Dumbarton 27yo 1987/2015 Inverleven Stills

Dumbarton 27yo 1987/2015 Inverleven Stills

Closed Distilleries, WM Cadenhead 
Single malt - Lowlands
Sunshine gold  
53.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Cola nuts, cotton sheets, sandalwood, white pepper, sarsaparilla, hints of lychees. With water, peaches, orange peel, cotton sheets. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, thickens, astringent, turns oily. 
Tasting:  Sour salty. Cola nuts, sandalwood, sarsaparilla, fresh baked bread, sea salt, jasmine, peaches, hints of lychees. With water, fresh baked bread, oats, cotton sheets, jasmine. 
Finish: Long. White pepper, jasmine, sea salt, cola nuts, cornflakes. 

Comments: 

An austere Dumbarton, lots of cereal notes, a little floral jasmine and some fruit. A long savoury, spicy finish. Very well balanced, almost perfect old grain whisky. 

Edit: turns out this is actually an Inverleven, and it’s a single malt (of course, since Inverleven was Dumbarton’s malt distillery). Whatever it was, it’s delicious. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot.