Cameronbridge 46 Years Old 1974 (The Shining Dram)

Single grain Cameronbridge, an independent The Shining Dram bottling, a 46 year old distilled in 1974 and bottled at 40.2%. Cameronbridge, in the Kingdom of Fife, is Diageo's largest distillery and the home of Scotch grain whisky. Since Port Dundas closed in 2010, Cameronbridge is Diageo's only wholly owned grain distillery.

Distilled in column stills for a clean, sweet grain, building the light Cameronbridge grain style. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, American oak giving coconut and toffee. 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 the years. 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. The Haig distilling dynasty traces its roots in Scottish whisky back to the 1600s.

Reduced to 40.2%, it is mellow. The ex-Bourbon gives coconut, toffee and a creamy caramel. Soft toffee and vanilla sit behind the sweetness. It closes long, sweet and oily. This is a single grain from the home of Scotch grain whisky.