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10th October 2017 |
With
Halloween approaching Douglas Laing
unveil a dark eerie new addition to
their Regional Malt range, The Gauldrons
Campbeltown Blended Malt whisky.
 Douglas Laing today unveiled The
Gauldrons Campbeltown Blended Malt, the
latest addition to their Remarkable
Regional Malt range of blended malt
whiskies which now boasts a blended malt
representing all six of Scotland's
whisky regions.
The Campbeltown whisky region, which The
Gauldrons represents, lies towards the
end of the Mull of Kintyre peninsula on
the West Coast of Scotland, the region
was once Scotland's whisky capitol and a
significant source of Scotch whisky with
over 30 distilleries producing whisky.
Today there are only three distilleries
producing whisky in the Campbeltown
region, Glengyle, Glen Scotia and
Springbank which between them produce
Springbank, Longrow, Hazelburn, Glen
Scotia and Kilkerran single malt
whiskies so you could assume that the
new Gauldrons Blended Malt is a blend of
just five Campbeltown single malts at
the very most.
As always the folks at Douglas Laing
have come up with a creative name for
the new whisky which links it to the
region it represents. The Gauldrons name
has been inspired by the eponymous dark
sandy coves on Campbeltown's west shores
and literally means "bay of storms",
perhaps a hint to the new whiskies
character. It was here King Robert the
Bruce, having been defeated by his
enemies, was encouraged, whilst watching
a spider building his web with great
patience but great difficulty, to try,
try and try again. It is this ancient
legend which is reflected in The
Gauldrons packaging which features an
intricate spider illustration.
As we have come to expect from Douglas
Laing, The Gauldrons is bottled without
colouring or chill filtration. Produced
in small batches and bottled at 46.2%
ABV, each batch will be numbered to
allow whisky drinkers to compare the the
blended malt from Scotland's smallest
region over the coming years.
Fred Laing, Douglas Laing Managing
Director, commented on the new
whisky,saying: "We are delighted to
add to our Remarkable Regional Malt
family with this Campbeltown member -
particularly as this region was once
Scotland's Whisky Capital. The Gauldrons
has seen us carefully marry together
some of our best, and indeed rarest,
casks of Campbeltown Single Malt. The
resulting spirit is a unique combination
of salt and sweet - the archetypal
maritime tang balanced perfectly by a
sugary, cereal character".
Presented in a black bottle and gold
foiled presentation tube with an RRP of
£50, The Gauldrons will be available
from October from
specialist online whisky shops such as
Master of
Malt
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The Gauldrons Blended Malt Review
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose: A dry saltiness with sweet
cereal and a late hint of gentle peat
smoke
Taste: Initially dry (beachy and
maritime) warming to crunched sugar,
barley and oak.
Finish: The warmingly spiced
finish brings puffs of smoke and rock
pools with a dark sugar sweetness.
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