{"id":689288,"date":"2025-10-06T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=689288"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:24:41","slug":"to-boldly-go-this-christmas-smokehead-islay-single-malt-is-the-perfect-gift-for-whisky-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/to-boldly-go-this-christmas-smokehead-islay-single-malt-is-the-perfect-gift-for-whisky-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"To boldly go this Christmas: Smokehead Islay Single Malt is the perfect gift for whisky rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"

To boldly go this Christmas: Smokehead Islay Single Malt is the perfect gift for whisky rebels<\/strong><\/p>\n

That Christmas atmosphere: the scent of woodsmoke, the crackle of chestnuts roasting, rich scents of warm spices from Christmas cakes and mince pies. But wait\u2026 what\u2019s this skull doing amidst the festive trappings?<\/p>\n

If you have whisky lovers on your gift list who also like something a little different, a little disruptive even, seek out the whisky with the skull on the bottle. Smokehead. That\u2019s all you need.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve curated a set of Smokehead Islay Single Malt Whisky Christmas gifts that will make your recipients tingle with joy. Forget the socks and scents; make bold choices this Christmas.<\/p>\n

Smokehead Original <\/strong>
\n40% ABV \/ 70cl \/ \u00a341<\/strong><\/p>\n

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First up on our edit for Christmas is Smokehead Original. It is a bold spirit, created for non-traditional whisky drinkers with an appetite for the alternative. This is a whisky with attitude \u2013 contemporary, unexpected, and deliciously different. With intense smoke and notes of sea salt and spice, this is a vigorous whisky that stands out from the crowd. Smokehead embodies a wild spirit that\u2019s created for and loved by proud non-conformists. The dark flint bottle featuring a bold and distinctive skull motif representing a \u2018smokehead\u2019 is a sign of what lies within. There are several expressions within the range.<\/p>\n

Smokehead 15-Year-Old<\/strong>
\n43% ABV\/ 70cl \/ \u00a369.99<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New for this Christmas, Smokehead 15-Year-Old is the oldest and boldest yet. After 15 years in the cask, this is Smokehead\u2019s character boasts even greater complexity, with notes that include bonfires of smoke crackling with aromas of rosemary and thyme; and the classic Islay peat notes soars with citrus and vanilla. The finish is long with lemon, sea spray and smoke.<\/p>\n

The Smokehead Skull Gift Tin<\/strong>
\n5cl x 3 \/ Smokehead Original Whisky (43% ABV); Smokehead High Voltage (58% ABV); Smokehead Rum Rebel (46% ABV) \/ \u00a319.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Smokehead Skull Gift Tin containing three miniatures is perfect for an affordable treat for those men who appreciate something deliciously different. Lovers of this quirky single malt Islay whisky brand will adore the skull gift tin \u2013 a present with a future in its own right. The gift tin contains 3 x 5cl miniature bottles each with a mighty Smokehead whisky finish with a distinctive character of its own.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feel like exploring more? Check out Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado, Smokehead Sherry Cask Blast, Smokehead Rum Cask Rebel, Smokehead Twisted Stout, Smokehead High Voltage, or Smokehead Unfiltered.<\/p>\n

All Smokehead whiskies are available to buy direct from Smokehead website https:\/\/www.smokehead.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span> and selected expressions are available at good spirits retailers.
\nIf you are travelling overseas for the festive season, look out for these travel retail exclusives in the duty-free stores: Smokehead Rum Cask Riot and Smokehead Extra Rare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To boldly go this Christmas: Smokehead Islay Single Malt is the perfect gift for whisky rebels That Christmas atmosphere: the scent of woodsmoke, the crackle of chestnuts roasting, rich scents of warm spices from Christmas cakes and mince pies. But wait\u2026 what\u2019s this skull doing amidst the festive trappings? If you have whisky lovers on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":689292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689293,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689288\/revisions\/689293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}