Cooper's Choice North British 1992 29 Yr
$157.49
The more savvy whisky folks out there have quietly been buying up a lot of sexy old Single Grain whisky. Rightfully so. It's incredible how high those age statements can be when you shift focus from Malt Whisky to Grain Whisky. The rather oddly named North British distillery bangs out about 65 million litres of spirit a year, but only a wee portion of that ends up bottled as Single Grain. In the case of this Cooper's Choice release, twenty-nine years in ex-Bourbon cask #67628 left but 390 bottles at 44.5%.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G15.17
$137.99
A DRUID'S MAGIC POTION
A "grain" whisky in name only due to the type of distillation process that was used, this 8 year old Highlander was matured in a 2nd fill barrel and has an abv of 62.5%.
Flavour profile: Peated
Distilled on: 13 May 2013
Outturn: 197 bottles
Boutique-y Cambus Batch 9 28 Yr 50.9%
$132.99
This 28 year old single grain is the 9th batch from That Boutique-y Whisky Company has been bottled at 50.9%.
Producer Description
"Our ninth batch from the long closed Cambus grain distillery is a 28 Year Old, a release of just 443 bottles at 50.9% abv. The Cambus distillery was founded in 1806, the site originally occupied by a mill. The distillery first gained some significance in 1836 when a patent still was installed and began to distill grain whisky."
About the Label
"Our label looks across the Cambus Iron Bridge to a huge stock of casks, all under a blanket of snow. The early 19th-century cast iron arch bridge crosses over the River Devon into the distillery site. The closed distillery initially became a cask filling site, but was given a new life in 2011 when it became Diageo’s new cooperage."
Boutique-y 10th Annv Blended Grain 45 Yr
$220.99
This is the 3rd release of a batch of old Blended Grain Scotch Whisky bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Co. Bottled to celebrate their 10th Birthday at 44.2%. Only 6 bottles for KWM!
Producer Description
"The 1976 British Isles heat wave led to the second hottest summer average temperature in the UK since records began. The ensuing drought would have seriously impacted the amount of whisky made that year. 1976 is when the the grain whisky in this blend was distilled. Not only is this a 45 Year Old Blended Grain whisky, but it’s a blend of just two distilleries, both of them long closed, and one of the two, only operating for a very short period of around 22 years before it was closed."
About the Label
"For this 10th birthday commemorative bottling, our label artist Emily Chappell has taken our fabulous Blended Grain label that depicts an old-style clipper boat, afloat on a sea, and expanded it into this mysterious treasure map.. Loving that Vanilla flower compass rose! Tough crowd!"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society G10.41
$169.99
A STICKY, SWEET, SPICY TREAT
This 16 year old single grain whisky from the Lowlands spent 11 years in an ex-bourbon barrel before being transferred to 2nd fill heavy toast, medium char hogshead for the remainder of its maturation, and has an abv of 60.1%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 12 July 2005
Outturn: 106 bottles
Cooper's Choice Strathclyde 1993 49.5%
$153.99
Grain whiskies continue to be the way to go for those looking for high age statements and low prices. Cooper's Choice seems to have access to some of the best single grains out there. We expect this '93 Strathclyde to be a cracker.
Only 198 bottles.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 49.5% abv.
Whisky Trail Silhouette Carsebridge 1973
$399.99
The latest release from Elixir Distillers Whisy Trail range, Silhouette, is here. This 1973 vintage Caresbridge Single Grain was bottled after 48 years in an ex-Sherry Butt at 56.3%. Exclusive to KWM!
Maltbarn Invergordon 1972
$709.99
This bottle was featured on Day 21 of our 2023 KWM UBER Whisky Calendar. You can read the post on it here.
49 years. Not much more to say, other than 'wow.' Only 87 bottles of this single grain whisky from Invergordon. Matured in ex-Bourbon, as we'd expect.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 44.4% 87.5pts Whiskybase
Signatory North British 31 Year 54.3%
$259.99
This 31 year old Single Grain from the North British Distillery is from a Refill Oloroso Sherry Butt originally filled in 1991, it has been bottled at 54.3%.