Glasgow Distillery Company 5 Year (SMWS 156.1 "West Coast Recipe")

 

The Glasgow Distillery Company is a new lowlands distillery, founded in 2015, and the first in the area since 1902. Interestingly, the distillery offers joint tours with Tennants brewery - I would absolutely do this. According to Wikipedia, they have a reputation for experimentation, so I'm doubly curious about this bottle now. 

This bottles comes from the very first cask they sold to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS"), and is lightly peated and only five years old (!). Presumably triple-distilled. Without much ado, here are the official tasting notes from SMWS: 

Ardnamurchan 5 Year (SMWS 149.2 "Peaty Peninsula")

 

Ever since my friend Rob had a bottle of the newly released whisky from Highland distillery Ardnamurchan, I've been very interested in trying some. This month's outturn from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS") offered a 5 year expression, aged entirely in a first-fill Oloroso sherry butt - I couldn't say no!

Ardbeg 5 Year "Wee Beastie"

Behold! A new addition to the Ardbeg lineup - "Wee Beastie," a 5 year expression aged in ex-bourbon and ex-oloroso sherry barrels/casks. The moment I received the email that this was released I immediately had some delivered, and then savored a dram of the 10 year, always a perennial favorite in this household. Let's see how the little brother stacks up...