WHISKY BOTTLER LAUNCHES OLDEST RELEASE IN RARE MIZUNARA CASK
The landmark triple-first from Saltire Rare Malt features a lost Lowland distillery, ultra-rare virgin Japanese Mizunara oak, and the company’s debut single grain bottling.
Falkland, Fife: September 2025 – Scotland’s fastest-growing independent bottler Saltire Rare Malt proudly announces the launch of its oldest release to date and first-ever single grain Scotch whisky.
A 20-year-old single grain distilled at the ‘lost distillery’ Port Dundas, finished in an exceptional virgin Japanese Mizunara Oak Butt, one of the rarest and most expensive oaks in the world.
Bottled at original cask strength, this Limited Edition release of just 558 bottles forms part of the company’s ‘Lost Distillery Series’, a tribute to Scotland’s vanished whisky landmarks and the enduring legacy of rare casks left behind.
Available exclusively from 12th September 2025 at: https://www.saltireraremalt.com
Ultra-Rare Virgin Mizunara Oak
Sourced from the now-closed Port Dundas Distillery in the Lowlands, this extraordinary single grain whisky was finished in virgin Japanese Mizunara oak – one of the most prized and costly cask types in the world, adored by collectors. Bottled at a natural 59.7% ABV, and free from chill filtration and artificial colouring, this limited bottling is a true collector’s piece and a connoisseur’s dream.
Curated by Whisky Royalty
Assembling the Saltire Rare Malt Collection is Hans & Becky Offringa – known internationally as ‘The Whisky Couple’ – a trusted part of the Saltire family and with incomparable guidance and advice. If curators Hans & Becky disapprove of a sample, the cask will not be bottled.
For the Port Dundas 20-year-old limited edition release, whisky lovers can expect a vibrant and complex profile:“Red fruit (cherries), cedar wood, waffles and maple syrup, warm leather” writes The Whisky Couple. “A nice, full and complex dram. A vintage convertible with leather upholstery and a wooden dashboard, basking in the sun with its passengers enjoying a sweet treat.”
Commenting on their oldest release to date, Saltire Rare Malt Founder & Director Keith Rennie said: “The spirit of Saltire Rare Malt is defined by patience, precision and care. Every cask is meticulously nurtured and only released when it has reached perfection.
“This latest release is a milestone – our oldest, rarest single grain, finished in the extraordinary Mizunara oak. It is both a celebration of the artistry of whisky-making and a tribute to the heritage of Scotland’s lost distilleries, a piece of history for collectors and enthusiasts to treasure.”
A Measure of Time & Taste
Saltire Rare Malt are bottlers of a unique range of limited-run single malt whiskies. The independent bottling company was born from a longstanding partnership between friends & Founders Nigel Heywood and Keith Rennie. The pair have worked together for three decades, before moving into the whisky world to collect fine and rare single malts. A shared passion for the ‘water of life’ led to the creation of Saltire Rare Malt – a global vehicle to share their outstanding collection of Single Malt Whiskies.
The founders felt that 2024 would be a good year to launch the very first bottlings of Saltire Rare Malt, 530 years after the birth of Scotch Whisky – in the beautiful, historic town of Falkland. Among Saltire Rare Malt’s meticulously curated collection are ‘well-known labels’, ‘rare gems’ and casks from ‘lost distilleries’ with Single Malt Scotch Whisky releases that are ‘never rushed or hurried – they’re bottled when the right time arrives’.
The Saltire Rare Malt Collection is available to buy online on their website at: https://www.saltireraremalt.com/
About Saltire Rare Malt Whisky
Saltire Rare Malt are bottlers of a unique range of limited-run single malt whiskies. The independent bottling company was born from a longstanding partnership between friends & Founders Nigel Heywood and Keith Rennie. The pair have worked together for three decades, before moving into the whisky world to collect fine and rare single malts. A shared passion for the ‘water of life’ led to the creation of Saltire Rare Malt – a global vehicle to share their outstanding collection of Single Malt Whiskies.
The founders felt that 2024 would be a good year to launch the very first bottlings of Saltire Rare Malt, 530 years after the birth of Scotch Whisky – in the beautiful, historic town of Falkland. Among Saltire Rare Malt’s meticulously curated collection are ‘well-known labels’, ‘rare gems’ and casks from ‘lost distilleries’ with Single Malt Scotch Whisky releases that are ‘never rushed or hurried — they’re bottled when the right time arrives’.
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About The Whisky Couple, Hans & Becky Offringa:
Hans Offringa is an international author and whisky expert who has worked in the industry for over 30 years. An inductee of the Whisky Hall of Fame, a Kentucky Colonel and a Keeper of the Quaich, Hans is a judge at the Scottish Whiskies Awards and the World Whisky Awards and serves as Director on the Advisory Board of The Council of Whiskey Masters.
Becky Lovett Offringa is a Keeper of the Quaich and co-author of numerous whisky books. Becky is a well-respected judge at the Scottish Whisky Awards and the World Whiskies Awards. She also is a Member on the Advisory Board of the Council of Whiskey Masters. Becky and Hans, internationally known as ‘The Whisky Couple’, are trusted partners of the Saltire family.
About Falkland, Fife; The Birthplace of Scotch Whisky
Falkland is a beautiful Scottish market town in the Kingdom of Fife, built around the 12th century Falkland Palace. 1494 saw the first record of Scotch Whisky. King James IV, staying at the Palace, issuing the famous order: “8 bolls of malt to Friar John Cor, werewith to make the ‘water of life”. This can be considered the birth certificate of Scotch Whisky. Saltire Rare Malt is now situated in the market square opposite Falkland Palace. Over 530 years after the birth of Scotch whisky, its story has now come full circle.
