Glen Craig (Glencraig) 33 Year Old 1974 | Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare | Lomond Still | Glenburgie | 70cl

Glencraig is one of the most unusual and historically significant malts in Scottish whisky — produced not from conventional pot stills, but from Lomond stills installed at Glenburgie distillery in Speyside between 1956 and 1981. The Lomond still was engineered to produce heavier, oilier spirit than the standard pot still, and the resulting whisky was highly prized by blenders but almost never released as a single malt. The Lomond stills were removed in 1981 — making all existing stock finite. This 33 Year Old from March 1974 was released by Duncan Taylor under their Rarest of the Rare series.

Key Details

• Distillery: Glenburgie (Lomond Stills) — Glencraig/Glen Craig, Speyside
• Bottler: Duncan Taylor — Rarest of the Rare
• Vintage: Distilled March 1974
• Age: 33 Years Old
• Bottled: ~2007
• Style: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Lomond Still)
• Lomond stills decommissioned: 1981
• Condition: Perfect, with original packaging

Tasting Notes

Nose: Waxy, fruity and unmistakably from a Lomond still — pear drops, pineapple candy and yellow apples alongside soothing vanilla cream, spice cake, coconut, fresh cut grass and citrus.

Palate: Sweet maltiness with a pleasant oily texture, hay, grass and fruit in elegant balance. The waxiness is the Lomond still's calling card.

Finish: Long and mouth-coating — green fruit, herbal notes and a lasting waxiness that defines this style.

Why This Bottle Is Worth Bidding On

• Glencraig from Lomond stills is an extinct category of Scotch whisky — the stills were removed over 40 years ago, the stock is finite and diminishing
• The Lomond still design produces a character that exists nowhere else: oily, waxy and full-bodied in a way that standard pot still Speyside cannot replicate
• Duncan Taylor's Rarest of the Rare selected only the finest aged casks; 33 years from a 1974 March distillation at peak maturity