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Sutherland 5 Year Old Blended Malt Thompson Bros 2023 Edition, Bourbon & Sherry Cask, 2018, Thompson Bros, 48.5%
Sutherland

Sutherland 5 Year Old Blended Malt Thompson Bros 2023 Edition, Bourbon & Sherry Cask, 2018, Thompson Bros, 48.5%

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TypeBlended Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 18
Average Score
Avg 88
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Description

After establishing one of the World's leading whisky bars in Dornoch, Phil and Simon Thompson - better known as the Thompson Brothers - decided to take it a step further and start making their own whisky and gin on the site at the Dornoch Castle Hotel. Born from successful crowdfunding and a worldwide love of whisky, Dornoch's first whisky distillery was formed. While waiting for the whisky to mature, they created this Sutherland 5 Year Old Blended Malt 2023 Edition, a blend of 5-year-old Dornoch, older Clynelish (2014 and 2015 vintages), and a small amount of much older Brora (1982 vintage). It was bottled in 2023 at 48.5% ABV.

Change+7.3%
LatestSGD 139
HighSGD 149
LowSGD 89
SGD 156SGD 131SGD 106SGD 81Price (SGD)Observed dateDec 7Apr 12Aug 9Dec 7 - SGD 129 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Dec 7, 2025Feb 8 - SGD 149 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Feb 8, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 89 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Jul 12 - SGD 120 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Jul 12, 2026Aug 9 - SGD 139 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 9, 2026

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 138.68
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jul 12, 2026SGD 119.58
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 88.63
Cask type
Bourbon & Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Thompson Bros
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Speyside Cooperage
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
2023 Edition
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
636
Has box
N.A
Closure
Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
2023 Edition
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Whiskyfun's 20th Anniversary
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Old Cadenheads dumpy smell; copper coins, engine oil, old hessian rope, eucalyptus. Bucket of fermenting pineapple filled with wax and honey. Sage, chalk, dried hops, gorse, lemon drizzle cake. Very malty, with hints of wood, smoke, heather, moss, tree bark, lichen, and a certain crispness. A lot of seawater, brine, wax, paraffin, porridge, apple peelings, a little soot, and fruitier gueuze with peaches and cantaloupes.
Palate
Plenty of ripe fruits, apricot kernels, pineapple & pear. Madeira cake. Mystery smoke, lemongrass, bay and galangal. More wax, creme caramel and bitter chocolate. Huge amount of malt, dry barley and sharp notes of oak. Crisp, breezy coastal notes. Marram grass, straw, sand. Fatter and richer, saline, a little smoky, sooty, with an engine-oil side, earthy citrus, marshmallow grilled over a campfire, and pepper. Some kind of smoked toffee.
Finish
Medium long finish. Earthy. A bit of peat, but not in a smoky way. That green, earthy sort of peat. Subtle. Dunnage warehouse. Mild funk. Nectarine. A bit of licorice. Long finish, grain forward with a certain old fashioned highland quality. Rather long, still fat, on some kind of salted butterscotch with a salty aftertaste.
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