World-renowned Glasgow-based Douglas Laing & Co independent bottlers and blenders.
The company was first established in 1948 by the father of Fred and Stewart Laing.
Fred and Stewart have now been in charge for over 25 years and upheld the tradition their farther laid down back in 1948.
They have not just sat on their fathers laurels but have successfully expanded the Douglas Laing Range into the world market, using some of the vast stocks of Single Malt Whisky built up over the last 50 years..
Below are the Tasting notes for...
PROBABLY SPEYSIDE’S FINEST 43 YEAR OLD
Nose : Orange pith, spice, cedar-wood plus late leaf smoke.
Palate: Carries a big peppery spice hit + a mulled wine style.
Finish: Soft and mellow with dried fruit/jam + gingerbread. (Fred)
Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask
Old Malt Cask a preferred strength of 50% alc/vol (referred to as the Golden Strength by old die hards) is maintained as we wholeheartedly believe this strength creates a fine, round, full quality for various Malts when taken “neat.”
Speyside’s Finest distilled in 1965 from the village of the distillery in Balindalloch bottled December 2008, sherry matured for a whopping 43 years, More Details
A single cask bottling Braeval 1990 vintage finished in a red wine cask bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask range. 70cl / 50% Vol More Details
A single cask Dallas Dhu (Which closed in 1983). This 36 year old was aged in a refill hogshead with a yield of 161 bottles, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. 70cl / 50% Vol More Details
Part of a range released to commemorative Douglas Laing's 60th anniversary, a single cask Dalmore distilled in 1976 matured for 32 years "charged" from a rum finished hogshead.70cl / 55.4% Vol More Details
Part of a range released to commemorative Douglas Laing's 60th anniversary, a single cask Glen Grant distilled in 1979 "Bit of a strange one a here” matured in a Brandy butt and finished in a sherry cask. Bottled at cask strength.. " what ever next " More Details
A single cask Glen Spey distilled in 1976, matured for 32 years in Refill Hogshead bottled Septemper 2009 at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. 70cl / 50% Vol. More Details
A single refill hogshead of Laphroaig 1989 matured for 18 year, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. 70cl / 50% Vol More Details
A single sherry hogshead of Laphroaig 1989 matured for 20years, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. 70cl / 50% Vol More Details
A single refill hogshead of Laphroaig 1994, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range with a yeild of 333 bottles. 70cl / 50% Vol More Details
Part of a range released to commemorative Douglas Laing's 60th anniversary, a rum cask Macallan distilled in 1978 matured for 30 years bottled at cask strength. 70cl / 51.3% Vol More Details
A 18 year old Lowlander single cask from Rosebank. Distilled in February 1990 and matured in a refill butt, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. More Details
A single cask matured in a refill butt of Rosebank distilled 1990, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. 70cl / 50% Vol. More Details
At cask-strength this Glenfarclas 18 year old is the last and Finial release of the 60th anniversary.bottlings from Douglas Laing 70cl / 54.9% Vol. More Details
A very rare single cask Lowlander St Magdalene . Distilled 1982 and matured for 25 years in a refill butt, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. More Details
Another very rare outing. single cask from the closed distillery of St Magdalene, Distilled 1982 and matured for 26 years from a refill butt, bottled at 50% by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range,bottled 2008. More Details