North British 26 Year Old 1989 Sovereign

North British 26 Year Old 1989 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #11372 bottled September 2015 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 199 bottles.

North British

North British Distillery was established on farmland to the west of Edinburgh in 1885 by Andrew Usher, John M. Crabbie and William Sanderson. Since then the city has expanded ever outwards and now the distillery resides in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh and well within the city boundary. North British Distillery was built to guarantee supplies of grain whisky for their cordials and scotch whisky blending businesses. Nowadays North British Distillery matures some casks at the distillery in the remaining dunnage warehouse for release as well aged North British single grain whisky.

The nose is lightly perfumed with notes of vanilla, lemon and cake icing. The palate is a revelation, very sweet and creamy with oranges, lemons and a floral influence. The finish is creamy and long lasting, with notes both sweet and spicy.