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

Description of the whisky

The distillery

North of Scotland distillery
Tullibody
Clackmannanshire

Owner: United Distillers & Vintners (Diageo

Creation date : 1957

The "North of Scotland" distillery has been founded in 1958 by George Christie, who would build the Speyside distillery in Kingussie some years later. The distillery was converted from the old Robert Knox's Forth Brewery, which was created in 1786, not far from the Cambus distillery.
The North of Scotland distillery has been created to produce malt whisky with altered Coffey stills, but after 2 years it was decided to produce only grain whisky.
After only a few years of production, the distillery was closed in 1980 and dismantled in 1993.

The remaing buildings were used as warehouses at the Cambus distillery. Cambus distillery is closed too, and is reconverted in a filling center and warehouse.

The whisky

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List of the bottles

Description of the distillery

North of Scotland: independent bottlings

North-of-Scotland

Scott's Selection, 1973
Collection
 Natural Cask Strength
Age
 32 years
Alcohol percentage
 45,0 %
Bottler
 Scott's Selection
Dates
 Distil: 1973 Bottling: 2005
Particularity
 Non chillfiltered cask strength
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 84/100
North of Scotland
A nice fragrance of hazelnut on a peppery background characterizes the nose. In the palate, a great sweetness despite the high percentage of alcohol. Even if the complexity of a single malt is not present, the nutty taste this grain whisky offers is very pleasant, even if the general impression about the taste is a kind of linearity.
The finish is lingering and pleasant, slightly bitter (woody) and dominated by the same sweetness than in the palate. After a while, the woody character (or even better said, the clear nutty taste) dominates clearly.
Quite a nice experience for my first grain whisky.
84/100
The nose is marked by fine woody ins, spices and pepper.
In the palate, quite a nice taste and a great smoothness. A relatively simple but very efficient mouth. Hazelnut. The taste palette is rather limited but very pleasant.
A long and woody finish. Still very smooth. A very pleasant whisky.
84/100
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North-of-Scotland

Clan Denny, 1966
Collection
 Clan Denny
Age
 39 years
Alcohol percentage
 44,4 %
Bottler
 Douglas Laing
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 88/100
North of Scotland 1966
The first nose is marked by ripe fruit and coconut. Nice complexity. Hints of wood, hints of smoke very nice sherry notes.
The first mouth is extremely pleasant and all the complexity of this nice round whisky develops quickly, without any aggressiveness even if it has lots of character. Still nice sherry presence.
The finish is lingering and fresh. All the complexity of the mouth prolongs for long minutes.|
88/100
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Single Grain

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