Girvan Whisky

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  Girvan 2011/2022 Murray McDavid 11 years old Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0094

  Grain whisky is rarely treated as something that deserves a fine cask. Murray McDavid did the opposite and put an eleven year old Girvan into a Ximenez-Spinola PX cask, and suddenly the cereal is no longer the dull part of the equation.

  The expert description

  Girvan 2011/2022 Murray McDavid 11 Years Old is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky finished in a Ximenez-Spinola PX cask and bottled at 46%.

  Girvan was built in 1963 by William Grant & Sons on the Ayrshire coast and is today one of the largest grain distilleries in Scotland. This release was distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2022 by Murray McDavid, who rank among the bottlers working most deliberately with wood.

  The PX cask is the decisive part. Pedro Ximenez is the sweetest of the sherry styles, almost syrupy, and on a soft grain whisky it lays down a layer of dark fruit that a malt would have had to supply itself. The release yielded 1228 bottles, bottled without chill filtration and without colouring.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Raisin and dark syrup first, then vanilla and coconut from the grain character, and a note of fig behind.

  Palate

  Soft and oily with dates, muscovado and dark chocolate. The cereal sweetness sits underneath and keeps it from turning heavy.

  Finish

  Medium and sweet with dried fruit, a touch of oak and a light spiced warmth.

  Specifications

  Name: Girvan 2011/2022 Murray McDavid 11 Years Old
  Distillery: Girvan
  Bottler: Murray McDavid
  Region/Country: Lowland Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ximenez-Spinola PX cask
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2011
  Bottled: 2022
  Number of bottles: 1228
  Edition: Limited Release Select Grain
  EAN no.: 5060353303642

  Flavour profile

  Sweet · Sherry matured · Creamy · Fruity · Spiced

  Did you know?

  Murray McDavid is based at the old Coleburn distillery near Elgin, which has been closed since 1985. The buildings are used today for warehousing and cask work, so a distillery that no longer distils has become the workplace of a bottler.

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  • 1pcs.
    71,00EUR
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  Girvan Patent Still 25 år Single Grain Scotch Whisky 42%

  Item no.: 22227865429-97

  In 1963 William Grant & Sons found themselves without access to grain whisky and built their own distillery in nine months. Girvan is the result, and these twenty-five years are what happens when you leave that plant to get on with it for long enough.

  The expert description

  Girvan Patent Still 25 Years Old is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks with some sherry wood and virgin oak, bottled at 42%.

  The distillery was raised in 1963 on the Ayrshire coast in answer to a trade dispute with the large blending houses of the day, and it has supplied the backbone of the William Grant blends ever since. The Patent Still range was the first serious attempt by the house to sell grain whisky under its own name, and the twenty-five year old opened the series.

  The composition is a marriage of whisky from 1st fill and refill bourbon casks with a smaller share from sherry wood and virgin oak. The bourbon casks carry the creamy vanilla character, while the others lay darker fruit and spice underneath. The 42% is pitched low enough to let the texture do the carrying.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Masses of buttery vanilla, fresh apple and cinnamon stick, with dark peel and chocolate pralines behind.

  Palate

  Creamy and unctuous with white chocolate, citrus and lime, chewy caramels and pineapple, while soft American oak sits underneath.

  Finish

  Vanilla, ground cinnamon and a final cool note of mint.

  Specifications

  Name: Girvan Patent Still 25 Years Old
  Distillery: Girvan
  Region/Country: Lowland Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
  Age: 25 years
  ABV: 42%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill and refill bourbon casks with sherry wood and virgin oak
  Edition: Patent Still
  EAN no.: 5010327445038

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Fruity · Sweet · Mature

  Investment potential

  Medium. Twenty-five year old single grain with an age statement from an official distillery has become noticeably harder to find as the old grain stocks have been drawn down. The Patent Still range was also the first of its kind from the house, which gives it a place in the record.

  Did you know?

  Inside the Girvan complex also stood the malt distillery Ladyburn, which ran only from 1966 to 1975 and is today one of the most sought after silent addresses in Scotland. On the same ground Ailsa Bay opened in 2007, so the site holds both a closed and a new malt distillery alongside the grain plant.

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  • 1pcs.
    348,50EUR