Scallywag Winter Edition 2025 Ice Wine Cask – luxurious Speyside whisky with fruity sweetness and powerful depth

Scallywag The Winter Edition 2025 from Douglas Laing is an exclusive limited edition whisky, created for the cold months where coziness, intensity and indulgence are key. This Speyside blended malt Scotch whisky is bottled at a natural cask strength of 52.4%, giving a deep, powerful and unadulterated taste experience. What makes this edition special is the finish in Ice Wine casks from Eastern Europe, which adds an elegant, vinous sweetness and an extra dimension of complexity.

The whisky is blended from carefully selected Speyside single malts, known for their soft and fruity style. Here, classic notes of honey, vanilla and malt meet a refined sweetness from the Ice Wine casks, adding layers of ripe fruit and slightly spicy elegance. The result is a harmonious and full-bodied whisky where sweetness, spice and depth merge in perfect balance.

Scallywag Winter Edition 2025 is delivered without cold filtration and without added colorants, ensuring an authentic whisky experience, just as nature intended. The high alcohol content provides both warmth and intensity, making this whisky ideal for enjoying on cold evenings – either alone or in good company. The distinctive winter design bottle and iconic terrier emphasize the playful yet quality-conscious approach of the series.

An ideal gift for the whisky lover or an exclusive addition to the collection, Scallywag Winter Edition 2025 is a whisky that both impresses and delights with its unique cask finish and elegant style.

Tasting notes

• Aroma: Fresh pears, white chocolate, vanilla and warm winter spices.
• Taste: Rich and silky with notes of honey, candied orange, spicy malt and vinous fruitiness.
• Finish: Long and rounded with hints of cinnamon, dark chocolate and roasted nuts.

The history of the house

Douglas Laing is a family-owned, independent whisky house from Scotland, founded in 1948. The house is known for its uncompromising approach to quality and for bottling whisky without cold filtration or added colorants. The Remarkable Regional Malts range and the Scallywag universe are created with a focus on authenticity, character and regional identity. Scallywag is a celebration of the elegant and fruity style of the Speyside region – combined with Douglas Laing’s sense of innovation and unique cask aging.

• Quantity: 70 cl
• Type: Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
• Country: Scotland
• Region: Speyside
• Producer: Douglas Laing
• Series: Scallywag Winter Edition 2025
• Cask: Ice Wine Casks finish
• Filtration: Un-chillfiltered
• Color: Natural Color
• Alcohol content: 52.4