Invergordon 34 Years Old 1988 Cask #804137 (Alistair Walker Whisky Company)

A grain distillery in the malt heartland of the Northern Highlands, Invergordon sends most of its spirit into blends, leaving single grain releases to independent bottlers. This single cask was bottled by Alistair Walker Whisky Company, distilled in 1988, at 34 years old, for its Infrequent Flyers range. Single cask number 804137 yielded 255 bottles, released for Europe.

Invergordon is a grain distillery rather than a malt one, distilling a mash of maize, wheat and barley through tall continuous column stills to a light, high strength spirit. Matured in ex-Bourbon casks.

Bottled at its natural cask strength of 44.6%, without dilution, the ex-Bourbon wood gives vanillin for vanilla and oak lactones for coconut, with maltol for butterscotch. The great age has turned the spirit waxy and tropical, ripe mango and pineapple emerging over the vanilla.