Littlemill Dumpy 24 Years Old 1975

Bottled in 1999 in the squat dumpy bottle collectors prize, this 24 Year Old is a 1975 vintage Littlemill, drawn from a distillery that had already fallen silent. A piece of Lowland history in old glass, from a site distilling since 1772.

Littlemill's light spirit, distilled through its columned stills at Bowling, spent 24 years in ex-Bourbon. The low-tannin oak matured it gently while slow oxidation built fruit, and a quarter-century of angel's share eased the strength toward 40%.

It shows a fresh, green, glasshouse note over soft Lowland fruit, vanilla from the cask beneath, the elegance of a long-aged lost malt. A dumpy-bottle 24, and there will be no more.