Garnheath 49 Year Old – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

Description

Whiskey: Garnheath 49 Year Old – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML

This bottle will make a fine addition to any whisky lover.

Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!

Featured in

• ROLLING STONE
• MEN’S JOURNAL
• US WEEKLY

ALL ORDERS PLACED ARE GUARANTEED and WILL NOT be cancelled like with other retailers. Many other small liquor store sites will end up cancelling your order due to the high demand and unavailability.

Size: 700ML

Proof: 90 (45%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Closed Distilleries

This is a rare grain whisky from Garnheath. Distilled in 1974, it was bottled by Douglas Laing for its Xtra Old Particular range at 49 years old. Only 162 bottles were released at 45% ABV.

Garnheath 49 Year Old – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) Single Malt Scotch Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Spiced oak, lemon peel and orange blossom.

Palate: Toffee popcorn, candy floss and nutmeg, with citrus zest.

Finish: Lingering candied orange and crème brûlée.

Distillery Information

Scotland’s closed distilleries are almost always the most popular and highly sought after amongst whisky collectors and the cognoscenti. Their whisky has become legendary, and not just for its flavour, but for the fact it is incredibly rare and hard to find, though it was once very different… Scotland was once home to hundreds of distilleries, and in the peak of the 19th century, there were over two hundred of them in operation! This number quickly started to dwindle, as distilleries started closing for various economic reasons. US Prohibition killed off a number of distilleries whose main income came from export to America, and shortly after the UK was stricken by the economic depression of the 1920s and 1930s. After the Second World War around 70 distilleries closed down for good, though as the UK slowly started to build itself back up again the popularity and growth of whisky continued to increase up until the 1980s, when economic difficulties forced the industry to make cut backs. At that time, blended Scotch was the most popular style of whisky, whilst single malts only really become popular comparatively recently. The result of this was that when cut backs were made, it was done with blended whisky in mind. Smaller distilleries closed, as did those whose whisky didn’t make much of an impact when used as a blending component.