Dumbarton 33 Year Old 1989 The Golden Cask for TWB
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Dumbarton 33 Year Old 1989 The Golden Cask is a remarkable Lowland single grain Scotch whisky, distilled in 1989 at the long-silent Dumbarton distillery.
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Tasting Notes
Nose Elegant aromas of vanilla cream, coconut shavings, and soft floral honey, lifted by delicate oak spice.
Palate Smooth and refined, with layers of butterscotch, ripe orchard fruits, and toasted almonds, balanced by notes of milk chocolate and spiced oak.
Finish Long and graceful, with lingering tones of creamy vanilla, toffee sweetness, and subtle woody spice.
Dumbarton 33 Year Old 1989 The Golden Cask is a remarkable Lowland single grain Scotch whisky, distilled in 1989 at the long-silent Dumbarton distillery. Drawn from a single bourbon barrel #CG014, this whisky was bottled in January 2023 by House of Macduff for their esteemed Golden Cask series. With only 42 individually numbered bottles, this is an exceptionally rare release from a lost Lowland grain icon.
Why We Think You’ll Love It
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Rare whisky from the lost Dumbarton distillery
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Distilled 1989, bottled January 2023
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Matured in a single bourbon barrel #CG014
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Part of the Golden Cask series by House of Macduff
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Just 42 numbered bottles released
An exceptionally scarce piece of Lowland whisky history, perfect for collectors and connoisseurs.
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Dumbarton
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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