North British 20 Year Old Independent Bottling

North British 1991/2008 Signatory Vintage

No way to get around it, with single malt prices reaching astronomical figures, grain whiskies are hot stuff. Official and independent bottlers alike are well aware of the growing popularity and line up to cash in on this trend. And when I say cash in, I mean they’re pulling out all the tricks in the book to charge us extra for a product, that’s...

Score 83/100

North British 51 Year Old 1962 Malts of Scotland

North British at young age can be somewhat hit & miss. Remember the somewhat disappointing 12 Year Old from Signatory and the very nice 14 Year Old on Californian sherrycask, also from Signatory. At higher age, though, it can be quite beautiful. I tried a North British 1962 before, bottled last year by the Dutch bottler Archives, which was...

Score 88/100

North British G1.8 - A bag of assorted boiled sweets

Here's a Sunday treat, and a lucky one at that - three grain whiskies from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society! I rarely get to taste SMWS bottles, let alone grain whiskies at all. So tonight, let's do all three! For those who are new to this style of whisky, grain whiskies are distilled from a mixture of malted barley and other unmalted cereals such...

Score 82/100

North British 12 Year Old 1997 Signatory

North British is a grain distillery near the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, founded in 1885. The single grain we are trying today was distilled in 1997 and bottled at the age of 12 by Signatory. The nose is light and reminds me of vodka, with some vanilla, sweet corn and a touch of oak. Rather grainy with barely any depth. Leave it for a while and...

Score 70/100