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North British Directors' Cut 50 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #8151, 1961, Douglas Laing, 55.3%
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North British Directors' Cut 50 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #8151, 1961, Douglas Laing, 55.3%

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TypeSingle Grain Whisky
MRI
MRI 52
Average Score
Avg 85
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Description

A staggeringly good, massively rich single cask, single grain whisky, distilled at North British in 1961 and aged for a massive 50 years in oak before bottling at natural cask strength for Douglas Laing's ultra-premium Director's Cut series. Only 123 bottles were produced. Non-chillfiltered, naturally coloured.

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LowSGD 697
SGD 1,250SGD 1,046SGD 842SGD 638Price (SGD)Observed dateAug 10Sep 22Nov 9Aug 10 - SGD 1,191 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 10, 2025Sep 22 - SGD 697 - Just Whisky Auctions - Sep 22, 2025Nov 9 - SGD 982 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Nov 9, 2025

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Nov 9, 2025SGD 982.35
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 22, 2025SGD 696.87
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 10, 2025SGD 1,191.17
Cask type
Hogshead Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
8151
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
123
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
Directors' Cut
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Very rich and thick with notes of sultanas and grape must. A hint of rancio perhaps, with a little almond oil, rum spice, cedar, potpourri and rhubarb and custard sweets. Autumn fruits, oak, coffee, cedar and tobacco.
Palate
Not quite as intense as the nose would have one believe, instead this stuff is quietly complex and very classy indeed. Notes of dried fruits, something akin of umami, nutmeg and various exotic spices. Ripe fruit, mocha, cough drops and candy floss.
Finish
Oak and clove-studded oranges. Sublime. Soft warming spices which are still very apparent. All too fast!
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