Littlemill 25 Year Old 50.4%

When Littlemill closed in 1994, the dismantling of this historic cornerstone of Scottish distilling ensured there was no coming back. The building was stripped of assets and subsequently destroyed by fire, making this Lowland operation on the banks of the river Clyde one of the quietest silent distilleries there are. Stock remains however and, by the rules of rarity and excellence in distilling, its value rises every year. The operation is now owned by the Loch Lomond Group, which also owns Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond distillery. A small series of expressions continue to emerge annually from Littlemill stock, in tiny batches of a few hundred bottles. 

The prices match Littlemill’s exclusivity while the whisky in each bottle more than equals the high standards it has set itself. Each bottle represents fragments of the past and future of Scottish distilling. Each is a slice of history and owning one is a guarantee of value. But they also set a benchmark for future standards in Scottish distilling – they simply cannot be replaced. 

Littlemill 25, bottled at 50.4%, is part of the brand’s Private Cellar Edition. Released in 2015, it represents the final years of the working distillery, having been laid down in the very late 1980s or early 1990, some four years before the distillery