Single Grain

Single Grain whiskies have benefited from the worldwide interest in the Single Malt industry. In the search for rare and remote distilleries, this unknown category has been highlighted to the connoisseur. Historically grain whiskies have been distilled in continuous stills with high volumes for the Blended Scotch industry. Single Grains are produced at a single distillery from water, wheat, corn (maize) and unmalted barley - they do not use the copper pot still. Many are now considered on a par with single malts.

Dumbarton 35 Year Old 46% alc.vol

Non Chill Filtered, a lovely rare bottling from the Dumbarton GRAIN distillery.

Tasting Notes: Beautiful ripples of sweetness develop from the aromatic nose. Each wave pulsates with a new sensation. Palate develops with light, fresh notes. Cannot miss the slightly sweet background. Like summer nectar to a bee. The well rounded finish, compliments the earlier development.

North British 32 Year Old 46.0% alc.vol

Edinburgh’s last working distillery, widely known as ‘NB’. North British does its own malting on site using only maize, with a high percentage of green malt.

Tasting Notes: A sweetish and aromatic nose with a smooth, firm and slippery palate. With a finish of clotted cream this is a pleasant summer whisky.