36 Year Old Whisky

Distilled at Strathclyde in September 1987, this spectacular single grain was set aside in a single refill barrel, where it remained for the next 34 years. In January 2022, the barrel was opened, and a total of 210 cask strength bottles were independently released by Douglas Laing for its Xtra Old P

This single grain from Glasgow's Strathclyde distillery was distilled back in 1987(!) and matured for over three decades. The first 30 years were spent in a bourbon hogshead, before it was moved to small rye whiskey casks from Koval in Chicago for a four-year finish. It was then bottled by Murray Mc

A single cask Scotch whisky from Orkney's excellent Highland Park Distillery! This one was distilled back in June 1987, and filled into cask #1551 to slumber for over three decades. At 31 years of age, the whisky was bottled in January 2019 at 40.1% ABV, producing only 194 bottles. Yet another crack

It's the tenth batch of 36 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the terrific Tomatin Distillery! Drawn from a combo of bourbon and sherry casks, which have slumbered soundly for many, many moons, this expression has developed a rich, rewarding flavour profile that'll be sure to impress. Reaching

An old bottle of vintage 1987 Famous Grouse 12 Year Old here, complete with the old-style packaging and presentation tube. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!

A single cask bottling of well-aged single malt from the Glengoyne Distillery, selected by three generations of the Ian Macleod Distillers owners. They picked out a cracking cask, a refill sherry butt that aged the whisky for an impressive 36 years. The whisky was bottled with an outturn of only 402

A marvellous 34 year old single grain from the Caledonian Distillery, independently released by Duncan Taylor for the Rare Auld series. Distilled in 1987, just one year before the distillery sadly closed its doors for good, this one certainly ticks the boxes for being both rare and old! A total of 2

A rare whisky from the closed North Port distillery (it had many names over the years, with North Port and Brechin among the most well known). This one is 36 years old, distilled in November 1981 and maturing in a refill sherry butt until July 2018. It was bottled by Signatory for its 30th anniversa

Independent bottlers North Star Spirits released this spectacular single malt for its 20th Cask Series. Distilled at Glenrothes in 1986, this Speyside whisky matured for 36 years in a refill hogshead, with an outturn of only 220 bottles at an approachable 44.1% ABV.

This is a real find. A very rare bottle of Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky that was distilled on Christmas Day 1987 and bottled to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Speyside distillery. There were just 250 bottles of this one, which wasn't actually released to retail but instead, the ma

Bourbon cask matured Rare Ayrshire distilled at Ladyburn in 1975 and aged for 36 years in barrel number 3418. This whisky was independently bottled in 2012 by Signatory Vintage for its Cask Strength Collection. An outturn of only 151 bottles. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'

A splendid single grain from Invergordon, distilled in 1987 and matured for 34 years in a single first-fill oloroso sherry hogshead. It was bottled at cask strength 57.2% ABV by The Red Cask Company in 2023, independently releasing a total of 155 bottles.

Another colossal single grain Scotch joins the collection of Master of Malt exclusive bottlings! Hailing from the Strathclyde distillery, this one spent three and a half decades maturing between 1987 and 2022, when a total of 242 bottles were drawn from the single barrel in which it dwelled. The maj

A grand old single grain Scotch from the Caledonian distillery, matured for a generous 35 years in a single hogshead between 1987 and 2022. That cask was opened by independent bottler Signatory, releasing a total of 232 bottles for its Cask Strength Collection.

A marvellously well-aged single grain from Invergordon, distilled in December 1987 and matured for 34 years! That time included a stay in a first-fill ex-oloroso hogshead which yielded a total of 158 bottles when it was cracked open by The Red Cask Company in 2022.

The folks at independent bottler Murray McDavid are always on a mission to dig out good casks, and with their skills, they often strike gold! This bottling is a great example – a 33 year old single grain, distilled at Invergordon back in 1987 and matured in a pair of bourbon hogsheads, before finish

A very rare edition of Braes of Glenlivet aka Braeval from 1987, aged for ten years before bottling by Master of Malt at 43% ABV. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!

A rare bottling of whisky from the Caledonian Distillery - a wonderful sight! This single grain Scotch whisky was distilled in 1987 (the distillery would be closed a year later in 1988) and matured in a single hogshead cask for 32 years. Eventually, Signatory came along and bottled it up in March 20

Glen Marnoch - Aldi (yes, Aldi!)'s 24 year old single malt whisky! We tasted this alongside the sterling Glenbridge 40 year old in a tasting led by none other than whisky legend Jim Murray. This was distilled in 1987 and bottled in 2011…We’re sadly sold out of this, but if you’re after a bottle of S

More single cask, single grain delights from Hunter Laing here. The bottler snapped up this 34-year-old corker from Strathclyde for The Sovereign range, which was distilled in 1987 and set aside to age in a refill hogshead for over three decades before being presented completely unadulterated with n

A 1966 vintage from the Dalwhinnie distillery, this cask strength 36 year old was limited to a release of just 1,500 bottles. One of the oldest single malts one can find from the Dalwhinnie distillery. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in

A marvellously well-aged single malt form the Tomatin Distillery here, independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. For 36 years, this whisky slumbered soundly, developing a rich, rewarding flavour profile, before it was all bottled up 46.8% ABV, featuring a label that takes a look at th

Top-notch single malt from Tomatin, distilled in 1983 and matured for a hefty 36 years in a single refill sherry butt! That butt found its way to us at Master of Malt, and after a patient wait, we cracked it open in 2020, with 43 bottles available as part of our independent Single Cask series.

If you made a list of our best things here at MoM Towers, well-aged Invergordon single grain, and whiskies released by those Dornoch brothers Thompson would both be right up there! Distilled in 1987, and matured in a single refill barrel for 34 years, producing 230 bottles of this particular scrumpt

The Sovereign independent bottling range from Hunter Laing is home to a host of superb single grain whiskies, like this expression from the mighty Invergordon! it's a 31 year old single grain Scotch whisky, distilled in 1987 and bottled up in 2019 at 52.2% ABV. Loads of creamy vanilla notes ahoy!