Cameronbridge 28 Years Old

A distillery bottling of Cameronbridge, aged 28 year old and bottled at 45%. Just 1008 bottles were filled. Founded in 1824 by John Haig, Cameronbridge is the oldest and largest grain distillery in Scotland. A founding member of the Distillers Company in 1877, it is now Diageo's largest distillery.

It was drawn from continuous Coffey stills for a light grain spirit, for a delicate spirit that leans on the cask with age. Ex-Bourbon casks held the grain, soft oak that drives the sweetness. By this age the sweet spirit rounds into vanilla, coconut and a soft oil. Long ageing turns light grain into a deep, oily, dessert sweet whisky. Since Port Dundas closed in 2010, it is Diageo's only wholly owned grain distillery. As well as whisky, it makes the neutral spirit for Gordon's and Tanqueray gin and Smirnoff vodka. Its single grain has long been sold as Cameron Brig, and since 2014 as Haig Club. Water comes from Loch Leven, the mash from wheat, the spirit off three column stills.

At 45% it is smooth and sweet. The ex-Bourbon gives butterscotch, coconut and cream. The texture is oily and buttery, the sweetness coating. The finish runs buttery, soft and warm. This is Cameronbridge's light, sweet single grain.