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Ladyburn distillery only ran for 9 years or so, producing single malt scotch to be blended into the likes of Grant's Blended Scotch. Finding any bottlings from this distillery is becoming near impossible as time goes on, since it closed for good 45 years ago. This Blackadder Ladyburn was aged in cask for 43 years and was bottled at a cask strength of 41.9% ABV.
Ladyburn was a short-lived distillery owned by William Grant & Sons of Grant's, Glenfiddich, and Balvenie fame. In 1963, the family-owned company opened a grain whisky distillery in the Lowlands called Girvan, which still operates to this day. In 1996, two pairs of pot stills were installed on the same site as Girvan, and the malt portion of the the distillery was called Ladyburn. The single malt operation only lasted until 1975 when it was closed and the stills were eventually dismantled in the 1980s. 33 years later in 2008 a new single malt distillery opened up on Girvan's site, this time under the name Ailsa Bay.
200ml ml
$2849.99
Distilled in 1973 and filled in to a Refill Sherry Butt, the cask, No. 2518, was bottled after 45 years at 45.4%. Supposedly peated Glen Keith, no one is really 100% sure where it came from as Strathisla has also been suggested. Regardless, this is a peated malt, but an old one. 91pts Whisky Fun (See Tasting Note Below)!
A Very Curious Whisky
It is also one of the most unusual, controversial and hard to find Scotch whiskies. Independent bottler Signatory, the only company to have ever bottled Craigduff as a single, claims it is a curious double peated Glen Keith. But Chivas Brothers, who own both Glen Keith and Strathisla, have always insisted it is actually from the latter. Regardless of its origin, Craigduff was said to be double peated on account that both lightly peated malt was used, as well as “concentrated peated water” which was added to the charge in the wash still. Curious and controversial stuff it would seem!
