Dumbarton Refill Barrels - Living Souls 25 Years 2000/2025

The Dumbarton distillery was closed a long time ago and later demolished. The single grain whisky matured for a proud 25 years in refill casks, which were tracked down by independent bottler Living Souls and bottled at 59.5% vol. without chill-filtering or colouring. Batch 1 of this single Grain rarity, distilled in 2000, is an exclusive connoisseur's expression that combines tropical fruit notes, a delicate sweetness and soft vanilla in its flavour profile. The new independent bottler Living Souls from Scotland has excellent contacts in the whisky world and has set itself the task of creating unique flavour profiles by selecting the best spirits (including Single Grain, Blended Whisky and Single Malt) and rare casks, with a focus on quality, innovation and storytelling. Behind "The Living Souls" is a young team of three from Glasgow with great expertise, experience and excellent connections. Calum Leslie - former Head of Innovation at the Loch Lomond Group -, Jamie Williamson - founder of UK wholesaler Kilninian Spirits and worked for many years at Douglas Laing - and John Torrance - 20 years' experience in the industry at Diageo and Tullibardine, among others - are part of the team.