Taste a lost Highland voice with North Port–Brechin 38 Year Old – 1977 Vintage, Cadenhead’s Small Batch (bottled 2015).
Distilled six years before the Brechin stills fell silent (1983) and filled into a solitary refill bourbon hogshead, this rarely-seen malt matured for nearly four decades before Cadenhead’s drew it at natural cask strength for their Small Batch line. Non-chill-filtered and natural in colour, only 174 individually numbered bottles preserve North Port’s austere, cereal-rich character enriched by honeyed vanilla, citrus oils and polished oak spice.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

• Single refill bourbon hogshead highlights creamy vanilla, bright citrus and refined oak while letting the distillery’s grain-rich core shine.

• 38 years of dunnage maturation polish North Port’s robust spirit into layers of honeyed depth and subtle Highland herb.

• Bottled at natural cask strength, non-chill-filtered and natural colour—delivering undiluted body, aroma and authenticity.

• From the silent North Port (Brechin) distillery—an increasingly scarce opportunity for collectors and whisky historians.

• Part of Cadenhead’s revered “Small Batch” range—strictly 174 bottles, offering a contemplative dram of bygone craftsmanship.

Pour a measure of this distinguished North Port and savour an evocative union of orchard sweetness, creamy vanilla and time-softened oak—an unforgettable whisky that keeps a lost distillery’s spirit alive in every sip.