1964 Invergordon 50 Year Old Sovereign K&L Exclusive Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Grain Whisky (750ml)

Fresh off our most recent delivery are two new single barrels of Invergordon, a Whyte & Mackay Highland grain distillery that sits along the waters of the Cromarty Firth north of Inverness. For those of you who still can't wrap your heads around grain whisky, just imagine bourbon distilled to a higher proof and aged like single malt in various types of refill barrels. It's basically high proof, column still whisky made from corn, wheat, or unmalted barley that's pumped out in mass quantities to mix into blended Scotch. Because of that rather dubious reputation for quality, prices for grain whisky remain low. But because of our extensive tasting and sampling in the genre, we've learned that very old grain whiskies can be like liquid gold; smooth, round, and complex whiskies that are wood-dominated and creamy on the palate. This 50 year old is unlike anything we've had in the grain department before, something in between the Port Dundas and Cambus bottlings we've done in the past. Five decades (yes, fifty freakin' years!) in a bourbon cask have brought out incredible richness here. It's so rich it's bordering on the nutty rancio flavors one typically finds in sherry-aged Scotch, with dark toffee and complex layers of oak. Then there's the incredible price: $299. Try walking into your local liquor store and finding a fifty year old single malt for less than $600. Better yet, try finding a fifty year old whisky at all.