Littlemill Distillery Cadenhead 30 Year Old 1991

The real story of Littlemill distillery begins over two centuries ago. In 1750 Archibald Buchanan purchased Auchentorlie estate, just a few miles west of loch lomond on the banks of the river clyde, from his brother Andrew. And with it, a brewery called Littlemill. In the 15th century, a staple drink for many people was beer, with the brewery on the grounds of auchentorlie supplying amongst others, the monks of nearby paisley abbey. Archibald & george buchanan had their eye on making something infinitely more complex and significantly more valuable. History tells us they went on to do so in some measure and with very great success, establishing Scotland’s first and oldest licensed whisky distillery in 1772. For over 220 years the date stone on the gable end of one of the warehouses on which was carved ‘1772’ remained firmly and proudly in place, until in 1994, the distillery closed and the stills of Littlemill finally fell silent. Three years later the distillery was largely dismantled. Throughout this time, Littlemill was at the forefront of still innovation, boasting a unique ability to create three styles of single malts - a light and delicate traditional Littlemill lowland whisky and two experimental malts - the heavily peated Dumbuck and a full-bodied whisky called Dunglass, after the castle nearby. Up until its final days, Littlemill distillery continued to innovate and produce exceptional lowland malt whisky of great character. Using water sourced north of the highland line in the Kilpatrick hills, peat from Stornoway and malt from Perthshire, the Littlemill whiskies reflect a beautiful summer whisky, whose characteristics reveal gentle vanilla and floral notes on the nose with the sweetness of honey and creamy fudge which continues onto the palate with classic lowland fruit flavours. Master blender, michael henry joined the loch Lomond group in 2007 after perfecting his craft in both brewing and distilling in Belfast and Glasgow. Michael is now responsible for blending whiskies across the diverse group portfolio, giving michael a unique perspective and ability to hand select the best casks. It is due to this that michael is now responsible for safeguarding the last of the Littlemill liquid, preserving the distillery style and character ensuring the legacy of this wonderful distillery lives on in each expression. limited number of expressions bottled and released in strictly controlled numbers of just a few hundred bottles..