Kinclaith must be one of the rarest whiskies. The Lowlands distillery was built inside the Strathclyde grain distillery complex and was only operated between 1957 and 1975.

The vast majority was used in the Long John blends and they never released an official expression. Less than thirty bottlings are known, most of them distilled in 1966-1969 or in 1975. We’re trying the Kinclaith 1966 in the Connoisseur’s Choice range from Gordon & MacPhail . It has a white ‘old map’ label (1990s). There’s an older one (16 Years Old) with a dark brown label.

Kinclaith 1966 (40%, Gordon...