SMWS Tasting Notes
Colour: Light varnished pine
Flavour: Oily & coastal

The nose seemed fairly typical – coal, hessian, seaweed and
garage workshops – all dominated by minty sweetness (Berwick Cockles, Blackpool
Rock, spearmint chews, Bendick’s mint chocolates); eventually turning even
sweeter (honey, coconut). In reduction it smelled of peppery herbs, salty
Manzanilla, lemon, smoked almonds, aniseed and fish oil. The palate was
undoubtedly manly, robust and very dry, with ash, bitter chocolate and pepper
wrestling each other - also suggestions of orange and lemon rind, wilted
spinach and over-dried woollen mitts – with water, sweet, nutty and
reassuringly honest – olive oil, creamy mushrooms, mint and pepper. The
distillery is named after Scotland’s glen.

 Drinking Tip: A dram
that would work well with food, or after a spell of hard, physical work