Littlemill 21 Years 2013 1st Release Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46.0% Vol. - limited old Single Malt from the closed Distillery Littlemill!
The 21-year-old Littlemill Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky was bottled without chill filtration and without added colouring at 46.0% vol. in a decorative black decanter in 2013. With an edition of only 3,000 bottles, this bottling from the closed Lowland distillery Littlemill is now a rarity and rarely found.
A special piece of whisky history and highlight from the Lowland distillery Littlemill for connoisseurs, the discerning whisky collector and lovers of fine old Scotch whiskies.
Littlemill is a lost Lowland distillery that was closed in 1994, dismantled in 1996 and eventually fully demolished in 2006 after a fire had destroyed many of the remaining buildings. However, stock from the distillery still exists, and this handsome 21 year old is an official bottling as the Littlemill name and license are still owned by Loch Lomond distillery. There are rumours that Littlemill is Scotland's oldest distillery, possibly even the oldest in the world. Of course, such things are hard to say for certain, though Littlemill has indeed had a long history. The site may have been used for distillation as early as the 1300s. The Colquhouns built Dunglas Castle as a means of watching over the River Clyde crossing. The buildings lie between the River Clyde and the railway line; the nearest station being at Bowling. The distillery proper was founded in 1772 by George Buchanan of Glasgow following the acquisition of the Auchterlonie estate. As did many a Lowland distillery, Littlemill practised triple distillation, though this was abandoned in the 1930s. A new set of stills were installed, though of a very unusual design, each had a rectifying column at the neck, more like those used for grain distillation. It was thought that the spirit produced in this way would proffer a speedy maturation. There were also experiments made with heavily peated and completely unpeated malts; these were released as Dumbuck and Dunglas respectively, the latter released in 2003, though originally intended to be used as a blending component. The stocks of Littlemill have yet to run dry and there are both official and independent releases.
This rare bottling is a celebration of Littlemills revered history using the limited number of casks left from this closed, demolished distillery.
- Nose: Limes and avocado, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, caramel and green flavors
- Palate: Sweet and fruity with lime and lychee, directly salty and tart becoming liquorice, fresh mint, various herbs, pine needles and wood notes
- Finish: Long - very sad-tart with fruit set and oak, tart and fresh dying away
- Colour: straw yellow
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Distillery Bottling
- District: Lowland
- Vintage: 1992
- Age: 21 years old
- Year bottled: 2013
- Cask Wood Type: Oak Casks
- Alcohol ABV% 46.0
- Bottling Series: 21 Years Limited Edition - 1st Release
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original wooden boxed
- Producer/Importer: Littlemill Distillery, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of 3000 bottles - rare collector´s whisky!
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