{"product_id":"aberfeldy-10-year-old-smws-single-cask-60-33-malt-loaf-and-vinalla-frosting-2023-70cl","title":"Aberfeldy 10 Year Old SMWS Single Cask 60.33 Malt Loaf And Vanilla Frosting Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAberfeldy 10 Year Old SMWS Single Cask 60.33 Malt Loaf And Vanilla Frosting Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask bottling of Aberfeldy at an impressive 61% ABV!\u003cbr\u003eOnce these are gone they are never to be repeated again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull of cakes, from Dundee to the Caribbean, with ginger and cherries joining malt loaf and vanilla frosting. Citrus was also present on the nose, as was panettone. To the palate, we found sticky butterscotch pudding spiked with rum punch, black grapes glazed with honey and crushed hazelnuts. Water introduced tinned pineapples, oak wood shavings and aromatic bitters to the nose, while the palate retained its core malt loaf flavour and gained that honey characteristic for additional mouthfeel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productView-descriptionWrap\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Aberfeldy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-descriptionWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"introduction\"\u003eOne of the sweetest single malts, Aberfeldy’s characteristic honeyed note is the result of very long fermentation, coupled with slow distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003eA thick, almost waxy texture (though not as overt as in DCL days) adds some weight to the mid-palate, allowing long-term maturation. The bulk of the new make is aged in ex-Bourbon casks, but the occasional Sherried release shows that this is a malt which has guts.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Dewar \u0026amp; Sons was typical of many of the blending firms which were founded in the 19th century. Dewar himself, though born in humble surroundings in a croft at Shenvail, became a wine merchant in Perth and by the middle of the century had started to blend whisky. It was however his sons, John Jr and Thomas (always known as\u003cspan\u003e Tommy), \u003c\/span\u003ewho made the family firm a globally recognised name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1890s, they decided to go into whisky production and built a distillery at Aberfeldy, only two miles from where their father had been born. The site had originally been a brewery and some distillation had taken place in the early part of the century. Fed by the Pitilie Burn [where gold is still panned] Aberfeldy became the malt at the heart of the firm’s blends. A private railway line linked the plant with the firm’s operational hub in Perth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDewar’s joined DCL in 1925 and in 1973 the Aberfeldy site doubled in capacity to its present size. It changed ownership in 1998, when the UK Monopolies Board forced the newly formed Diageo to offload one of its brands and attendant capacity. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/2600\/john-dewar-sons\/\"\u003eDewar’s estate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[the blends, plus Aberfeldy, Aultmore, Craigellachie and Royal Brackla] were bought for £1.1bn by Bacardi-Martini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new owners invested heavily in a highly impressive educational facility - Dewar’s World of Whisky - which tells the story of the house of Dewar - and blending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn more recent times, Aberfeldy has been sold in small quantities as single malt and in 2014 was repackaged. A new, permanent, five-strong range is to be created.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfooter\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout SMWS \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e61% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aberfeldy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52784610804050,"sku":"ABF10SMWS60.33","price":139.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/4374005981.jpg?v=1771929981","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/aberfeldy-10-year-old-smws-single-cask-60-33-malt-loaf-and-vinalla-frosting-2023-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}