. Honey and chilli heat, nicely balanced though.
Comments: Christmas cake and spicy dry cigars…now that’s a combo I can get behind as we head into the festive season.
Had the last drops yesterday and fully agree with the notes above. Dry or towards dry, spicy, cigar box. I drank the dram in the late evening, which left another impression on me than on former occasions. I drink whisky since 1983 and do not dilute the SMWS drams with water. I do not drink anything else than SMWS whiskies anymore, varieties and individuality are outstanding.
Kind regards from Switzerland
Heiko Bolick