The image above
does not really look like a distillery because the distillery
is destroyed and a Safeway supermarket has been build on the
site 
Situated
North of the royal burgh Brechin, the North Port distillery has
been build in 1820 by a family of bankers and farmers. It remained
a family distillery until its buying over by the D.C.L. (Distillers
Company
Ltd.) in 1922.
Distillery was closed in 1983 and demolished.
Its single malt remains available at some independent bottlers,
of officially in the range "Rare Malts" under the name
North Port Brechin.
North-Port |
Brechin 28 |
Age |
28 years |
Alcohol percentage |
53,3 % |
Bottler |
Official |
Dates |
Distil: 1977 Bottling: 2005 |
Bottle |
562 of |
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Quite a fresh nose, with clear hay hints and some slightly fruity notes. The nose is rather discrete and the whisky not marked by wood, even after long years in an oak cask. The mouth is torn between bitter and acid notes. The bitterness is not related to wood, and the acidity not related to citrus fruits. The palate seems to suffer from a lack at depth, contrast and colour. The taste is special, and this bottle probably deserves another tasting as it seems to need more aeration time to reveal all it's qualities. The finish is lingering and the same bitter/acid pair seems to dominate the finish. |
North-Port |
Vintage 1975 (Signatory) |
Collection |
Vintage |
Age |
24 years |
Alcohol percentage |
61,1 % |
Bottler |
Signatory |
Cask |
Sherry |
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This
bottle, more important from a historic point of view than from
a gastronomic one didn't however disappoint me at all. After
24 years in an oak cask, this not well known whisky has become
a rather pleasant malt. The Signatory range is definitely a kindness
in the world of whisky lovers. Its exceptionally high alcohol degree
does not hinder the tasting at all.
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The second tasting revealed more complexity and charms of this
whisky than the first time. A smell and a taste, both marked by
citrus fruits (orange?) and slightly acid, followed by a finish
of average length make this (historical now) bottle something you
do not regret to have bought.
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At the third tasting, the first impression was that the very high
degree of alcohol is a little aggressive. After having added a
drop of water, the slightly acid character of this malt (citrus
fruits) together with a great complexity of smells and tastes
became clear. The finish is a little short.
A rather fresh nose, with slightly acid hints and remote touches
of smoke. A kind of tingling sensation as well, due to the high alcohol
percentage. In the palate, a certain complexity and some acid hints
on a malted background. The finish is of average length, and recalls
malt and some remote citrus touches.
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The first nose is slightly aggressive, but after a few minutes of aeration, it gets rather fresh, with notes
of cut grass perfumed with hint of vanilla. Alcohol is obviously present in the palate, and this mouth is dominated
by a mix of fruity (pear) hints and vanilla aroma's, the whole being nicely fresh. Rather complex. A beautiful
smoothness and e nice presence in the mouth. The finish is long, both marked by the warmth of the alcohol and
the memory of the freshness of the mouth.
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he first nose is rather difficult to define. Quite tingling and evoking some fruits, after the first impression of aggression. It develops then on ripe fruit, honey, sweetness.
The first mouth is a mix of acidity and bitterness. From pear spirit to much more bitter, woody notes, and an obvious presence of alcohol. Much more an aggressive whisky than a complex one.
A lingering finish which is first fresh and which develops just like to the mouth, on bitterness and after a while only some chocolate notes are left.
North-Port |
Scott's Selection 1980 |
Collection |
Natural Cask Strength |
Age |
24 years |
Alcohol percentage |
58,0 % |
Bottler |
Scott's Selection |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
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North-Port |
Rarest of the Rare 25 years |
Collection |
Rarest of the Rare |
Age |
25 years |
Alcohol percentage |
54,3 % |
Bottler |
Duncan Taylor |
Cask number |
single cask 780 |
Dates |
Distil: 01-1981 Bottling: 11-2006 |
Bottle |
21 of 202 btls |
Particularity |
Non chillfiltered cask strength |
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Dozens of distilleries have been created in this area during the 19th century. The area is situated at the East
of the Highlands, covering the Angusshire, parts of Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire and even of Invernesshire. The
Spey river has its source in the area.
Currently about half a dozen distilleries are active in the area.
Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information about the Eastern Highlands area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow
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Last modified: August 27 2011 16:53:19.
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