Lochnagar 21 Year Old 1985 Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 44.1%)

Distilled in December 1985 at Royal Lochnagar Distillery and bottled in January 2007 after maturation for 21 years.  Part of The Old Malt Cask series from Douglas Laing.

Distilled: 1985 December

Bottled: June 2007 January

Age: 21 years old

Cask Type: Filled from one refill hogshead

Cask Number: 2181

44.1% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: One of only 272 bottles released

Royal Lochnagar distillery is based on the Abergeldie Estate in Royal Deeside, Scotland, close to the mountain Lochnagar.

The first Lochnagar distillery was burnt down in suspicious circumstances in 1824 and a replacement again burnt down in 1841. In 1845 John Begg built the “new” Lochnagar. The distillery was awarded its Royal Warrant in 1848 when John Begg invited Prince Albert to visit the distillery from the nearby Balmoral Castle, the Queen’s residence in the Highlands. The next day the distillery was visited by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children.

Today Royal Lochnagar is owned by Diageo, and the distillery produces a relatively small amount of whisky, most of which is used in Johnnie Walker black and blue label.