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North British 40 Years Old
North British Distillery

North British 40 Years Old

PriceS$680
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Description

Established in 1885, The North British Distillery Company Limited, affectionately known as "NB", has produced its distinctive Scotch grain whisky for one hundred and fifteen years. This bottle represents a unique opportunity to sample North British grain whisky and delight in its rich and mellow character, which has evolved from 40 years maturation in the finest oak casks. One of only 1000 individually numbered bottles.

Type
Single Grain Whisky
Region
Lowland
Age
40 Years
Vintage
1960
Bottled
2000
ABV
57.4%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
North British
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
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Nose
The aromas of well-aged grain permeate a pleasant is simplistic nose – Custard cream biscuits, pancake batter, roasted cereals and vanilla pods. Supporting this are deeper notes of milk chocolate and freshly ground coffee beans. There's plenty of sweetness here – a touch of honey, but also burnt sugars and molasses. Running throughout paint thinners and varnish – sharp, woody, but with plenty of oaky age.
Palate
A very syrupy texture that's leads to a weighty arrival packed full of flavour. Honey, golden syrup and caramel join vanilla and tonka beans, chocolate cake and coconut shavings. This sweetness is tempered by both an underlying acetone flavour and also some intense earthiness – mushrooms and forest mosses. In the back palate, an interesting sourness – balsamic, pepperiness and tart maize grains.
Finish
Long, with both coffee and tea and plenty of oak (which is neither tannic nor particularly drying). Again there's a syrupy and thick consistency which makes for a fulfilling end to proceedings.
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