North-Port Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 Signatory Rare Reserve

Name: North-Port Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 Signatory Rare Reserve
Brand: North-Port Brechin
Price: 900.0 GBP
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£900.00 GBP

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This North Port-Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 is a magnificent Highland single malt Scotch whisky from one of Scotland’s long-lost distilleries. Read more

North-Port Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 Signatory Rare Reserve

£900.00 GBP

£750.00 ex VAT

Sale Sold out

Bottle Information

Bottler: Signatory Vintage

Cask: #3887

Cask Type: hogshead

Type: Single Malt Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Highland

Vintage: 1976

Age: 40 Year Old

ABV: 50.40%

Tasting Notes

Nose A rich bouquet of polished oak, honeycomb, and dried orchard fruits, lifted by hints of waxed leather, cedar, and heather smoke. Palate Silky and complex, revealing layers of golden syrup, dried figs, and lemon zest, with evolving notes of nutmeg, old books, and spearmint. Finish Exceptionally long, with a refined echo of spiced wood, dried herbs, and a warming wisp of smoky malt.

This North Port-Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 is a magnificent Highland single malt Scotch whisky from one of Scotland’s long-lost distilleries. Distilled in 1976 and matured in a single hogshead cask #3887, it was bottled at natural cask strength in February 2017 by Signatory Vintage for their prestigious Cask Strength Rare Reserve Collection. Just 194 individually numbered bottles were produced, making this an exceptionally rare and historic release.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Rare single malt from the closed North Port-Brechin distillery, closed since 1983.
Aged 40 years in a single hogshead, showcasing remarkable depth and elegance.
Bottled by Signatory Vintage at full natural strength for the Rare Reserve Collection.
A piece of Scotch whisky history—perfect for collectors and lovers of vanished distilleries.

A truly distinguished dram, this 1976 North Port-Brechin bridges four decades of maturation with finesse and character.

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The Distillery

North Port Distillery, originally founded as Towhead Distillery by David, John, and Alexander Guthrie in 1820, was located near the north gate of Brechin in Scotland’s Highland whisky region. Initially, cooling for the distillery's two stills was provided by the Den Burn, which flowed through the grounds. Coal for production was first delivered by cart from Montrose, later transported by steam train after the railway's arrival in 1848. North Port ceased operations in 1983and was demolished in 1994, with the site now hosting a supermarket. A preserved red sandstone window frame serves as a memorial to this lost Highland malt whisky distillery, whose rare whiskies are occasionally released by independent bottlers.

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