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Woodrow's Williamson 10 Year Old


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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh

Founder: Woody Tan

Range: Warehouse Reserve

Distillery: Williamson

Age: 10 years old

Distilled: 24/04/2012

Bottled: 07/10/2022

Region: Islay, Scotland

Spirit: Single malt scotch

Cask Type: Finished in 1st fill PX sherry hogshead for 13 months

Cask Ref: 223

Alcohol by Volume: Cask strength at 58.3%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 289 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Williamson 10 Year Old Tasting Notes

Woody's tasting notes

Nose: Smoky yet sweet, marzipan and almond, liquorice, nuttiness with sweet malt

Palate: Big body, peat with sweet malt syrup, black treacle, winter spices, roasted nut and hints of marzipan

Finish: Dry, long oily finish with lingering peat.

Ed's review

Colour: Natural colour, deep amber or mahogany.

Nose: Maple-glazed smoked ham. Warm earthy peat. Lingonberry sauce. Oak timber in the rain.

Palate: Medium mouthfeel with a nice texture. Instant Laphroaig peat. Rich caramelised meat adds a savoury character, while macerated red berries bring sweetness. A little wood spice to season.

Finish: Medium finish with earthy smoke and a savoury finale.

Overall: Peat fans are going to love this big flavoursome whisky.

About this Woodrow's whisky

Woodrow's of Edinburgh presents a bold 10-year-old Williamson single malt as part of their Warehouse Reserve range, crafted by founder Woody Tan. Distilled on April 24, 2012, and bottled on October 7, 2022, this Islay whisky showcases the island’s signature smoky and maritime character with a rich twist. Finished for 13 months in a first-fill PX sherry hogshead (cask 223), it offers layers of fruits, and a gentle sweetness balanced by peaty intensity. Bottled at a robust cask strength of 58.3%, with natural colour and no chill filtration, this is an authentic and complex expression. With 289 bottles available, it’s a must-have for fans of richly sherried Islay malts.

Woodrow's of Edinburgh
Woody Tan, Founder of Woodrow's of Edinburgh

Meet The Founder

Woody Tan

Originally from Hong Kong, Woody Tan has lived in Scotland since 2011. He studied an MSc in Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University, and then went into the cask trade and warehouse keeping. While looking after casks, he started to discover gems that he felt had to be shared with fellow whisky lovers. He bottles these special casks under his Woodrow’s of Edinburgh label.

Woody has an excellent palate, and a knack for uncovering really flavoursome casks. He’s also a wizard when it comes to cask experiments, and has released some interesting cask-finished whiskies.