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The SMWS
owners launch a new spirits brand, J.G.
Thomson & Co, which launches with 3
blended malt Scotch whiskies featuring
Sweet, Smoky and Rich expressions, and
two limited edition aged whiskies.
The owners of The Scotch Malt Whisky
Society has launched a new spirits
brand, J.G. Thomson & Co, which has
launched its first collection of small
batch spirits including a bold Jamaican
rum, a citrus dry gin, three blended
malt Scotch whiskies featuring Sweet,
Smoky and Rich expressions, and two
exceptional limited edition aged
whiskies - one a 23 year old blended
malt, the other a 1972 blended grain.
J.G. Thomson & Co takes its name from an
18th-century wine and spirits merchant
once based in Leith in the 1700s, a time
when trade ships were bringing new and
exciting goods into Edinburgh. At the
time, the savvy Thomson family became
renowned for selecting some of these new
spirits being brought in and introducing
them to their discerning customers in
Edinburgh, and to the wider world.
J.G. Thomson & Co is being launched by
The Artisanal Spirits Company, which
owns the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and
is building a portfolio of premium
brands and curating collections of craft
spirits.
Several of J.G. Thomson & Co’s first
collection of small batch spirits have
already won industry awards, including a
prized Masters medal for Batch 1 of its
rich 23 year old blended malt Scotch
whisky, Golds for the first batches of
its three blended malts and its gin at
the Spirits Business Luxury Masters
2021.
All of J.G. Thomson & Co’s spirits are
crafted creatively in small batches,
meaning that the individual taste
characteristics of each spirit will
evolve with every new batch - providing
adventurous drinkers with a new taste
experience to discover every time a new
batch is released.
Driven by a dedication to creating small
batch spirits with simple ingredients
and complex flavours, the J.G. Thomson &
Co brand offers a core range of three
small batch blended malt whiskies,
featuring Sweet, Smoky and Rich
expressions.
With a focus on combining characterful
spirit with high-quality casks, the
blending team at J.G. Thomson & Co works
closely with selected partner cooperages
to either procure specific casks, or to
create their own customised casks,
toasted and charred to defined
standards.
In addition to its core range, J.G.
Thomson & Co is launching with the first
two batches in a series of limited
edition whiskies; a rich, complex
23 year old blended malt Scotch whisky
made of 100% Speyside malts; and a sweet
1972 blended grain Scotch whisky
bringing notes of honey, wax and ginger
on the nose.
On top of its whisky portfolio, J.G.
Thomson & Co is releasing the first
batch of its bold Jamaican rum which is
100% pot-stilled, and its first batch of
citrus dry gin, which boasts aromas of
orange, juniper and coriander on the
nose.
Emily Coyle from J.G. Thomson & Co,
said: "Just like the Thomsons did in the
1700s, we’re constantly on the hunt for
new spirits, flavours and tastes to
explore from around the world, whether
that’s handpicking whisky in Scotland or
rum in Jamaica. By focusing on creating
small batches and limited editions, we
want to explore different tastes and
take full advantage of the opportunity
to experiment, innovate, marry, blend,
discover and learn.
"We believe there is a growing appetite
for exceptional spirits among
adventurous drinkers who are looking to
taste something new and extraordinary.
All our spirits are made using
traditional methods such as small batch
distillation, non-chill filtering and
natural colour to focus entirely on
taste and take people on a journey of
discovery."
All of J.G. Thomson & Co’s small batch spirits will be available
from specialist online whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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