A 1978 vintage grain whisky from closed distillery Port Dundas, whose doors closed for the final time in 2010. Aged for 33 years in a hogshead (the HH of the cask number) and bottled in 2011.
A Gordon & Macphail bottling of the rarely-seen Millburn malt whisky. The distillery itself was closed in the mid-1980s and dismantled soon afterwards.
The first in a new series of bottlings from Speciality Drinks, this fantastic 1978 Longmorn is intense and seemingly impenetrable at first, but patience and a few drops of water reveal its true nature: a fruity, nutty Masterpiece straight out of the patisserie.
A superb (and hugely potent) expression of Benromach, this 19 year-old was distilled in 1978 and bottled around 1997 for the Rare Malts series. The distillery was mothballed at the time of this release but has since re-opened under new owners Gordon & MacPhail.
A 30yo bottling for the latest reincarnation of Fettercairn. This 1978 vintage has a strong Oloroso sherry influence, and the official tasting notes describe a plethora of fruity flavours including pineapple, grapefruit, cranberries, sweet mango and wild berries.
A 33 year old whisky from Bunnahabhain, distilled in December 1979 and bottled in December 2011 by Douglas Laing for their Platinum Selection range. It's a small outturn of 172 bottles, despite sitting in a sherry butt for its entire life.
A 1978 vintage whisky from increasingly well known east-coast highlander Glencadam. A single cask bottled at 30 years old and presented in a rather stylish decanter.