Port Dundas 14 years 2008 - 2023 #585869 + 585874

It is always special to be able to drink something from a distillery that has closed. This Port Dundas Single Grain Whisky is bottled by Signatory Vintage and is Un-chillfiltered and the colour is also natural. You don't often come across bottles like this anymore and certainly not at this price.

Tasting note

Nose

A lovely mild granular character of maria biscuit, or as we say in the Netherlands 'kaakjes'. Coconut, soft caramel and lightly toasted nuts. Hints of vanilla and soft fruit are also mentioned when it comes to the nose.

Taste

Crêpe Suzette with orange marmalade, toasted almonds and some waxy notes. The flavour is classic when it comes to grain whisky, just a little sweeter than we know from malt whisky, but this glass has enough character to positively surprise the lover of malt whisky. Mild but full-bodied and elegant but with power.

Finish

In the aftertaste, we have the taste of sweet oat biscuits and vanilla. Nice hint of butter completes it.

More about Port Dundas

The Port Dundas distillery in Glasgow was a landmark, even if not many people knew what it was. The distillery was built in 1811 on the city's highest point next to the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal. Soon after, another distillery, Cowlairs, was commissioned and in 1860 the two sites were merged. With its good transport links and prime location in the town, which had become Scotland's blending centre, Port Dundas grew to become Scotland's largest distillery. In 2010, owner Diageo decided to concentrate grain production in the vastly expanded Cameronbridge. Although rival distillers made bids to buy Port Dundas, they were stranded. In 2011, production ceased and the site was demolished. With that, the landmark disappeared.