Cambus 33 Years Old 1988 Cask #59274 (PerfectDram)

Bottled by PerfectDram, this Cambus, a 33 year old distilled in 1988, from cask 59274 and bottled at 43.5%. 278 bottles in all. 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. A refill American oak cask held it, building the sweet, oily grain character. Long ageing brings a deep coconut, toffee and a mellow, polished oak. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the sweet, oily core over decades. Grain whisky like this gains coconut and toffee from decades in active oak. The light, sweet grain takes on a deep, oily richness over many years. 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.

At 43.5% it is clean, oily and sweet. The ex-Bourbon gives coconut, toffee and crème brûlée. Beneath it run coconut, vanilla and a soft oil. It finishes clean, sweet and buttery. This is an old single grain from a closed Lowland distillery.