“Being made from 100% Islay malts, our Smoky Blended malt whisky gives you something to chew on. Once the cork is off, you are met with burning ash, baked seaweed, barbecued fruits and a medicinal undertone. Smoked sugar and salt meet smoked meats, rich clove and delicate honeycomb upon drinking. We use Pedro Ximenez butts and hogsheads for richness and depth and ex-bourbon barrels for sweetness and body.
Using careful cask selection we can highlight the smokiness of the whisky and blend a well-balanced dram. Not too sweet, not too rich, and when you think the smoke is just becoming too much, we bring you right back to start again. Bottled at 46%, unchill filtered and with no added colour, this is a whisky for true smoky fans and those looking to broaden their palate alike.”
Flavour Profile
Smoky
ON THE NOSE
Ashy, medicinal & fruity
TO TASTE
Smoked meats, cloves & honeycomb
Superior quality, blending and curating is in the J.G. Thomson & Co. DNA, and that continues today with the latest incarnation of the brand, launched in 2021. The launch of a 21st century small batch release of premium whisky, gin and rum, celebrates the original brand ethos and much more.
J.G. Thompson were founded in the port of Leith, now the home of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, who launched this new blending house, using predominantly old Diageo malts, in 2021, alongside small batch gins and rum.
