North British 25 Year Old 1989 Sovereign

North British 25 Year Old 1989 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single cask bourbon barrel #1126 bottled February 2015 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 212 bottles.

North British

North British Distillery was established on farmland to the west of Edinburgh in 1885 by Andrew Usher, John M. Crabbie and William Sanderson. Since then the city has expanded ever outwards and now the distillery resides in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh and well within the city boundary. North British Distillery was built to guarantee supplies of grain whisky for their cordials and scotch whisky blending businesses. Nowadays North British Distillery matures some casks at the distillery in the remaining dunnage warehouse for release as well aged North British single grain whisky.

This light gold whisky has a nose of vanilla at the start, followed by peaches, rhubarb and stewed prunes. Rich and smooth on the palate with vanilla initially, but toffee apples, butterscotch and orchard fruits appear slowly. The finish is long and dry with a sweet, slightly oaky note.