Cambus 31 Years Old 1991 Cask #104229 (Signatory)

From Signatory Vintage comes this Cambus, a 31 year old distilled in 1991, from cask 104229 and bottled at 50.5%. 330 bottles in all. 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. A sherry cask held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. Past twenty five years the spirit turns oily and dessert sweet while staying clean. 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.

Bottled at a cask strength 50.5%, it is rich. The Oloroso brings dried fruit and a nutty depth over the sweet grain. The mouthfeel is oily, the coconut carried on a sweet body. The finish runs buttery, soft and warm. This is the dessert sweet grain of silent Cambus.