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1978 Port Dundas 36 Year Old "K&L Exclusive - Sovereign" Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky

1978 Port Dundas 36 Year Old "K&L Exclusive - Sovereign" Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Grain Scotch Whisky

$149.99

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David Othenin-Girard

David Othenin-Girard

K&L Buyer
This is an enigmatic whisky from an equally mysterious distillery. The whisky needs some time, it needs you to take a step back and take some time with it. Big powerful vanilla nose (almost like a roasted vanilla). The palate has tons of phenol (it's not peat) but definitely some dark earthy flavors. There's also tons of fresh exotic botanicals in there (ginseng, orris, ginger, meadowsweet?) and then those dark dense phenolic flavors coming back. Diesel oil, roasted chestnuts, burning coal. Massively weird and totally special.

Notes

Closed by Diageo in 2009, Port Dundas was formerly a grain distillery that operated in North Glasgow, providing the base whiskies for White Horse and Johnnie Walker. Grain whisky, made on a Coffey still from corn rather than barley, is rarely sold on its own, but this ancient cask from a silent distillery was too good to pass up. And the price! 36 years of rich, creamy, vanilla-laden whisky at cask strength for $150! Grain whisky is back in a big way, but while the rest of the market catches up we've been grabbing casks at bargain basement prices. This Port Dundas is a viscous beast of caramel that begins with toffee and finishes with butterscotch like a Werther's Original. A hot deal while it lasts.

Details

TypeSingle Malt Scotch
VarietalMalt
OriginScotland
Bottle Size750 mL
Alcohol Content60.1%
SKU1192854