Cameronbridge 30 Years Old 1992 Cask #115086 (Wilson & Morgan)

Bottled by Wilson & Morgan, this Cameronbridge, a 30 year old distilled in 1992, from cask 115086 and bottled at 51.5%. 219 bottles in all. Cameronbridge is a Lowland grain distillery in Fife, founded in 1824 by John Haig and now the largest distillery in Scotland. Its single grain has long been sold as Cameron Brig, and since 2014 as Haig Club.

The spirit was run off the distillery's three column stills from a wheat mash, to build a soft, sweet grain character. A sherry cask wrapped the sweet grain in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Around twenty five years the grain gains a fuller toffee and an oily weight. Continuous distillation gives a light, clean spirit, so the cask drives much of the flavour. Water comes from Loch Leven, the mash from wheat, the spirit off three column stills. It is among the largest distilleries in Europe, making well over a hundred million litres a year. John Haig's cousin Robert Stein invented the continuous still, and Cameronbridge was among the first to run one.

Bottled at a cask strength 51.5%, it is rich. The Pedro Ximenez lends raisin, date and treacle over the sweet grain. Beneath it run coconut, vanilla and a soft oil. A sweet, coconut led finish lingers. This is a Lowland single grain from Fife.