Product Description
Whispers of Spring: A journey of reawakening, the Society’s new Creators Collection, captures the subtle yet powerful energy of the season.
Each of the four bottles in the collection is designed to take you on a sensory journey, offering a unique take on traditional flavours. These casks have been left to mature to perfection over decades in refill wood. The result is a story of transformation and renewal that’s focussed on distinctive character rather than distillery history, as SMWS head of whisky creation Euan Campbell explains…
“Sometimes it’s fun to explore the technical and process side of whisky, and sometimes it’s best to let the whisky take you to a time and place and simply revel in sheer enjoyment,” he says. “Our Whispers of Spring bottles do just that. These whiskies present you with fresh floral aromas, juicy fruits and green shoots. They all carry significant age statements and are perfect contemplative drams, to enjoy while considering the year ahead and what spring renewal will bring.”
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Cask No. 50.120: Dawn’s embrace offers a delicate balance of oak, vanilla and a light, honeyed sweetness. At 34 years of age, it has reduced naturally to a cask strength of 53.4% abv. Dawn’s embrace is also one of the Society’s ultra small-batch whiskies (USB) and has an intriguing story. Once scattered across 13 separate casks that had fallen mysteriously low in volume, this vintage spirit was vatted before being consolidated into five of the barrels, giving a new lease of life to the spirit and allowing for a longer maturation. This refill bourbon is one of those barrels. Distillery 50 also boasts its own journey of reawakening, with the distillery having been closed and reopened multiple times.
With a complex interplay of fresh, grassy notes, citrus zest and a touch of sweetness, Cask No. 94.51: Verdant reawakening is the perfect embodiment of spring. As with every bottle in this collection, the use of a refill cask has allowed for the distillery’s distillate to take centre stage, even after a maturation period of 27 years. Distillery 94 is known for producing a distillate unique from the rest of Scotch whisky, thanks to the inventive cooling ring used on its stills. The spirit is refined by additional reflux caused by the cold water pouring down the neck of the stills, a process unlike anything else in Scotland. Distilled in March 1997, this spirit has fallen to 55.8% abv within a refill bourbon hogshead, slotting nicely into our Sweet, Fruity & Mellow flavour profile.
Inspired by the blooming orchards that herald the arrival of spring, Cask No. 72.125: Blossom reverie is a tribute to the fragrant blossoms that adorn the Speyside landscape. Falling into the Light & Delicate flavour profile, this dram evokes the daydreams of spring, where the air is filled with the promise of new beginnings and the joy of rediscovery. Coming in at a natural cask strength of 49.6% abv, this bottling is another addition to the Society’s range of USBs and was vatted at 28 years before being matured in a refill bourbon hogshead for a further year.
Cask No. 105.55: Crepuscular complexity* is by far the rarest bottling Whispers of Spring has to offer. With only 122 bottles to come from this refill bourbon hogshead, the Sweet, Fruity & Mellow dram truly is one to savour. This whisky’s contribution to the collection is one of depth and complexity, with rich, warming notes of heather, honey and a subtle smokiness. After 35 years in cask, this spirit has drastically fallen to just 46.2% abv, making for remarkably smooth drinking. With a beautiful label to match, we found this spirit represents the lingering light of dusk, when the day transitions to night, and the promise of renewal is reflected in the sky’s colours.
*This bottle is exclusive to The Creators Collection: Whispers of Spring.
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