null

Creators Collection: New Wave

£350.00
Search using the Product Filter
Back Product Description
Creators Collection: New Wave

Product Description

For The New Wave, we’ve brought together five of Scotland’s most exciting modern producers – each with its own sense of place and character. The result is a collection that’s not just about what Scotch whisky is, it’s about where it’s going. We love these whiskies and we’re very excited by the future that each of this next generation of distilleries offer to our members.

 

Cask No. 149.21: Machair medley
Cask No. 162.8: Cruising on custard
Cask No. 166.2: Hawaiian skewers
Cask No. 167.1: Well-fired and mouthwatering
Cask No. 168.3: Barbecue cure 

Read the tasting notes below

Limited to 1 per Member

READ FURTHER NOTES

Please Wait...

Check Basket for your items

Eligible Items are reserved for 10 minutes. Check timer under the top menu bar.

Tasting Notes

Cask No. 149.21: Machair medley

ABV: 60%
Age: 9 years
Distilled Date: 18/03/2016
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-PX butt
Flavour Profile: Coastal & Maritime
Region: Highland

First nosing took the Panel to a west-coast beach, where the hypnotic long grasses of the machair landscape pulled us to the shore. Aromas of freshly waxed jackets, steaming mugs of hot chocolate, smoked game, and salted caramel toffee bites came together in rugged harmony. On the palate, we found a medley of juicy ripe strawberries and hints of elderflower, grounded by a savoury note of bran and rye breads seasoned with chunky sea salt. A touch of water smoothed this dram, introducing dried pineapple chunks, caramel ice cream and a gentle maritime saltiness on the nose. On our second taste, bright grapefruit, mentholated orange and toasted hazelnuts emerged, leading to a gently sweet, malty finish. A coastal treat with a mischievous hint of zest.

Cask No. 162.8: Cruising on custard

ABV: 58.8%
Age: 6 years
Distilled Date: 26/04/2019
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
Flavour Profile: Coastal & Maritime
Region: Highland

A breeze carried the scent of blossom and brioche down the promenade to join pineapple, lemon curd and sticky custard doughnuts dipped in sea buckthorn jelly. Wafts of coconut sun cream passed by, merging effortlessly with the saltiness of seashells and samphire. With a drop of water, we found ourselves next to the florist's shop, with the heady fragrance of fresh flowers, sorrel leaves and cut grass. A hint of menthol brought a fresh refrain, before a wave of sweetness washed our palates with candyfloss, chewy lollies, and rhubarb and custard sweets.

Cask No. 166.2: Hawaiian skewers

ABV: 61.9%
Age: 7 years
Distilled Date: 01/05/2018
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
Flavour Profile: Smoky & Fruity
Region: Highland

We all sat around a campfire and grilled Hawaiian skewers of cured diced gammon and pineapple chunks coated with a zesty, sweet, smoky honey glaze. The taste was very different; there was a sweetness but at the same time a spiciness, as well as the dry bitterness of a medieval rye bread baked using smoked barley, or a slice of burnt toast with blackberry jam. The addition of water added the distinct, spicy aroma of cloves and aniseed next to apple-brined turkey with garlic herb butter and fresh rosemary. On the palate, we took a generous sip of beechwood-smoked rye ale with a long, sweet maple syrup finish.

Cask No. 167.1: Well-fired and mouthwatering

ABV: 61.2%
Age: 7 years
Distilled Date: 13/08/2018
Cask Type: 1st fill ex-oloroso hogshead
Flavour Profile: Dried Fruits & Spices
Region: Lowland

Bursting from a well-fired pain aux raisins came the perfume of chocolate brownies, fruit leathers and cherry chocolate liqueur. The palate led with more cherry, along with the silky mouthfeel and earthy tones of a Chilean malbec served with millionaire's shortbread. Water introduced lighter accents to the nose, ushering in elderflowers and marmalade, joined latterly by tobacco and crispy duck. The finish was an unctuous affair, full of candied bacon, raspberry coulis and grilled apricots served on pine shavings.

Cask No. 168.3: Barbecue cure

ABV: 58%
Age: 8 years
Distilled Date: 04/01/2017
Cask Type: 1st fill American oak ex-oloroso hogshead
Flavour Profile: Bold & Peaty
Region: Lowland

The Panel were quick to fire up the barbecue, as initial nosing found salty smoked ham, freshly lit charcoal, heather glaze and sticky BBQ sauce, before notes of carbolic soap joined in as the coals crackled to life. To taste, we found clean and calming antiseptic, dry medicinal smoke and more of that lingering coal-fire ash, but this time from a campfire. There was also a rustic depth from dense rye bread or pumpernickel. A splash of water brought liquorice, crispy seaweed and emulsion paint, which heightened the medicinal profile. A few final thoughts included nostalgic hints of sticking plasters, root beer, road tar and a wisp of burnt rosemary. After six years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this to a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

BACK TO TOP