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24th October 2018 |
North British
58 Year Old 1960 vintage limited edition
is the first commercial bottling from
the distillery since its incorporation
in 1885.
 The North British Distillery which was
incorporated on this very day, October
24th, in 1885, has joined forces with Scotch
Whisky specialist Douglas Laing & Co to
release a one-off 58 year old
limited edition of only 222 bottles,
distilled in July 1960.
Remarkably even after 133 years since
the incorporation of the Scotch grain
whisky distillery this limited edition
1960 vintage release is the first ever
commercial release from North British
and they tell me that they have ensured
that the cask they have selected is
nothing short of exceptional.
The 58 year old single cask single grain
Scotch Whisky was bottled at its natural
cask strength of 51.6% ABV, without
colouring or chill-filtration and after
nearly six decades resting in its
hogshead, they tell me that the
resulting spirit shows butterscotch,
caramelised pineapple and coconut on the
nose, with a palate full of toasted oak,
cinnamon and cloves; leading to a spiced
toffee and molasses finish.
As you would expect for such a rare
expression, the North British 58 Year
Old 1960 Incorporation
Edition is presented in premium
packaging including its weighty
hand-made oak casket which has been carefully
crafted to reflect the quality, rarity
and age of the whisky. Each bottle is
accompanied by a stitched booklet which
has been hand signed and individually
numbered by Alan Kilpatrick, the
distillery’s Managing Director.
He comments: "As the eleventh Managing Director, it is my great
honour and privilege to release this
single cask, our first ever commercial
bottling. It was distilled in 1960 on
the same Edinburgh site as the company
commenced production in 1885 and still
does to this day."
Fred Laing, Chairman at Douglas Laing,
adds: "We are excited to be working with
North British on such a special release.
As a family, we have long been single
grain enthusiasts and as a business, we
have equally been long term proponents
of the single grain category - the fit
is ideal. Handling the sales and
marketing for such an exceptional spirit
is both an honour and a great personal
pleasure, such is its quality.”
The North British 58-Year-Old (70cl)
has a RRP of £1,700 and will be available
from November from specialist online
whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of Malt
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