Littlemill 22 Year Old 1990 The Golden Cask

Name: Littlemill 22 Year Old 1990 The Golden Cask
Brand: Littlemill
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Littlemill 22 Year Old 1990 The Golden Cask

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Bottle Information

Bottler: House of MacDuff

Cask: #CM191

Cask Type: single cask

Type: Single Malt Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Lowland

Vintage: 1990

Age: 22 Year Old

ABV: 52.80%

Tasting Notes

Nose Fresh and expressive, with notes of citrus zest, green apple, honeyed malt, vanilla, and soft floral tones, alongside hints of light oak. Palate Elegant and balanced, offering flavours of orchard fruits, creamy vanilla, malt sweetness, and gentle spice, supported by refined oak. Finish Long and clean, with lingering fruit, soft sweetness, and delicate oak dryness.

Littlemill 22 Year Old 1990 The Golden Cask is a rare and highly collectible Lowland single malt Scotch whisky from the closed Littlemill Distillery, bottled by House of Macduff for their Golden Cask series. Distilled in 1990 and matured for 22 years in a single cask (#CM191), this elegant expression was bottled in 2012, with just 212 individually numbered bottles released.

Littlemill is one of Scotland’s oldest silent distilleries, renowned for its light, fruity, and subtly complex spirit. This long-aged single cask showcases that distinctive character, with maturation allowing layers of citrus, orchard fruit, and gentle oak to develop into a refined and balanced whisky.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Rare Lowland single malt Scotch whisky from the closed Littlemill Distillery
Distilled 1990, bottled 2012
Matured for 22 years in a single cask #CM191
Limited release of just 212 individually numbered bottles
Bottled by House of Macduff for the Golden Cask series
A refined and increasingly collectible Littlemill single cask

The Littlemill 22 Year Old 1990 The Golden Cask is a beautifully matured and increasingly scarce single malt, offering elegance, balance, and classic Lowland character. A superb addition for collectors and connoisseurs of lost distilleries.

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The Distillery

Founded in 1772, the historic Littlemill Distillery was strategically located west of Bowling on the north shore of the River Clyde, along the main road into Glasgow, making it a central figure in Scotland’s whisky production. In the 1930s, Littlemill underwent significant upgrades, introducing innovative features such as double ventilation towers over a single drying kiln and pot stills with rectifiers instead of traditional swan necks. This unique combination of pot and column stills was designed to produce malt whisky with faster maturation, enhancing both efficiency and quality. Renowned as the oldest working malt whisky distillery in Scotland until its closure in 1992, Littlemill played a pivotal role in the evolution of Scottish whisky heritage. Although the distillery was permanently closed and demolished in 2006, leaving only the shell of the manager’s house, the legacy of Littlemill Distillery endures among whisky enthusiasts and historians. Today, Littlemill remains a revered name, symbolizing the enduring craftsmanship and innovation that continue to define Scotland’s rich whisky-making tradition.

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