Glen Ord 12 Year Old "I Shine Not Burn" (1990s) 70cl

Bottled in the early 1990s

This original distillery bottling of Glen Ord was produced while the distillery was still under the ownership of John Dewar & Sons prior to the sale of the Dewar's brand to Bacardi in 1998. Aged for 12 years, this northern Highland single malt is bottled at 40% abv with the Mackenzie clan motto 'I shine not burn' featuring prominently on the packaging.

The Black Isle, the region (not an island, despite the name) just north of Inverness where Glen Ord distillery stands, has long been renowned for its large crops of barley.

Glen Ord distillery is just outside of Muir of Ord in the Highlands of Scotland. This malt won best single malt of the year IWSC Gold medal for two consecutive years.

This now-discontinued bottling was matured in sherry oak casks for 12 years.

At the time of Glen Ord’s foundation in 1838, the entirety of the Isle’s barley production was used for the production of whisky at 9 competitor distilleries, as it was the quickest and surest way of turning grain into cash.

Tasting Notes

*No box included

40% ABV

70cl