Deanston Virgin Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky

In 1785, Sir Richard Arkwright designed and helped construct a cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith. The mill, which was situated just outside Edinburgh, operated for nearly two centuries and employed as many as 1,500 works in the 19th century. In 1965, however, as demand for Scottish cotton fell, the mill was forced to close its doors.The same year, James Finlay, Brodie Hepburn and A.B. Grant (collectively known as the Deanston Distillers) purchased the Deanston Mill and began converting it into a distillery. The mill was ideally suited to produce and age whisky it was already situated along one of the purest water sources in all of Scotland and the mills storage cellars, originally designed to store cotton, were perfect for housing maturing casks of whisky. The refurbishment took nearly a year and cost over 300,000, but on October 17, 1966, the Deanston Distillers opened the doors to Deanston Distillery for the first time.Deanston Single Malt Whisky is made using Scottish-grown barley that is grown without the use of pesticides or chemicals. After the barley is mashed and fermented in an 11-ton open-topped mash tun the only one of its kind in Scotland it is twice distilled through Deanstons copper pot stills. The stills are equipped with a sloping lyne arm and boiler ball, which helps ensure a lighter and smoother whisky.This single malt is young whisky, matured for a first round in ex-bourbon casks from a family owned and operated cooperage in Kentucky. This whisky is then finished in new oak barrels, imparting incredibly subtle spiced aromas to the spirit. This Deanston Single Malt Virgin Oak release won Silver Medals at the International Spirits Competition, and the IWSC, and a Gold at the Spirits Business awards.Pick up a bottle of this single malt today!