The Gauldrons Campbeltown Blended Malt /miniature / 46.2%/ 0.05l
- In the fall of 2017 Douglas Laing added to its Remarkable Regional Malts range blended malt from Campbeltown called The Gauldrons.
Product description
The Gauldrons debuted in the fall of 2017 as the missing link in the Douglas Laing & Co. Remarkable Regional Malts series.
Other regional representatives include Timorous Beastie (Highlands), Scallywag (Speyside), Big Peat (Islay) Rock Oyster (the Islands) and The Epicurean (Lowlands). Gauldrons translates from the Gaelic for “bay of storms” and refers to the sandy bays dotted along the coastline of West Campbeltown. According to Fred Laing, chairman of the company, “Gauldrons has a unique blend of sweet and salty tones that are so characteristic of whiskies from Scotland’s smallest county.” The whisky is bottled in small batches, with Batch #4 released in summer 2019.
Aroma : malty, slightly waxy, apples, bananas, butter cookies, coconut flakes, damp sand and hay, lemon peel, traces of anise and peat.
Palate: sweet and salty, vanilla, honey, licorice, white pepper, a little anise, salted nuts, apples, pears, notes of peat and oak.
Finish : medium long, with notes of pepper, sea salt, lemongrass, a touch of vanilla and oak.