Scotland, Campbeltown: Single malt whisky through the producing distilleries: history, making, production and tasting notes

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Cameronbridge

Description of the whisky

The distillery

Cameronbridge
Cameronbridge Distillery
Windygates,
Leven, Fife, KY8 5RL
Owner: United Distillers & Vintners (Diageo)
Creation date : 1813

The Cameronbridge distiller was the first in Scotland to produce grain whisky. It was however created as a malt distillery, and produced both grain and malt whisky for a while. Cameronbridbe was founded by Hohne Haig, who was also one of the founders of DCL (Distillers Company Limited) which will later become UDV and Diageo.
The first legal licence was obtained in 1824, but the distillery produced whisky from 1813, when it belonged to John Edingon & Co.
The distillery was mothballed form 1815 to 1821 and during the second World War, from 1941 untill 1947.
Malt whisky poduction has been stopped from 1950.
Between 1880 ans 1929, the distillery also produced "silent malt", a whisky made from malted barley, but with continuous Stein stills,. "Silent mal" is a kind of malt whisky having no flavour.
The distillery also produces other grains spirits, like Gordon's London dry gin or Smirnoff ice vodka.
The production capacity of the distillery is huge, as about 100 millions liters of spirit come out of the stills every year.

The whisky

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List of the bottles

Description of the distillery

Cameronbridge
Whisky
 Sample
Duncan Taylor Sélection "La maison du whisky" 18

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Comeronbridge samples

Cameronbridge
27 ans
Selected by "La Maison du Whisky"

Age
 27 years
Alcohol
56,6%
Bottler
 Duncan Taylor
Nice fresh notes of citrus fruit and cut grass. A bit of vanilla as well, but partially hidden by the slightly acid character which seems to be dominating. Nice balance, encouraging nose, even if relatively simple, at least without exuberance. The mouth is by opposition rather sophisticated, with fist clear acid fruity (green apple) notes, but still a lack at taste diversity which makes the complexity of good single malts. However, the taste is really pleasant, even if it is on another palette, it supports comparison with many single malts whiskies. The finish is pleasant, lingering and fruity. Nice discovery.

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