North British 40 Year Old

SMWS G1.7 - Flamed Christmas Pudding

"A grain whisky?", I hear you cry. "I thought this was a malt society?" Hang on though. This is no normal grain whisky. Some time back around the birth of the interwebs (Christmas 1990), the spirit for this bottle went into an old sherry cask. 19 years on, it's got a Scotch Malt Whisky Society label and a thirst for that...

Score 90/100

North British 51 Year Old 1962 Malts of Scotland

North British at young age can be somewhat hit & miss. Remember the somewhat disappointing 12 Year Old from Signatory and the very nice 14 Year Old on Californian sherrycask, also from Signatory. At higher age, though, it can be quite beautiful. I tried a North British 1962 before, bottled last year by the Dutch bottler Archives, which was...

Score 88/100

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

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