Cambus grain distillery was founded in 1806 by John Mowbray as he converted a derelict mill next to the river Devron by the Forth estuary inTullibody, Clackmanshire.

He registered the business in 1813 and gained land title in 1823 which was the year he began whisky production.

The distillery was closed in 1993 by the last owners UDV (Diageo).

Cambus single grain whisky

Bladnoch Forum, Cambus, 24y, distilled 20.3.1986, bottled 30.3.2010. 54.7% ABV

Hogshead No. 18988,

Typical cost of this bottle; €€€€€

Glass: Classic Malt

Colour: Light honey

Nose: A fair bit of alcohol tingling at the nostrils, but with a wonderful bouquet of honey, light butterscotch and maybe just the faintest hint of lemon grove, as opposed to actual fresh lemon.

Palate: Smooth and creamy mouth-feel, but with some alcohol tingle from that high abv. The initial and predominant flavours were light toffee and butterscotch, but a hint of lemon followed as did a touch of bitter nuts.

With 3 drops of water: The nose is fresher, tending more towards lemon. The palate is intense butterscotch with the lemon leading into the finish.

With 3 more drops of water: The nose is slightly more mellow, but the palate is much more so with faint butterscotch and hints of warm bread dough.

Finishe: Quite long,toffee and butterscotch but more lemon coming through with water.

Overall impression: I do generally like good aromatic grain whiskies and this is no exception. Adding water tends to bring out the lemon influences but overall this is rather pleasant, very smooth and an exceptionally good buy as I saw it with a recommended price of 50 GBP and a special offer of 35 GBP.