North British 12 Year Old 1997 Signatory

North British 48 Year Old 1963 Signatory for La Maison du Whisky

North British was founded in 1885 by, among others, Andrew Usher, who is considered to be the father of the blend. You can find North British west of the capital of Edinburgh. It produces some 65 million litres of spirit per annum. There are no official bottlings, but indies with North British under their belt are innumerable. This bottling by...

Score 90/100

North British Master of Malt North British 20 Year Old 1991 Single Cask

Time for another of Master of Malts latest single casks.This was distilled on the 22nd January 1991, and was aged in a first fill bourbon barrel for 20 years before bottling in March 2011. A single cask release of 244 bottles, non-chillfiltered, and has not been caramel coloured. North British is not one of the most famous of distilleries, and is...

Score 89/100

North British 50 Year Old 1962 Archives

The boys of whiskybase.com released this 50 Year Old grain in their so-called Fourth Release from Archives. A tour the force for Menno and his crew. It was distilled at North British in 1962 and the hogshead yielded only 168 bottles. Immediately after pouring this dram, the nose starts its seduction. Of course vanilla, coconut and even banana are...

Score 89/100

North British 1991/2008 Signatory Vintage

No way to get around it, with single malt prices reaching astronomical figures, grain whiskies are hot stuff. Official and independent bottlers alike are well aware of the growing popularity and line up to cash in on this trend. And when I say cash in, I mean they’re pulling out all the tricks in the book to charge us extra for a product, that’s...

Score 83/100