Mossts 33-year-old (D.1975 B.2008) Rarest of The Rare Duncan Taylor /47.7%/ 0.7l

Rarest of the Rare is a historic series from Duncan Taylor Ltd. of single malt whiskies, typically from closed distilleries and bottled in their natural state.

The Mosstowie presented here, distilled in May 1975, spent over three decades in barrel no. 5817. Its contents in November 2008 translated into 198 bottles of cask strength whisky (47.7% abv). Single malt Mosstowie was produced between 1964 and 1981 at Miltonduff Distillery in the so-called Lomond still, a cross between a traditional alembic and a distillation column. This whisky was used exclusively for the production of blends and was never officially released.

Nose : hay and potpourri, pencil shavings, apples, grapefruit, rhubarb pie, vanilla, milk chocolate, croutons, oak and a hint of linseed.

Palate: slightly oily, brown sugar, vanilla, breakfast cereals, baked apples and pears, peaches, notes of ginger, licorice and oak.

Finish: quite long, with notes of pepper, ginger, lemongrass, green tea, oak, a touch of licorice and vanilla sugar.