Cambus 28 Years Old 1988 The Lost Distilleries of Scotland (The Whisky Agency)

Bottled by The Whisky Agency, this Cambus, a 28 year old release distilled in 1988 and bottled at 47.4%. A release of 60 bottles. Founded around 1806 by John Moubray, Cambus was a Lowland grain distillery that fell silent in 1993. Closed in 1993, the site is now a Diageo cooperage beside the Blackgrange warehouses.

Distilled in continuous stills for a light, sweet grain spirit, building the gentle Cambus grain style. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, with vanilla and crème brûlée. Past twenty five years the spirit turns oily and dessert sweet while staying clean. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the sweet, oily core over decades. Cambus was once one of the largest grain distilleries in Scotland. Most surviving Cambus was distilled in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before the doors closed. Grain whisky like this gains coconut and toffee from decades in active oak.

At its natural 47.4% it is concentrated. The ex-Bourbon gives vanilla, cream and a dessert sweetness. The texture is oily and buttery, the sweetness coating. The finish runs buttery, soft and warm. This is an old single grain from a closed Lowland distillery.