Livingstone Presents,

Macbeth - Second Witch, 26YO

49.5% ABV

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled at an Islay Distillery for 26 years in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry butts, Second Witch is a limited release of 750 bottles and is 1 of 4 Smoky Whiskies in The Witches series.

This series of Shakespearean Scotch whiskies is the product of a collaboration between design studio Livingstone, whisky writer Dave Broom, Elixir Distillers and the legendary illustrator Sir Quentin Blake.

"Our Second Witch hails from Islay’s south coast, and encapsulates all the medicinal quality which this iconic malt is known for. The marriage between charcoal smoke, rich vanilla and brooding dark dried fruit speaks to the marriage of both bourbon and sherry casks and the wonderful darkness you can find from the long maturation of Islay’s traditional medicine.” - Oliver Chilton, Head Distiller at Elixir Distillers

Notes from whisky writer 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.

Second Witch:

 "For a charm of pow’rful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble".

All Witches:

 "…Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble".  - Macbeth Act IV SC.1 LN.18, William Shakespeare