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Cambus XOP - The Black Series 40 Year Old, Refill Hogshead Cask, Cask #DL 13461, 1979, Douglas Laing, 53.5%
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Cambus XOP - The Black Series 40 Year Old, Refill Hogshead Cask, Cask #DL 13461, 1979, Douglas Laing, 53.5%

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TypeSingle Grain Whisky
MRI
MRI 53
Average Score
N.A
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Description

Category: Whisky; Distillery: Cambus; Bottler: Douglas Laing; Bottling series: XOP - The Black Series; Cask: Refill Hogshead DL 13461 | single cask; Bottles: 312; Strength details: cask strength.

Change+29.4%
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European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jun 1, 2026SGD 581.84
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jan 19, 2026SGD 523.31
European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 1, 2025SGD 573.57
Cask type
Refill Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
DL 13461
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
312
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
XOP - The Black Series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Surprisingly lively, quickly mellowing to sweetness. Clean, fruity top-notes of ripe red apples, pineapple and cape gooseberry rise above a wide-ranging, softly sweet melange of boiled and soft-chew strawberry sweets, shortcrust pastry and milk chocolate with smooth, succulent toffee. Nutty, with a trace of candle-wax, building a gently piney, mint-fresh wood note with faint, waxy, red-berries; then gaining depth with dark toffee, fruit and almond before a fresh, green apple sharpness with ginger spice.
Palate
Cool, light, drying and pine-y; gaining heat and sweetness together as if a salted caramel ice cream was infused with savoury smoke. Then quite dense and raisiny, with hints of pear drops and plum, and a pungency right to the finish. With water, it becomes cooler, lightly sweet, salty and softly waxy with ginger and white pepper spice, growing chewy and coating; briefly fruity then warming like a rich, moist ginger cake.
Finish
Short yet warm, gentle and sweet, with crème brûlée and ginger beneath light, cleansing eucalyptus. There's a faint woodiness as the sweetness is underscored by subtle tannins. Light with water; appetising, apéritif-like.
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