Dumbarton 30 Year Old 1987 Sovereign TWB 10th Anniversary

Name: Dumbarton 30 Year Old 1987 Sovereign TWB 10th Anniversary
Brand: Dumbarton
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Dumbarton 30 Year Old 1987 Sovereign TWB 10th Anniversary

£360.00 GBP

£300.00 ex VAT

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Bottle Information

Bottler: Hunter Laing & Co.

Cask: #13436

Cask Type: single barrel

Type: Single Grain Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Lowland

Vintage: 1987

Age: 30 Year Old

ABV: 56.50%

Tasting Notes

Nose Elegant and expressive, with notes of vanilla, coconut, honeyed sweetness, polished oak, and soft spice, alongside hints of caramel and toasted grains. Palate Silky and complex, offering flavours of toffee, vanilla cream, baked apple, gentle spice, and refined oak, with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel. Finish Long and warming, with lingering sweetness, soft spice, and delicate oak.

Dumbarton 30 Year Old 1987 Sovereign TWB 10th Anniversary is a rare and highly collectible Lowland single grain Scotch whisky from the closed Dumbarton Distillery, bottled by Hunter Laing & Co. for their Sovereign series. Distilled in March 1987 and matured for 30 years in a single barrel (#13436), this exceptional expression was bottled in May 2017 as a specially selected exclusive release to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of The Whisky Barrel, with 197 individually numbered bottles produced.

This award-winning release gained significant recognition in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2018, receiving the prestigious Liquid Gold Award with an outstanding score of 96.5 points—further cementing its status as a standout example of long-aged grain whisky.

Dumbarton is one of Scotland’s lost grain distilleries, and extended maturation in American oak allows its spirit to evolve into a beautifully refined and silky profile. Layers of vanilla, coconut, toffee, and gentle spice combine with remarkable smoothness and depth.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Rare Lowland single grain Scotch whisky from the closed Dumbarton Distillery
Distilled March 1987, bottled May 2017
Matured for 30 years in single barrel #13436
Limited release of 197 individually numbered bottles
Awarded 96.5 points (Liquid Gold) in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2018
Exclusive 10th Anniversary release for The Whisky Barrel

The Dumbarton 30 Year Old 1987 Sovereign TWB 10th Anniversary is a beautifully matured and award-winning grain whisky, offering exceptional smoothness, depth, and elegance. A true collector’s piece and a superb addition for connoisseurs of long-aged Scotch whisky.

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The Distillery

Dumbarton Distillery, a lost Lowland grain distillery established by Hiram Walker in 1938 on the site of the former McMillan shipyard, once dominated the banks of the River Leven and River Clyde in Dumbarton. Equipped with a Cincinnati-made continuous still, it grew to become one of Scotland’s largest grain distilleries, primarily using maize and water sourced from Loch Lomond to produce spirit destined for Ballantine’s blended whiskies. Despite its prominence, Dumbarton closed in 2002, with most of its structures demolished by 2008, sealing its fate as a significant yet lost chapter in Scotland’s Lowland whisky heritage. While the site no longer stands, the distillery’s legacy endures through single cask bottlings released by Hunter Laing & Co., preserving Dumbarton’s unique contribution to Scottish grain whisky history.

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