Garnheath – 1974-2023 49 Year Old Douglas Laing XOP Black Single Cask DL17171 (70cl, 45.1%)

A 49 year old Lowland single grain whisky from Garnheath, a distillery that closed in 1986. It was distilled in February 1974 and bottled by Douglas Laing in February 2023 for its XOP Black series, after maturing in a single refill barrel, cask DL17171. It was bottled at a natural cask strength of 45.1%, without colouring or chill filtration. Garnheath was established in 1965 as the grain distillery of the Inver House complex at Moffat, Airdrie, alongside the Glen Flagler and Killyloch malt distilleries. It had five continuous stills. Just 104 bottles were filled, and each label is signed by Fred Laing and Cara Laing.