Well, it’s time for a little trip down memory lane with my cohorts from the Scottish Distillery Tour. We finished the bulk of this quest in the Fall of 2018, but my buddy @Generously_Paul suggested that we scour the earth for some samples from closed distilleries while we wait for the new ones to release some fresh juice. He found this well-aged, grain whisky from Port Dundas and graciously shared it with the group. Thanks again, bro. Please see Paul’s review for the history of the distillery and the deets about this particular bottle, from independent bottlers Clan Denny. This stuff was distilled in 1988 and bottled in 2017- making it 28 years old, its obviously non-chill filtered and has no added coloring and the whisky rested in refilled hogsheads for its entire slumber. It’s bottled at 50% ABV and is light gold with thin legs and medium-to-large drops that run quickly down the Glencairn. The nose, well, is nothing short of spectacular: juicy pineapple, toffee and sugarcane bring the sweetness in with an astounding “how do you do”. It shows some ginger root spice with a hint of oak bitterness to balance the nose quite respectfully. There’s a buttery undertone that wafts from the glass after a quick spin, as well. But, man, those pineapple notes really got the mouth watering. Diving in for the sip, I’m greeted with those same tropical notes, especially pineapple and ripe melon, some fresh honey and malt. Oak tannins arrive mid sip, along with that ginger bite I detected on the nose, and the oily mouth coat turned slowly dry. The ginger and bitter notes chased the pineapple away much sooner than I would’ve liked, but this is whisky we are drinking and not some tropical smoothie. The finish was medium length and oak forward. Lingering malt notes that ultimately left a dry feeling was the only let down I experienced here. The empty glass did provide some memory of the tropical fruit and I did find myself poking my nose back in there several times after the party was over. Overall, this didn’t strike me as a grain whisky- other than the dry finish. The age clearly played the key role here and the fact that even though these were refill casks there was still plenty of life left in them. Sadly, this bottling has probably long since disappeared and it would be a massive undertaking to try and find more, but I would jump at the chance to get my hands on one. It’s hard to say what it’s worth, money-wise, but this was a quality dram that any grain whisky fan would love. 4.25 stars and thanks again for the experience, Paul. Cheers.