DUMBARTON DISTILLERY 31 Yr Previous 1987 Sovereign The Whisky Barrel Unique Cask #15477 – Scotch Whisky Information
June sixteenth, 2022
DUMBARTON DISTILLERY 31 Yr Previous 1987 Sovereign Unique Cask #15477
An excellent 1979 classic bottled at 50.5% from a refill hogshead for The Sovereign collection. Dumbarton 31 Yr Previous 1988 classic Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Uncommon instance of the misplaced Scottish distillery. Single cask refill barrel #15477 distilled March 1987 bottled September 2018 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign collection. Chosen and bottled solely for The Whisky Barrel. 207 numbered bottles. This golden whisky has a nostril of apples, blueberries, and molten toffee. The palate is gentle and candy with notes of salted caramel, forest fruits and marzipan. The end is medium size, with a touch of lingering pepper.
£125 / us$157 / €147
Dumbarton Distillery is a misplaced Lowland grain distillery opened by Hiram Walker in 1938 on the location of the previous McMillan shipyard. The distillery sat on the banks of the River Leven and River Clyde in Dumbarton and was geared up with one steady nonetheless manufactured in Cincinnati. It was one of many largest grain distilleries in Scotland nevertheless it closed in 2002 with most of its buildings demolished by 2008. Spirit was produced primarily from maize with water originating from Loch Lomond with spirit destined for Ballantyne’s blends. Single cask bottlings have been launched by Hunter Laing & Co.
