Rare Ayrshire (Ladyburn) 1975-2015 | 40 Year Old | Signatory VintageLowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Signatory Vintage 70cl 47. 1% Rare Ayrshire comes under the unofficial brand of Ladyburn. Ladyburn operated for only 9 years from 1966 1975. This extremely rare offering from Signatory shows what sort of stock they carry. Matured for 40 years in a single Bourbon Barrel this was distilled the same year the distillery closed.

Bottler Matthew Gloag & Son Limited

cask number 5 an oloroso sherry butt

especially America

which were first introduced around the time of distillery's centenary in 1987 and were a hit throughout the 1990s

about which we have no precise details

A very special 40-year old Bowmore

The Macallan Travel Series was a series of four different whiskies created by Macallan in 1999 to mimic the variations and development in the Macallan house style in the decades from the 1920s until the 1950s

fruity complexity was still singing beautifully

complex and filled with great coastal/earthy/fruit combinations

This is a big Ardbeg that combines some of the characteristics of the great early seventies style with some of the lighter aspects of the late seventies/early eighties distillates

A good and (relatively) inexpensive chance to try some old style Benromach as it was a few decades ago

elegant and honied expression from this great and underloved distillery