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Wolfburn Smoked Thai Holy Basil 8 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #165.1, 2016, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 52.8%
Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Wolfburn Smoked Thai Holy Basil 8 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #165.1, 2016, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 52.8%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 27
Average Score
Avg 87
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Description

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company ...

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jun 14, 2026SGD 178.14
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 8, 2026SGD 197.81
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 20, 2026SGD 150.13
Region
Highland
Age
8 Years
Vintage
2016
Bottled
2024
ABV
52.8%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
165.1
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
248
Has box
N.A
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
SMWS Cask No. 165.1 'Smoked Thai Holy Basil'
Historical context
N.A
Special release
UK Market
Allocation
UK
Nose
We imagined smoke-roasted pears with mascarpone next to truffles dipped in dark chocolate and finished off with a sprinkling of salted pistachios.
Palate
The taste was a sip from a smoky Thai holy basil gimlet or a masala chai loose-leaf black tea, plus a bite into a traditional minced beef and onion pie. Following reduction, we enjoyed smoked baby back ribs with an apricot glaze and a smoked limoncello spritz. On the palate, fresh floral notes combined with soft peaty flavours that brought to mind drinking earl grey tea in a gorse bush or chewing elderflower-enriched tobacco.
Finish
A hint of liquorice in the finish.
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