{"product_id":"glencadam-11-year-old-2011-smws-single-1st-fill-ex-bourbon-cask-82-46-grist-tea-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2023-70cl","title":"Glencadam 11 Year Old 2011 SMWS Single 1st Fill Ex Bourbon Cask 82.46 Grist Tea Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGlencadam 11 Year Old 2011 SMWS Single 1st Fill Ex Bourbon Cask 82.46 Grist Tea Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 202 bottles from a single 1st Fill Bourbon Cask\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SMWS are one of the Britain's most revered independent bottlers with a worldwide network of partner bars with one mission of getting as much whisky at natural cask strength without water to different nations including USA, Canada, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Germany and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese older labels from the first runs are mostly with distillation methods that include direct heat which was replaced with steam for many distilleries for environmental reasons changing the taste of whisky forever. It'll get real interesting when nuclear fusion is used to distil whisky. We might glow green for a few weeks after we drink the stuff. Who knows.... but all we know is that the old stuff has a musky taste that is VERY welcomed by people nowadays trying to time travel through whisky's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView bottle js_itemPageProfile flavour-default\" data-categories='[\"No Menu Link\/Bottle Archive\"]'\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"productView-description\" id=\"productView-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-descriptionWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInitial nosing suggested lemon air freshener, warm milled grist, mentholated green herbs and sweet dairy vibes such as custard and condensed milk. A little water and we got shoe polish, sunflower oil, orange peels and almond oil, plus a wee note of baked peaches and honey. The palate when neat opened with lots of pineapple icing, tropical fruit juices, poached pears and green tea with a dash of wormwood. Water brought mixed dried herbs, soda bread, lemon cough drops and pear juice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Glencadam\u003c\/h3\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\"\u003eDespite nearing 200 years of existence, Glencadam is only now beginning to emerge as a celebrated single malt.\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlencadam’s new make character of flowers and pear drops is a direct result of a distillation regime that maximises reflux – the lyne arms on the stills are angled upwards. Its mature character, especially when matured in refill American oak, has a soft buttery quality that adds a silkiness to the palate.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__slides\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"carousel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slider slick-initialized slick-slider\" id=\"carousel488a75b810464cd2abf32f9679635a80\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slick-list draggable\" aria-live=\"polite\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slick-track\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" data-slick-index=\"0\" class=\"item slick-slide slick-active\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.scotchwhisky.com\/images\/media\/f0712558d9e276885aa7482097727771.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" data-slick-index=\"0\" class=\"item slick-slide slick-active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlencadam, which is situated in the Burgh of Brechin, was built in the era of optimism that followed the passing of the 1823 Excise Act. After passing through a number of owners, it became part of the estate of Glasgow blender Gilmour Thompson \u0026amp; Co which bought the distillery in 1891.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blending house ceased trading in 1954 when Glencadam was sold to Canadian distiller Hiram Walker, which was then starting its first acquisitive sweep through Scotland. Through a process of amalgamation it became part of Allied Distillers and was seen as being the ‘home’ of the Dundee blend Stewart’s Cream of the Barley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllied mothballed the plant in 2000 but it was purchased three years later by London-based\u003cspan\u003e Angus Dundee [\u003c\/span\u003esee Tomintoul]. Angus Dundee’s blending lab is now located at the distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quiet player for most of its existence, Glencadam is slowly emerging as a single malt in its own right. Its recent propriet\u003cspan\u003eary bottlings have not been chill-filtered or caramel tinted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e62.4% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glencadam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54939309769029,"sku":"GLENC11SMWS82.46","price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/Glencadam11YearOld2011SMWSSingle1stFillExBourbonCask82.46GristTeaHighlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2023_70cl1.jpg?v=1750086365","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/glencadam-11-year-old-2011-smws-single-1st-fill-ex-bourbon-cask-82-46-grist-tea-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2023-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}