– This is one of the 4-bottle Winter Series set; we kicked the season off with- 53.485 SUPERNATURALLY SWEET SMOKE.– This one and- 39.307 WELCOME IN, 2025– are the next two releases. The last one will appear in January for Burns Night. Buy all 4 and spell out ‘SMWS’ on your whisky shelf!

Black molasses, mulling spices, roasted chestnuts and a strong cup of java with a liberal shot of dark coffee and rum liqueur made us all feel warm and fuzzy. On the palate, fancy orange-flavoured brandy liqueur and dark chocolate truffles joined a traditional chewy Highland toffee bar -Oor Wullie-, named after the iconic wee laddie who first sat on his bucket more than 80 years ago in a newspaper and is now part of Scottish heritage.

Water added bread and butter pudding, warm croissants, gingerbread and sun-dried tomatoes. To taste, we dined on blackberry pie with cardamom custard and fresh lemon zest in the finish. Following 6 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a 1st fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead.