Cask Number: 300223

Age: 11 years

ABV: 49.7%, bottled at cask strength

Cask Type: 1st Fill PX Quarter Cask

Bottles: 158

Bottle Size: 700ml

Tasting Notes:  A classic heavily sherried nose of toasted malt loaf, rum soaked raisins and dried herbs. The taste is sweeter than the nose suggests with notes of chocolate coated strawberries, brown sugar and candied ginger. A touch of licorice, fennel and anise on the finish add warmth to the treacle toffee sweetness that lingers long after.

About the Artwork: The Falkirk Triangle, spanning Fife, Stirling, and Bonnybridge, is known as a UFO hotspot. Since the early 1990s, hundreds of sightings have been reported, of mysterious lights, flying discs silently hovering or darting across the sky. The area gamed widespread attention after a local councillor began documenting encounters from residents who claimed to see unexplained aerial phenomena or even experience abductions. The sheer volume of reports have made the Falkirk Triangle a major subject of interest among UFO researchers.

Natural color, non-chill filtered.

About Deanston Distillery

Deanston Distillery - From Cotton Mill to Whisky Icon

Originally built as a cotton mill in 1785, Deanston Distillery sits on the banks of the River Teith in the Highland hamlet of Deanston. Once home to the largest waterwheel in Europe, the massive site still retains the industrial charm of its past, with multi-story brick buildings, narrow hallways, and no traditional pagoda in sight.

When the mill closed in the 1960s, whisky broker Brodie Hepburn saw opportunity in its scale, hydro power, and pristine water source. Deanston was born, quickly earning a reputation for its waxy spirit and uncompromising quality. Their single malts are never chill filtered and never artificially colored.

Deanston remains at the forefront of sustainability. It was among the first to release an organic single malt (in 2000) and today generates all its power from the river, even supplying surplus energy to the National Grid.

Like many distilleries, it went through several owners throughout its short history. Now under the South African Distell Group (alongside Tobermory and Bunnahabhain), Deanston enjoys a loyal following and while independent bottlings are rare, this one is a true gem.