The Society bottlings sell out very quickly (because they usually perform very well), which makes it necessary for me to release notes shortly after they arrive. So I keep this very brief but it should help in orientation – the overall quality is consistent and high:
SMWS 50.54 – 88 points (well made, nice sherry influence and fruitiness)
SMWS 59.50 – 88 points (acidity and big fruit in good balance)
SMWS 76.117 – 89+ points (reminds me of a 1970ies Laddie in moments, banana, tropical fruits, wine gum, berries, really nice but atypical for the distillery)
SMWS 123.8 – 83 points (young, garden fruit in an orchard, sherry aromas)
SMWS 127.39 – 89 points (deep, spicy, amazing, a big dram, yet mild)
SMWS 3.208 – 84 points (fwp in here, a flowery and ferny Bowmore with lilac perfume, you have to like this profile)
SWMS 3. 225 – 88 points (a bit sharp, spicy, but nice plums, sherry, typical, green elements)
SMWS 9.84 – 77 points (Mezcal, anyone? youngish and slightly off)
SMWS 4.186 – 89 points (mature and nice Highland Park)
SMWS 53.207 – 85 points (typical, but not special)
SMWS 7.85 – 85 points
SMWS 73.62 – 88 points (a great and dry Speyside Malt from a sherry cask)
SMWS 73.64 – 89 points (intense, brine, nice sherry influence, dates, figs, plums, maraschino, spices)
SMWS 35.101 – 89 points (mature, orchard, blue cheese, good dram, some wood is there but kept at bay, this has lots to tell)
SMWS 35.108 – 87 points (raisiny and modern sherry influence, gorse, a bit closed at first, tea, cigarette tobacco, smoke, fresh and better on palate)
SMWS 121.70 – 88 points (pistacio, honey, peaches, fresh and round, sweet and modern whisky)
SMWS 29.153 – 84 points (after so many great Laphs, this is too tame and a bit thin, not very complex, but good overall)
SMWS 29.157 – 89+ points (sherried, fresh and maritime, pine needle, sulphur, well balanced)
SMWS 48. 35 – 90 points (grapes, quince, peaches, vanilla, mature dram)
SMWS 2.89 – 88 points
SMWS 118.3 – 91 points (my favourite, an old Irish with amazing complexity, fruit intensity, cassis, berries, tea, spices,herbs, wine gum, all unusual but great … expensive though)
SMWS 66.51 – 90 points (deep, maritime, leather, spice, moss, nori, peat, iodine – nice)
SMWS 72.38 – 89 points (modern, peaches, toffee, oak, vanilla, tinned pears, citrus fruits, spices)
SMWS 93.59 – 91 points (mature, spicy, salty, discrete peat and smoke, iodine, gorse, beach BBQ, super)