Macbeth Act 2 – Second Witch The Witches Series – An Islay Distillery 26 Years 70 cl. 49,5%

The Second Witch is one of four smoky whiskies in The Witches series by Macbeth with this stunning and well aged Islay malt expertly crafted by Oliver Chilton. Distilled at a distillery on Islay’s south coast and aged for 28 years in an Oloroso sherry butt and 1st fill bourbon barrel. 750 bottles only, filled at 49.5% vol.

Character Notes by Dave Broom

A dark narcotic boils. Globs of pitch, a pine forest reduced. The cauldron erupts, spitting black lava. Stir in the wormwood and camphor, trailing oak moss, and sphagnum soaked with soldiers’ blood. Now drink this tarry opiate, this entry to a chthonic world.

Released as part of the Macbeth series from Livingstone, that feature illustrations by Sir Quentin Blake and character descriptions for the whiskies by Dave Broom.

The Macbeth Collection is an exclusive whisky series created by Livingstone and whisky specialist Elixir Distillers, inspired by William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth. The collection consists of 42 unique whiskies from various Scottish distilleries, each representing a character from the play.

Collection Breakdown
The collection is divided into six series, each with its own style and character:

The Leads
The Thanes
The Ghosts
The Witches
The Murderers
The Household
Each series contains different types of malt whisky, including:

Regal Malts – five exclusive releases
Noble Malts – twelve distinguished whiskies
Ghost Distillery Whiskies – six whiskies from closed distilleries
Smoky Whiskies – four peated expressions
Island Malts – four whiskies from island distilleries
Characterful Whiskies – ten uniquely expressive whiskies
Unique Features
Illustrations by Sir Quentin Blake, renowned for his work with Roald Dahl.
Character descriptions by whisky expert Dave Broom.
Expertly selected whiskies by Oliver Chilton (Master Blender at Elixir Distillers).
This is a highly collectible series where each bottle tells part of Macbeth through whisky.