North of Scotland

Another cracking limited release from Stillwater. This 1971 vintage single grain Scotch whisky from the now-closed North of Scotland Distillery is a bit of history in a bottle. Matured for 50 years (!) in a single hogshead and bottled in 2022 at a naturally low cask strength of 42.2% ABV, only 392 b

A real gem of a single grain Scotch here, hailing from the North of Scotland distillery. We didn't make that up – this lesser-known distillery only operated between 1957 and 1980, during which time, this superb whisky was produced. Matured in a refill ex-bourbon barrel between 1971 and 2018, a total

Incredibly old single grain Scotch whisky from the North of Scotland Distillery! North of Scotland was only active from 1957 to 1980, so this is certainly not something you see every day. This expression was aged for 50 years (which is over double the length of time that the distillery was actually

A grand old single grain Scotch from the North of Scotland Distillery, independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. Treated to an immense 46 years of maturation, in which time, the entire geography of Scotland has changed, according to the ancient map depicted on the label. Oh no, wait,

A secret Speyside distillery single malt bottling from the Christie family that previously owned the North of Scotland grain distillery. This whisky is said to cross boundaries and enter new realms thanks to its finish in oak casks that previously held Prunelle (a type of plum liqueur). The whisky t

Very well aged single grain Scotch whisky from the North of Scotland distillery, presented as part of the Pearls of Scotland range. This was distilled in December 1971 and bottled 43 years later in April 2015 with an outturn of 256 bottles. Ought to be mightily interesting, this one...

Well-aged single grain Scotch whisky, distilled all the way back in 1972 by the North of Scotland Distillery! After 47 years of maturation, this whisky was bottled up by Stillwater, with an outturn of 387 bottles. Nearly five decades of rest has resulted in a whisky that packs a fantastic flavour pr

A 50 year old single grain Scotch whisky from the North of Scotland Distillery, independently bottled by Douglas Laing! This one began life back in December 1970, and aged in a refill barrel for half a century, until eventually being bottled in January 2021. It was released as part of the Xtra Old P

A spectacular 37 year old Grain whisky from the now closed North of Scotland distillery. A frankly amazing age of whisky for the price.

This is a grain whisky from the North of Scotland distillery bottled for Douglas Laing's Clan Denny range. Grain whisky is made from un-malted grain and is distilled in a column still. The result is a cheaper (and sweeter)style of whisky which is most often used for blending. However, grain whiskies

A Douglas Laing bottling of some very old single grain Scotch whisky from the North Of Scotland. All the way back in October 1973, the folks at North Of Scotland set a cask full of their single grain to mature. A massive 40 years later, in March 2014, the cask was opened and the whisky was bottled w

A Pearls of Scotland bottling of North of Scotland single grain Scotch whisky! If we want to look at this mathematically, this single grain was distilled in December 1971 and bottled in May 2014 at 42 years old. Just 290 bottles were produced.

44 year old single grain scotch whisky from the North of Scotland distillery, which was distilled back in December 1971 and bottled in June 2016 as part of the Pearls of Scotland range. 266 bottles were produced.

It's the first batch of North of Scotland single grain Scotch whisky to be bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company, and it's particularly well-aged indeed - 46 years old! However, those Boutique-y folks might need to take another look at a map of Scotland for the next batch. The one on this batch