Bottle Information
Bottler: Hunter Laing & Co.
Cask: #11266
Cask Type: refill hogshead
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Cambus 40 Year Old 1975 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #11266 bottled February 2015 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 114 numbered bottles.
Cambus
Cambus Distillery opened at Cambus near Alloa in 1806 to produce malt and grain whisky. Prior to closure in 1993 Cambus produced grain whisky. The buildings now house a Diagio cask filling centre. Cambus is a lost Scottish lowlands whisky distillery.
This whisky has a sweet, mellow nose of vanilla custard, butterscotch, pears, and apples. The palate is smooth with fudge and caramel to the fore, and a fruity fragrance coming through late. The sweet finish is long and dry, with some citrus notes.
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Cambus
Founded in 1806 by John Moubry, Cambus Distillery was established in Cambus near Alloa within Scotland’s renowned Lowlands whisky region to produce both malt and grain whisky. Moubry was part of a group of distillers who were strategically incentivized by the Stein and Haig family to temporarily close their operations, enabling Stein and Haig to maintain their monopoly in exporting Scottish spirits to the London gin market. Although Cambus Distillery ceased operations in 1993, its legacy endures as its whisky remains available through independent bottlers like Hunter Laing Sovereign, whose Cambus grain whiskies are highly sought after by enthusiasts and collectors alike. Today, the former distillery site is repurposed as a Diageo cask filling works, ensuring that Cambus’s rich heritage continues to influence the world of Scottish whisky.
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