Miltonduff Mosstowie 1979 Rare Old

Product Description

Mosstowie is a style of spirit distilled at Miltonduff Distillery from 1964 to 1981 using a pair of Lomond Still. Lighter in style than Miltonduff
- pleasant Speysider with sherry influence. Matured in refill sherry hogsheads. Bottled 2010 by Gordon & Mac Phail under their Rare Old label. Miltonduff Miltonduff Distillery was established by Andrew Peary & Robert Bain in 1824 on the site of an old meal mill which once belonged to Pluscarden Abbey. In 1964 a pair of Lomond stills was installed & operated until 1981 at which time they were sliced & diced & partially incorporated into new pot stills. Whilst the whisky produced from the pot stills at Miltonduff is called Miltonduff the malt whisky produced by the Lomond stills is called Mosstowie. Miltonduff Distillery is a Speyside malt whisky distillery & a contributor to Ballantine’s blends of scotch. The nose is mulled fruits & a hint of sherry wood. On the palate smoke initially followed by fruit & spices.