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Littlemill 29
Year Old is the latest release in the
Private Cellar Collection from the
closed and never to produce again
distillery which sat on the banks of the
River Clyde.
Littlemill 29 Year Old is the third
release in the Private Cellar Collection
from Scotland's oldest licensed
distillery which closed back in 1994 and
was sadly destroyed by fire in 2004 and
will never produce whisky again,
making liquid releases such as this
exceptionally rare and no doubt
covetable.
This third release in the Private Cellar
Collection is said to place particular
emphasis on developing the wood
character, Master Blender Michael Henry
explains how each of the Private Cellar
releases have been crafted to deliver
different flavour profiles while still
retaining the original character of the
Littlemill distillery:
"The latest expression in the Private
Cellar collection helps to tell another
piece of the Littlemill story.
Littlemill has always represented the
traditional Lowland ‘floral’ style, and
over the years the distillation and
maturation processes evolved to maintain
this flavour profile.
"The first Private Cellar release in
2015 was designed to reflect
Littlemill’s original quality and style.
The second release in 2017 focussed more
on the distillery influence, and by
maturing the liquid in refill bourbon
casks the distilling process became the
main factor in defining the whisky’s
character. Littlemill 29 year old, our
2019 release, focuses on the influence
of wood.
"The original liquid was laid down in
refill bourbon casks in 1990. Seven of
these were selected and combined, then
finished in first-fill oloroso sherry
and Limousin oak casks. The oloroso
sherry adds further floral notes,
similar to the traditional sherry casks
used at the Littlemill distillery, while
the Limousin oak provides the European
oak influence. The result is
unmistakably Littlemill, with delicious
caramel sweetness layered with spice."
The Littlemill 29 year old has been
bottled at 47.3% ABV and is presented in
a bespoke Glencairn crystal decanter
etched with an illustration of the River
Clyde and a silver star signifying the
Littlemill distillery’s location.
Situated in Bowling on the banks for the
River Clyde, it would prove to be a
defining factor in the distillery’s
success, opening important trade routes
to key cities including Glasgow and
Edinburgh when the Forth and Clyde Canal
was completed in the 1790s.
Hand-engraved and hand-infilled by
Glencairn’s specialist in-house team,
each decanter is truly one of a kind and
is individually numbered for exclusivity
and collectability.
The beautifully crafted presentation box
also includes a 5cl miniature of the
liquid, a piece of an original
Littlemill cask, and a booklet sharing
the fascinating history of the
Littlemill distillery with tasting notes
from Master Blender Michael Henry.
Littlemill is one of those whiskies
which was known to be particularly fiery
when it was young but when matured in
good casks for 20 plus years it
developed into an outstanding dram and
to date this Littlemill Private
Collection series has been a perfect
example of that, for example Jim Murray
scored the last release, the Littlemill
27 Year Old released in 2017 at 93/100.
The Littlemill 29 Year Old Private
Cellar Collection is a limited release
of 600 bottles and has a RRP of £2,750 and will soon be available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt
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