As the season turns and the air cools, we are happy to report that the heart of whisky season is upon us! Gather your whisky loving friends and embark on a 'High 5' of high-flying flavour.

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  12 years
• Region:
  Speyside Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Juicy Oak & Vanilla
• Age:
  19 years
• Region:
  Lowland
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Juicy Oak & Vanilla
• Age:
  19 years
• Region:
  Lowland
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  17 years
• Region:
  Highland
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso & American oak PX Hogsheads

• Flavour:
  Juicy Oak & Vanilla
• Age:
  17 years
• Region:
  Speyside Deveron
• Cask:
  First-fill #4+ charred hogshead

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  33 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Lossie
• Cask:
  Refill barrel

"I had the pleasure of tasting this gorgeous cask at The Gathering event in New York City. The heavily peated malt spent 5 years in bourbon cask and 5 years in Oloroso cask and the thing that strikes me is the BALANCE. Sherry and smoke intertwine perfectly for a beautiful sipping whisky. Don’t miss this dram!!"

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  8 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  Second-fill Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Light & Delicate
• Age:
  10 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Lossie
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  9 years
• Region:
  Highland Southern
• Cask:
  Refill hogshead

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Dry
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Speyside Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso & PX Hogsheads

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  18 years
• Region:
  Highland Eastern
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Old & Dignified
• Age:
  32 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  First fill Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  9 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Heavily Peated
• Age:
  25 years
• Region:
  Islay
• Cask:
  Refill hogsheads, First-fill Oloroso barriques STR

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  16 years
• Region:
  Islay
• Cask:
  Second-fill Spanish oak Oloroso butt

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  32 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Lossie
• Cask:
  First-fill Pedro Ximenez hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  18 years
• Region:
  Speyside Lossie
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  13 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill French oak Jamaican rum barrique

"This 15-year Speyside from a first-fill ex-bodega PX hogshead is liquid gold. Memories of slow simmered roast in a tomato red wine sauce stock full of veggies comes to mind! After grazing on the stew, follow it with some hot chocolate fudge brownie. Distillery 36 and sherry go together like frosting and cake. Don’t miss out on this fantastic example of our Deep Rich and Dried Fruits flavour profile."

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  25 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  16 years
• Region:
  Speyside Lossie
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  17 years
• Region:
  Speyside Spey
• Cask:
  Second-fill Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez hogshead

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  17 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Dry
• Age:
  14 years
• Region:
  Speyside Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  30 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  10 years
• Region:
  Islay
• Cask:
  Refill hogshead

• Flavour:
  Lightly Peated
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Islay
• Cask:
  First-fill American oak PX hogshead

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Islay
• Cask:
  Refill Spanish oak Oloroso & First-fill American oak PX Hogsheads

"My group of friends pitched in to buy this bottle for a member as a birthday gift. He shared it with me, and I enjoyed it because, not only was it a layered whisky, but it was a great talking point that allowed us to have additional meaningful conversations and bond. Whiskies are meant to be shared--to create fond memories and celebrate life!"

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Dry
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Dry
• Age:
  16 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  First-fill ex-bodega Oloroso butt

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  13 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  First-fill hogshead

• Flavour:
  Light & Delicate
• Age:
  10 years
• Region:
  Highland Northern
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Old & Dignified
• Age:
  34 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  Refill barrel

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  13 years
• Region:
  Highland Eastern
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

"After many years tasting thousands of drams from distillers all over the world, I've finally reached the point where this is what I desire most: a pure, unadulterated Highland whisky matured for 25 years in a single refill ex-bourbon hogshead. It's the perfect marriage between nature and mankind, spirit and oak with a subtle, approachable waft of mainland peat smoke. Don't get me wrong, I love exploring new and unique styles. But as the seasons change and we approach peak whisky weather, I just want a proper old-school dram that offers a great experience at a great price. And mark my words, it does not get better than this."

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  13 years
• Region:
  Highland, Southern
• Cask:
  First-fill Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  14 years
• Region:
  Highland, Southern
• Cask:
  First-fill American oak PX hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Highland Southern
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  12 years
• Region:
  Speyside Deveron
• Cask:
  Second-fill Port barrique

• Flavour:
  Old & Dignified
• Age:
  32 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  Re-fill Spanish oak Pedro Ximenez butt

• Flavour:
  Old & Dignified
• Age:
  31 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill hogshead

• Flavour:
  Young & Spritely
• Age:
  9 years
• Region:
  Highland Western
• Cask:
  Second-fill hogshead, heavy char #4+

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  9 years
• Region:
  Highland Western
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill American oak PX hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  12 years
• Region:
  Speyside Spey
• Cask:
  First-fill Australian Shiraz barrique

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Lossie
• Cask:
  Refill hogsheads & First-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogsheads

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  13 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Lossie
• Cask:
  Second-fill Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  15 years
• Region:
  Highland Eastern
• Cask:
  First-fill Pedro Ximenez ex-Bodega barrique

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Dry
• Age:
  12 years
• Region:
  Speyside Lossie
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  17 years
• Region:
  Speyside Deveron
• Cask:
  First-fill Oloroso hogshead

• Flavour:
  Juicy Oak & Vanilla
• Age:
  17 years
• Region:
  Highland Southern
• Cask:
  First-fill hogshead HTMC

• Flavour:
  Sweet Fruity & Mellow
• Age:
  32 years
• Region:
  Speyside, Spey
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Young & Spritely
• Age:
  8 years
• Region:
  Highland Southern
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  8 years
• Region:
  Wales
• Cask:
  First-fill Moscatel butt

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  11 years
• Region:
  England
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Peated
• Age:
  4 years
• Region:
  Taiwan
• Cask:
  First-fill barrel

• Flavour:
  Spicy & Sweet
• Age:
  6 years
• Region:
  England
• Cask:
  First-fill barrique, shaved/toasted/re-charred

• Flavour:
  Deep Rich & Dried Fruits
• Age:
  8 years
• Region:
  France
• Cask:
  First fill Spanish oak Oloroso butt

• Flavour:
  Lightly Peated
• Age:
  8 years
• Region:
  Highland, Southern
• Cask:
  Second-fill barrel

• Age:
  12 years
• Region:
  Orkney and Islay
• Cask:
  First-fill barrels and Spanish & American oak Oloroso hogsheads

The 2024 Gathering Collection casks were chosen and named by fellow Society member Mike Epstein, of New York, NY! Mike chose some sensational casks for members to sink their senses into. This tantalizing trio of exclusive casks offers three distinguished expressions of Scotch malt whisky. Gather your whisky-loving friends and dive in!

Securing both expressions in our Distillery Dive #80: Summer of Sherry bundle is the best way to learn by tasting and comparing. This is an advanced class in sherry cask maturation for you and your whisky-loving friends to behold - a brilliant pair offering equal measures of power and grace.

This selection is a must for any member eager to discover (or revisit!) the fundamentals of Scotch whisky, as it showcases three different flavor profiles from three different cask maturations and regions. Ex-bourbon, ex-sherry and peated casks await to share with your whisky-loving friends!

The Society Tasting Kit offers you everything you’ll need to host a whisky tasting in the comfort of your own home. Along with two Society glasses, you’ll find a water jug and a pipette so you can serve your whisky just the way you like it. Of course, you'll require some of the best whisky on the planet! We've included three 100ml bottles of Society whiskies to get your tasting off to an exciting start, along with a notebook to keep your own tasting notes.