Cambus Whisky

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  Cambus 1988 The Clan Denny 25 year old Single Grain Whisky 58,1%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197279855

  Cambus was for decades the quiet supplier nobody wrote about. The distillery closed in 1993, and only afterwards did people realise how good that old grain spirit had become with time.

  Expert description

  Cambus 1988 The Clan Denny 25 Years is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky from a Refill Hogshead, bottled at cask strength, 58.1%.

  Clan Denny is Douglas Laing's series of single cask grain whiskies, and grain is a category the house has worked with extensively. The whisky was distilled in 1988, five years before Cambus closed, and spent 25 years in a quiet refill cask.

  A refill cask does not dominate the spirit but lets the natural sweetness of the grain and its developed depth come through. At cask strength all the concentrated aromas from both grain and wood are preserved.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and cream caramel with light coconut, ripe pear and a soft, creamy sweetness. A trace of fresh oak and light spice sits underneath.

  Palate

  Full and rounded with toffee, vanilla pod, honey and citrus oil, carried by a grainy elegance.

  Finish

  Long, warm and silky with fudge, light spice and a pleasant dryness from the hogshead.

  Specifications

  Name: Cambus 1988 The Clan Denny 25 Years Single Grain Whisky 58.1%
  Distillery: Cambus
  Bottler: Clan Denny
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 25 years
  ABV: 58,1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Hogshead
  Distilled: 1988
  EAN no.: 5014218795585

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Sweet · Powerful · Mature

  Investment potential

  High. Cambus is closed and today functions only as a cooperage, the vintage comes from its final operating years, and single cask bottlings from the distillery are becoming harder to find.

  Did you know?

  Cambus was one of the distilleries that combined in 1877 to form the Distillers Company Limited, the forerunner of what is today Diageo. The distillery itself closed in 1993.

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  • 1pcs.
    201,00EUR
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  Cambus 1991/2015 Signatory Vintage 23 years old Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53,9%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0060

  Filled in July 1991, emptied in January 2015. Cambus managed to close in between, and the cask simply minded its own business while the distillery's chimneys disappeared from the Clackmannanshire skyline.

  Expert description

  Cambus 1991/2015 Signatory Vintage 23 Years is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Refill Butt #55890, bottled at cask strength, 53.9%, with natural colour.

  The whisky was distilled on 24 July 1991 and bottled on 19 January 2015. The cask gave 541 bottles, which fits a butt of around 500 litres. Cambus closed in 1993, so the spirit comes from its final production years.

  A refill cask is the right type for grain whisky meant to sit for a long time. It gives up its influence slowly and lets the light spirit develop vanilla, coconut and fudge without being smothered in oak.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and coconut with pale grain, met by a fine, sweetish note of freshly baked cake.

  Palate

  Creamy and soft with fudge, honey and pale spice. The strength brings concentration rather than sharpness.

  Finish

  Long and lightly dry with vanilla, grain and a warm oak note.

  Specifications

  Name: Cambus 1991/2015 Signatory Vintage 23 Years Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.9%
  Distillery: Cambus
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 23 years
  ABV: 53,9%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Butt #55890
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 24/07/1991
  Bottled: 19/01/2015
  Number of bottles: 541

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Sweet · Soft · Mature

  Investment potential

  High. A closed distillery, a single cask and a vintage from the final operating years. Cambus bottlings from 1991 exist in falling numbers.

  Did you know?

  Cambus suffered a fire in 1914 that shut the distillery for fifteen years. It was rebuilt and ran on until 1993, when the Distillers Company closed it for the last time.

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    174,25EUR
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  Cambus 1991/2021 Coopers Choice 30 years old Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 49.5%

  Item no.: 059763-615-593

  Thirty years in the same bourbon cask, no finish, no detours. It is the most honest way to show what time alone does to grain whisky — and why old Cambus casks have become hunted.

  Expert description

  Cambus 1991/2021 Coopers Choice 30 Years is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Bourbon Cask #29218, bottled at 49.5% without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The whisky was distilled in May 1991 and bottled in 2021 after thirty years in the same cask. The cask gave 300 bottles. The Coopers Choice is the series from The Vintage Malt Whisky Company, which buys and selects single casks from across Scotland.

  Cambus stood in Clackmannanshire and was one of the classic Lowland grain distilleries. It closed in 1993, and the buildings today serve only for cask repair. With no wine or sherry finish, this bottling is a clean reading of what time and American oak can do.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla, coconut and white chocolate with ripe pear and a lightly toasted almond note.

  Palate

  Silky with vanilla custard, caramel and pale grain. The oak is present but never dry or sharp.

  Finish

  Long and creamy with fudge, coconut and a fine, warm dryness.

  Specifications

  Name: Cambus 1991/2021 Coopers Choice 30 Years Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 49.5%
  Distillery: Cambus
  Bottler: The Coopers Choice
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 30 years
  ABV: 49,5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon cask #29218
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: May 1991
  Bottled: 2021
  Number of bottles: 300
  EAN no.: 5024720861623

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Coconut · Soft · Elegant

  Investment potential

  High. Thirty years in one cask from a distillery closed for more than three decades, in a run of 300 bottles.

  Did you know?

  The large grain distilleries ran column stills around the clock. Cambus could produce far more spirit than a malt distillery, but the whisky was rarely bottled under its own name.

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    201,00EUR
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  Cambus 1991/2023 Signatory Vintage 31 years old Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50.5%

  Item no.: 059763-615-149

  Sherry casks and grain whisky are not an obvious pairing — sherry can easily flatten the light spirit. Here a used oloroso butt has had thirty-one years to go about it quietly.

  Expert description

  Cambus 1991/2023 Signatory Vintage 31 Years is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Refill Oloroso Butt #104229, bottled at cask strength, 50.5%, without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The whisky was distilled on 3 December 1991 and bottled on 16 January 2023 as part of Signatory Vintage's Cask Strength Collection. The cask gave 330 bottles.

  Cambus closed in 1993, and spirit from 1991 is among the last it made. A refill oloroso butt releases sherry character slowly, and after three decades the nuts and dried fruit are woven into the sweetness of the grain rather than sitting on top of it.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Walnut and raisin with vanilla, orange peel and a stroke of dark honey.

  Palate

  Full and creamy with fudge, dried fig and roasted nuts. The sherry is integrated, not pasted on.

  Finish

  Long and warm with nuts, caramel and a dry, lightly spiced close.

  Specifications

  Name: Cambus 1991/2023 Signatory Vintage 31 Years Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50.5%
  Distillery: Cambus
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 31 years
  ABV: 50,5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Oloroso Butt #104229
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 03/12/1991
  Bottled: 16/01/2023
  Number of bottles: 330
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection
  EAN no.: 5021944121625

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Nutty · Sherried · Sweet · Mature

  Investment potential

  High. Thirty-one years, 330 bottles and a distillery closed more than three decades ago. Old Cambus casks are a limited and shrinking resource.

  Did you know?

  Cambus was at the centre of the 1906 What is Whisky case, which established that grain whisky from a column still could legally be called whisky. Without that ruling, blended Scotch would look very different today.

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  • 1pcs.
    234,50EUR
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  Cambus 1991/2024 Coopers Choice 32 Years Old Bourbon Cask Finish Single Grain Scotch Whisky 47,5%

  Item no.: 2222666321-5543

  264 bottles. That is everything that came out of thirty-two years in a single bourbon cask. Evaporation took the rest, and what remains is concentrated in a way young whiskies cannot imitate.

  Expert description

  Cambus 1991/2024 Coopers Choice 32 Years is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Bourbon Cask #79880, bottled at 47.5% without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The whisky was distilled in September 1991 at the now closed Cambus distillery and bottled in January 2024 as part of the Cooper's Choice series from The Vintage Malt Whisky Company. The cask gave 264 bottles.

  After thirty-two years the strength sits at 47.5%, which tells you the cask lost some power along the way. That is typical of very long maturation in a quiet warehouse and gives a softer whisky than bottlings still above 50%.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla custard and coconut macaroon with ripe banana and a trace of pale oak.

  Palate

  Very soft and creamy with fudge, honey and white chocolate. The age reads as texture rather than as wood.

  Finish

  Long, soft and sweet with vanilla, grain and a fine, dry close.

  Specifications

  Name: Cambus 1991/2024 Coopers Choice 32 Years Bourbon Cask Finish Single Grain Scotch Whisky 47.5%
  Distillery: Cambus
  Bottler: The Coopers Choice
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 32 years
  ABV: 47,5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon cask #79880
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: September 1991
  Bottled: January 2024
  Number of bottles: 264
  EAN no.: 5024720862989

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Sweet · Very soft · Mature

  Investment potential

  High. Thirty-two years, 264 bottles and a distillery that no longer exists. The number of 1991 Cambus casks is severely limited.

  Did you know?

  The angel's share is the amount of whisky that evaporates through the cask each year. After thirty-two years more than half the contents can be gone, which is one reason very old whiskies exist in such small volumes.

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    201,00EUR
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  Cambus 1991/2025 Woodrows of Edinburgh 34 Year Old Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky 52%

  Item no.: 0597639-9632

  There are not many left who remember the sound of Cambus running. The distillery closed in 1993, and all that remains are the casks and the stories they hold.

  Expert description

  Cambus 1991/2025 Woodrow's of Edinburgh 34 Years is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky from 2nd Fill Puncheon #103260A, bottled at 52% without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The bottle belongs to the Curators Cut Edition from Woodrow's of Edinburgh, an independent bottler based in Leith. The spirit was distilled on 29 November 1991 at Cambus, one of the large Lowland grain distilleries that closed for good in 1993. Today the old distillery site is reduced to a cooperage for Diageo, where nothing is distilled and only casks are repaired.

  Thirty-four years is a long time for a grain whisky, but that is also what makes the bottle interesting: the cask has had plenty of time to work without drowning out the light, elegant character grain whisky is known for. The cask gave 275 bottles.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla fudge and white chocolate first, then caramelised sugar and ripe pear. Behind them sit toasted almonds and a trace of oak that never becomes too much.

  Palate

  Creamy, almost silky in the mouth. Toffee and vanilla custard glide across the palate with pale oak and a fine, dry grain note underneath.

  Finish

  Long and warm with fudge, almond and a pleasant dryness from the puncheon.

  Specifications

  Name: Cambus 1991/2025 Woodrows of Edinburgh 34 Years Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky 52%
  Distillery: Cambus
  Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh
  Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 34 years
  ABV: 52%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 2nd Fill Puncheon #103260A
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 29/11/1991
  Number of bottles: 275
  Edition: Curators Cut Edition

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Nutty · Soft · Very mature

  Investment potential

  High. Thirty-four years, a closed distillery and a run of 275 bottles. Old Cambus casks are among the most sought after in grain whisky.

  Did you know?

  A puncheon typically holds around 500 litres like a butt, but is shorter and wider. The shape gives a different wood to liquid ratio, and the cask type is used more often for rum than for whisky.

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  • 1pcs.
    160,75EUR