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Age And Refinement

CambusSMWS G8.22

Producer: SMWS

February 16, 2026
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About This Whisky

Code

G8.22

Distillery

Cambus

Name

Age And Refinement

Producer

SMWS

Region

Lowland

Age

32 years

ABV

50.2%

Bottler Type

Independent

Category

Scotch

Flavor Profile

Old & Dignified

Nose

The whisky presents manuka honey, peanut brittle, and orange syrup merging with beeswax on toasted oak. Prunes soaked in rum and wood shavings evoke a carpenter's leather tool belt, creating a complex aromatic profile.

Palate

Dark chocolate, nuts, and figs mingle with treacle and marmalade, dusted with cinnamon, star anise, and cloves. Water addition reveals Christmas cake and mince pie notes with honey, Jerez sherry, and porcini mushroom earthiness.

Finish

Singed raisins combine with orange chocolate, crema catalan, and Turkish delight embedded with pistachios and star anise, providing a rich and spiced conclusion.

Overall Notes

The nose hit all the right receptors as manuka honey, peanut brittle and orange syrup merged with beeswax on toasted oak, prunes soaked in rum, and wood shavings in a carpenter's leather tool belt. The palate was also a cause for elation, with dark chocolate, nuts and figs mixed into treacle and marmalade dusted with cinnamon, star anise and cloves. Adding water continued the gratification towards Christmas cake, mince pies and honey with hints of Jerez sherry and porcini mushrooms on moss. Singed raisins now combined with orange chocolate, crema catalan and Turkish delight embedded with pistachios and star anise. After 29 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead we transferred this into a first fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead.