Dumbarton (silent)
Dumbarton featured American-style stainless steel columns rather than the traditional Coffey stills used by most Scottish grain distilleries. Its process and strict adherence to the use of maize, meant its spirit was rather heavy in character. At the time Dumbarton began distilling in 1938, it was the largest continuous distillery in Scotland producing grain whisky. While Dumbarton was producing grain whisky for the Ballantine’s blend, Inverleven, which opened in the same year, began producing malt whisky. In 1956 a third Lomond still was added with an attached rectification column designed to produce different styles of spirit. While the still used Inverleven’s wash still, spirit receiver and low wines and feints charger, it was technically classed as a separate distillery called Lomond. It was decommissioned in 1985, though its still was salvaged by Islay’s Bruichladdich to produce its Botanist gin.
In 1991 the Inverleven distillery was mothballed, and in 2002 Dumbarton itself followed suit. Its whisky was mostly reserved for the Ballantine’s blend, and was never bottled as a single grain. However, some independent bottlings have emerged.
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Dumbarton (silent) - Cooper's Choice Single Cask #211094 - 2000 20 year old Whisky
70cl | 58.5%
A single cask release from the Cooper's Choice series; Dumbarton whisky aged for 20 years in Bourbon cask and released at Cask Strength NOSE Lemon, vanilla and caramel up front PALATE Notes of orange and honey dominate FINISH Finishes strong wi... Click for more info£109.95Distillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 20 year old Description Cooper's Choice Single Cask #211094 Vintage 2000 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2021 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP13200 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Private Collection Single Grain - 1975 45 year old Whisky
70cl | 44%
Out of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 45 year old Description Private Collection Single Grain Vintage 1975 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Gordon and MacPhail HTFW Cat. No. LP13057 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Infrequent Flyers Single Cask #178 - 1997 22 year old Whisky
70cl | 55.3%
This superb single grain whisky from the closed Dumbarton distillery was matured for over 22 years in ex-Bourbon wood with a virgin oak finish. Made from corn rather than barley or wheat, this rich, oily, flavoursome whisky is reminiscent of an excep... Click for more infoOut of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 22 year old Description Infrequent Flyers Single Cask #178 Vintage 1997 Cask Wood Bourbon & Virgin Oak Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP12141 -
Dumbarton (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 22 year old Whisky
50cl | 47.8%
Another superb Single Grain Whisky from the Boutiyue-y Whisky Company. Sadly the distillery closed in 2002, but well aged examples are still available (for now) and are amongst the finest and most sought after of Single Grains. Nose: Thick, dark and... Click for more infoOut of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 22 year old Description That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler That Boutique-Y HTFW Cat. No. LP10120 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Signatory Vintage Miniature - 1961 29 year old Whisky
5cl | 46%
Out of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 29 year old Description Signatory Vintage Miniature Vintage 1961 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 1990 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength No Bottler Signatory HTFW Cat. No. LP9945 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Claxton's Single Cask Grain - 1986 32 year old Whisky
70cl | 57.1%
A fascinating bottling of old grain whisky from the long closed and demolished Dumbarton distillery. Renowned for quite a heavy style of whisky, both due to the choice of maize as the grain and the use of American style stainless steel column s... Click for more infoOut of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 32 year old Description Claxton's Single Cask Grain Vintage 1986 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler Claxton's HTFW Cat. No. LP9675 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Scotch Malt Whisky Society SMWS G14.1 - 1986 28 year old Whisky
70cl | 47.8%
Out of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 28 year old Description Scotch Malt Whisky Society SMWS G14.1 Vintage 1986 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2014 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler Scotch Malt Whisky Society HTFW Cat. No. LP6757 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Cadenhead's Chairmans Stock - 1969 26 year old Whisky
70cl | 49.6%
Out of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 26 year old Description Cadenhead's Chairmans Stock Vintage 1969 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 1996 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler WM Cadenhead HTFW Cat. No. LP5577 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Single Grain Miniature - 1961 29 year old Whisky
5cl | 46%
Out of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 29 year old Description Single Grain Miniature Vintage 1961 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 1990 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength No Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP5081 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Single Grain Miniature Whisky
5cl | 43%
Bottled in Argentina? Click for more infoOut of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age Description Single Grain Miniature Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength No Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP1614 -
Dumbarton (silent) - Single Grain Miniature - 1962 32 year old Whisky
5cl | 49.9%
Out of stockDistillery Dumbarton (silent) Age 32 year old Description Single Grain Miniature Vintage 1962 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 1994 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler WM Cadenhead HTFW Cat. No. LP1435