Speyburn

Speyburn 12 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #494, 2024, 55.6%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 22
Average Score
Avg 86
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Description

Located in a tight little glen opposite Glen Grant, Speyburn started operation in 1897 and was one of a number of distilleries designed by local architect Charles Doig . One of the few distilleries still using worm tubs, Speyburn was pretty much unchanged since its creation in 1897. Doig also installed the first 'pneumatic' (drum) maltings in the Highlands on site, allowing Speyburn's production n ...

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LatestSGD 78
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SGD 134SGD 113SGD 93SGD 72Price (SGD)Observed dateNov 9Apr 20Nov 9 - SGD 128 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Nov 9, 2025Apr 20 - SGD 78 - Just Whisky Auctions - Apr 20, 2026

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Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 20, 2026SGD 78.00
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 9, 2025SGD 127.71
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
494
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Euan Henderson
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
276
Has box
N.A
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Bottle with distillery-exclusive neck tag
Series highlights
Distillery Exclusive
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Distillery Exclusive
Allocation
Distillery Exclusive
Nose
Rather classic on vanilla with interesting hints of banana. Some wood spices and sawdust, but not much else beyond the alcohol heat. With water, it becomes more creamy, or rather dosed with caramel and fudge.
Palate
A chocolate covered banana continues some senses from the nose. It is perhaps a tad too simple, and one could wonder why this was made a distillery exclusive. Very clean stuff. Water makes it more interesting, with a candied note being released from the oily liquid. The taste got more bitter, the sawdust being very present here.
Finish
Nice, spicy bit on the finish. Clean, pristine single malt whisky that is not far removed from the blended whisky category.
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