Old Malt Cask 100 Proof

This intriguing range emerged in 1998 with a caveat that the single cask bottlings would only be available in limited numbers. But the initial 50 – to commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary – was gradually passed and today Douglas Laing can regularly offer over a hundred superb Malts to the connoisseur or anyone else with good taste for that matter.

In our book, artificial colouring is wicked (in its original meaning) and chill filtration techniques make us shiver at the thought. Without apology, The OLD MALT CASK offerings are not chill filtered, leaving in each bottle all the oils, fats and enzymes that combine to give the quality of the nose, palate, mouthfeel and finish.

A preferred strength of 50% alc/vol (referred to as the Golden Strength by old diehards) is maintained as we wholeheartedly believe this strength creates a fine, round, full quality for various Malts when taken “neat.” And lately, because the distillery is small and perfectly formed, they’ve added 20cl “sample bottles” to the selection. These limited edition 20cl gems replicate those “pulled” by the distillery warehouseman for dispatch to the blenders for quality control purposes.