Cameronbridge 37 Years Old 1982 Cask Series 008 (North Star)

This Cameronbridge was from the independent bottler North Star Spirits, a 37 year old single grain distilled in 1982 and bottled at 51%. Only 198 bottles were released. Cameronbridge, in the Kingdom of Fife, is Diageo's largest distillery and the home of Scotch grain whisky. It was the home of continuous distillation in Scotland; John Haig installed Stein then Coffey stills and made the country's first commercial grain whisky.

Distilled in column stills for a clean, sweet grain, building the light Cameronbridge grain style. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending coconut and vanilla. At this age it is rich and waxy, the sweet grain folded into a buttery, oily body. Maturation in American oak suits the light, sweet grain particularly well. The Haig distilling dynasty traces its roots in Scottish whisky back to the 1600s. The distillery sits at Windygates in the Kingdom of Fife, near the River Leven.

Bottled at a cask strength 51%, it is rich. The ex-Bourbon gives coconut, vanilla and toffee. Beneath it run coconut, vanilla and a soft oil. It closes long, sweet and oily. This is a single grain from Scotland's largest grain distillery.