Soba45
Caledonian The Sovereign 1982 (Hunter Laing)
Single Grain — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 21, 2018
We all have prejudices in life. For a brief time mine was grains, blends and anything not single malt, a group I thought merited little attention. Like a blow torch taken to ice my prejudices started melting and melting fast...Pot still Irish whiskey, Compass Box, Boutique Whiskey and now this majestic whiskey from a closed in 1988 Edinburgh grain distillery. Really, really interesting. Waxy, earwax, candle wax taste....wax, wax....and hazelnut. I really like it. Many years well spent. I've never tasted a dram like this. 35 years old and very reasonable price at under $200. 4.75.
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Cheers :-). You can get bottles from closed grain distilleries at reasonable prices still, unlike closed single malt bottlings. I have a few lined up for my next round of sampling.
@Soba45 great review. Totally agree...well aged single grains are right up there with the best of them.