Cambus 25 Years Old 1991 Cask #1112939 (Duncan Taylor)

From Duncan Taylor comes this Cambus, aged 25 year old distilled in 1991, from cask 1112939 and bottled at 52.1%. Only 65 bottles were released. Cambus, one of Scotland's oldest grain distilleries, ran near Alloa from about 1806 until its closure in 1993. With the distillery long closed, every bottle is drawn from a finite, dwindling stock.

It was drawn from Coffey stills on Lossburn Reservoir water, for a delicate spirit that leans on the cask with age. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, American oak giving coconut and toffee. Long ageing brings a deep coconut, toffee and a mellow, polished oak. The high strength spirit mellows slowly into a soft, sweet old grain. The distillery stood near Alloa, in the old brewing and distilling country of the River Devon. With no new spirit since 1993, every bottle draws on a finite, dwindling stock. Cambus was founded around 1806 by John Moubray on the River Devon in Clackmannanshire, one of Scotland's oldest grain distilleries.

At a hearty 52.1% it carries real weight. The ex-Bourbon gives a sweet, oily vanilla. It is soft and deep, the grain and oak well matched. The finish runs buttery, soft and warm. This is the dessert sweet grain of silent Cambus.