The General – Limited Release

Old, eccentric, powerful

This is our final and most illustrious Limited Edition release of the year: The General. It’s been created from two parcels of extraordinary cask-aged Blended Scotch whisky. The youngest whisky is 33 years old, the rest considerably older. Other than that, we have absolutely no idea what the ingredients are, only that they are malt and grain, blended together at a young age and then married for more than 25 years.

The result, bottled at 53.4% cask strength, is beautifully harmonious and boasts an ‘antique’ character that lovers of old whiskies seek out. The associations of The General, are inspired by Buster Keaton’s classic 1926 film of the same name where ‘the General’ is an old steam locomotive which Keaton takes on a long and wild ride to try to save the love of his life.

This whisky has extraordinary depth, with aromas and flavours reminiscent of spices, dried fruits and old sherry wine character. The finish is very, very long. It is a classic late-night-and-into-the-early morning whisky. Only 1,698 bottles were produced. Contact your favourite retailer now to reserve your bottle or, alternatively, just pick one up from our UK-based web shop.*

* The General is available now in the UK and Europe, and in the next month or so in Canada, South Africa and Asia. It will be released in the US on 1st March 2014.