Cameronbridge 7 Years Old 2012 Cask #268277+268278+268279 (Signatory)

Single grain Cameronbridge, an independent Signatory Vintage bottling, a 7 year old single grain distilled in 2012, from cask 268277+268278+268279 and bottled at 40%. Cameronbridge is a Lowland grain distillery in Fife, founded in 1824 by John Haig and now the largest distillery in Scotland. Since Port Dundas closed in 2010, Cameronbridge is Diageo's only wholly owned grain distillery.

The spirit was run off the distillery's three column stills from a wheat mash, to build a soft, sweet grain character. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, American oak giving coconut and toffee. At a youthful age the spirit is bright, sweet and clean. Time in oak deepens the toffee and crème brûlée notes of aged grain. 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. The distillery sits at Windygates in the Kingdom of Fife, near the River Leven.

At 40% it is smooth and sweet. The ex-Bourbon gives coconut, vanilla and toffee. It is clean and sweet, the grain spirit shining through. It closes long, sweet and oily. This is a single grain from the home of Scotch grain whisky.