Cameronbridge 37 Years Old 1984 Cask #19297 (Signatory)

A Cameronbridge single grain, selected and bottled by Signatory Vintage, a 37 year old release distilled in 1984, from cask 19297 and bottled at 51.6%. 200 bottles in all. Cameronbridge was founded in 1824 by John Haig, of the great Haig distilling family, in Fife. John Haig's cousin Robert Stein invented the continuous still, and Cameronbridge was among the first to run one.

The spirit was made in continuous stills from wheat for a light spirit, for a light, sweet make of real purity. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending coconut and vanilla. Beyond thirty years the grain grows deep and oily, coconut, butterscotch and crème brûlée over polished oak. Light grain takes oak readily, the ex-Bourbon lending coconut and vanilla. It was the home of continuous distillation in Scotland, making the country's first commercial grain whisky. A founding member of the Distillers Company in 1877, it is now Diageo's largest distillery.

At a full 51.6% it is intense yet sweet. The ex-Bourbon gives coconut, toffee and a creamy caramel. It is soft and deep, the grain and oak well matched. The finish is deep, oily and creamy. This is a soft, oily single grain from Cameronbridge.