This malt has never been "officially" bottled as a single though it is still available from merchants. The supply is finite, since the distillery closed in 1982 and the equipment has been dismantled.
The river Ugie flows into the sea at the port and boat-building town of
Peterhead and the distillery site is nearby close to the vestiges of an old
fishing village. There was first a distillery on the site in the 1830s but
this was converted into a brewery and the present buildings date from 1875.
The distillery was last operated by the Whitbread brewing company at that
time under its Long John subsidiary. The distillery buildings still stand but
have been sold to companies outside the drinks industry.
© Michael Jackson 1994
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
SMWS bottling 99.3
"mild despite the high proof"
The proof is certainly very high at 127.2, and consequently I found it
almost impossible to get a really satisfactory whisky:water ratio. All
my experiments either had too little water, in which case the alcohol
singed my tastebuds and also overpowered the taste of the whisky; or
too much water, in which case the mix was, well, watery. I finished
the bottle easily enough and I certainly didn't dislike it but I kept
feeling as though I should be able to get a better mix. Very
frustrating. Fortunately I don't think it's typical: it seems to be by
far the highest proof of any selection in the current list; and from my
limited experience it also seems to be unusually light for a
cask-strength Highland whisky. [rs]
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