Two new single grain Scotch whiskies from two closed distilleries in Clackmannanshire, both of which start with the letter ‘C’…
We’re talking, of course, about Carsebridge and Cambus!
Our first batch of Carsebridge, a rare and particularly well-regarded grain, is a show-stopping 52 years old! The label, meanwhile, features Tris Stephenson and Tom Aske (the folk behind the excellent Worship Street Whistling Shop) in their new whisky bar Black Rock. The place is all about "demystifying" whisky and removing any "older gentleman" stigma around it. Plus, they have an 18ft European oak tree trunk table, which has whisky and cocktails aging inside of it. Needless to say, there is nothing we don’t absolutely love here. What's more, there's a voucher on the back label for a super-special-secret off-menu cocktail at BlackRock too...
The Carsebridge and Cambus distilleries were built within a decade of one another, either side of 1800. They both had a pretty good run, but the former sadly closed in 1983 and was ultimately demolished in 1992, whilst the latter finally closed its doors in 1993.
The new Cambus is our third batch and is 27 years old. If you look carefully, has a robin and snowman illustration-bombing its label...
Illustration-bombing - that's a thing, right?
These beauties are available from fine retailers now. Off-trade/on-trade enquiries should be directed to our UK distributor, Maverick Drinks.