36 Year Old Whisky

A 1975 vintage single cask single grain whisky distilled at Cambus, who closed in 1993. Matured for 36 years in a bourbon barrel and bottled in 2011.

A 36 year old whisky from rarely seen distillery Strathmill, normally a key component of the J&B blend, bottled by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. Distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2011 having matured in a refill hogshead.

An increasingly rare bottling of whisky from closed lowland distillery Ladyburn, released here by Signatory as Rare Ayrshire. It was distilled in October 1975 and bottled in January 2012 after 36 years in a bourbon cask.

An bottling of 1984 vintage Highland Park for German indie The Whisky Agency. Matured in a bourbon cask for 27 years and bottled in 2011 at cask strength. MAX 2 BOTTLES / PERSON

A Liquid Sun bottling of 36 year old sherry matured whisky from Glenlossie. This was distilled in 1975, a couple of years after sister distillery Mannochmore was built next door.

A bottling of 1975 vintage Glen Grant for Douglas Laing as part of their premium Old & Rare Platinum Selection. Matured for 36 years and finished in a brandy cask, this is an interesting edition to the range.

A historic bottling - the first ever official release of Inverleven, the Lowland distillery closed in 1991. This is one of the first releases in Chivas Brothers' Deoch an Doras series - the name (roughly pronounced 'Jock an Doris') means 'a drink at the door', the Gaelic equivalent of 'one for the road' - although why the Irish spelling of 'doras' has been used instead of the Scottish 'doruis' or 'dorus' is probably one for the marketing dept to answer.

Another beautifully-presented Bruichladdich, DNA represents the last of the late 1960s and early 1970s casks acquired when the new owners took over. Matured in 80% bourbon and 20% sherry, DNA has been finished in wine casks from cult claret Le Pin.

A single cask bottling of Tomatin, bottled at 36 years old and distilled back in 1973, the distillery's powerhouse heydays where they had stills numbering in double figures and produced one of the largest amounts of spirit in the country.