Littlemill 27 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead's Cask Strength

Name: Littlemill 27 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead's Cask Strength
Brand: Littlemill
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Littlemill 27 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead's Cask Strength

£600.00 GBP

£500.00 ex VAT

Sale Sold out

Bottle Information

Bottler: Cadenheads

Cask Type: hogshead

Type: Single Malt Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Lowland

Vintage: 1992

Age: 27 Year Old

ABV: 49.80%

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 and subtle spice. Palate Elegant and balanced, offering flavours of orchard fruits, creamy vanilla, malt sweetness, and gentle spice, supported by refined oak and a fuller cask strength texture. Finish Long and clean, with lingering fruit, soft sweetness, delicate spice, and a light oak dryness.

Littlemill 27 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead’s Cask Strength is a rare and highly collectible Lowland single malt Scotch whisky from the closed Littlemill Distillery, bottled by Cadenhead's for their Cask Strength Collection. Distilled in 1992 and matured for 27 years in a single hogshead, this exceptional expression was bottled in Summer 2019 at natural cask strength, with just 270 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 house style, with hogshead maturation allowing the whisky’s natural citrus, floral, and orchard fruit character to shine, complemented by gentle oak and added depth from extended ageing.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Rare Lowland single malt Scotch whisky from the closed Littlemill Distillery
Distilled 1992, bottled Summer 2019 at cask strength
Matured for 27 years in a single hogshead
Limited release of just 270 bottles
Bottled by Cadenhead's for the Cask Strength Collection
A refined and increasingly collectible Littlemill single cask

The Littlemill 27 Year Old 1992 Cadenhead’s Cask Strength is a beautifully matured and increasingly scarce single malt, offering elegance, depth, 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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