Scaramango 5.72 (SMWS)

(SMWS Glasgow, ‘Fancy Dan’s Fabulous Drams' Virtual Tasting. 28 January 2021. A selection of the SMWS black label bottlings) Distillery: Auchentoshan Distilled: 03-09-1990 Age: 27 y/o Cask: Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead Bottles: 232 Nose: Bleach, pepper, wood shavings, mocha coffee, earthy Palate: Chocolate, leather, metallic, spices, baking soda. There's some dried fruit and banana Finish: Medium warming finish. Mineral & wood. Slightly metallic with some tropical fruit notes This is from a distillery that I would normally avoid, but this is a genuinely nice dram. It has a nice warming finish and the triple distillation that seems to strip out much of the flavours I like in a whisky (in this distillery) has been mellowed over the long aging.