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Cameronbridge 1991 27 Year Old Particular (Douglas Laing)
Single Grain — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
February 4, 2020 (edited August 27, 2021)
Cask strength, bottled at 54.3% Initially nothing but a faint sweetness on the nose and burning on the palate and finish. This needs a healthy dose of water to cut down the burn and to open up.
After adding the water, the nose is very delicate with dried flowers, a hint of cotton candy and a waft of citrus. The palate is viscous and coating, with light citrus notes and cereal grains. The finish is warming and long with sweet grain notes and light spices.
Despite the subtly of this whiskey, it's got a little sumpin sumpin that leaves me craving more.
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@Soba45 Interesting - that makes a lot of sense.
@Slainte-Mhath they can be very delicious and quite honestly better than many of their single malt cousins. Give me a 25 year old Cambus over an 18 year old Aultmore any day
@jonwilkinson7309 They made/make them in bulk for blends e.g. Johnnie Walker so there are large supplies available even of the older stuff hence cheap to procure
@Slainte-Mhath Sounds like I have a new category to start exploring!
I started to become addicted to old grains, mainly Invergordon's from the 1970s. After 4 decades in the cask, grain whiskies can be as good as any malt. Just bought a 41yo North of Scotland for less than $200, and that's for a closed distillery. There is immense value to be found in old grains.
Single grains—-it’s cheaper because easier to make than single malt,.
@jonwilkinson7309 it is a single grain and they generally sell for much less than a comparable aged single malt.
This is really interesting. Mostly, I'm surprised - 27 years in the $$$ price bracket? That's unusual.