{"title":"Whispering W - Out of Stock","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"whispering-waters-invergordon-50-year","title":"Whispering Waters – Invergordon 50 Year – 1st Fill Bourbon","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 16px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-desc h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-subhead { margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-align: center; color: #9a5f28; }\n\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-pill {\n    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; background: #f5f2ec;\n    border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 10px; margin: 4px;\n    font-size: 13px;\n  }\n  .twl-pill strong { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n\n  .twl-lead { margin-top: 18px; 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}\n\n  .twl-commitments {\n    margin-top: 18px;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd8d0;\n    border-radius: 14px;\n    padding: 18px 22px;\n    background: #f5f2ec;\n  }\n  .twl-commitments h3 {\n    margin: 0 0 10px 0;\n    font-size: 14px;\n    font-weight: 800;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n    color: #9a5f28;\n  }\n  .twl-commitments ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-commitments li { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 14px; }\n  .twl-commitments strong { color: #1a1a18; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) {\n    .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 26px; }\n    .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eMASTERFULLY AGED: INVERGORDON 50 YEAR OLD SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 1974 · Bottled November 2025 · 120 Bottles Worldwide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Highland\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Invergordon\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Grain\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 50 years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 46.3%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eHalf a Century in Oak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Once-in-a-Lifetime Invergordon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvergordon was built in 1961 on the Cromarty Firth to feed Scotland's largest blends with consistent, elegant grain whisky from its towering column stills. The light spirit that served as a backbone for blenders turns out to be something else entirely when given 50 years of patient maturation. Most of Invergordon's output disappeared into household-name blends decades ago. A small number of casks were set aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of those casks. Distilled in 1974, matured for 49 years, then finished for a full year in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel before bottling in November 2025. \u003cstrong\u003e120 bottles worldwide.\u003c\/strong\u003e Half a century distilled into a single release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years changes a whisky. The edges soften. The fruit deepens. The angels take their share and what remains concentrates into something that cannot be replicated or rushed. That final year in first fill ex-bourbon oak was not a finish for finish's sake. It was the right cask at the right moment to brighten a spirit that had spent decades growing quiet, lifting the fruit and adding honeyed vanilla and toasted oak without overshadowing the grace that time had already built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a harmony of aged subtlety and fresh bourbon-cask vibrancy. Natural colour. Non-chill filtered. Single cask. Each pour is history in liquid form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Invergordon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounded in \u003cstrong\u003e1961\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Cromarty Firth in the Northern Highlands, built to supply grain whisky to Scotland's largest blenders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefined by its \u003cstrong\u003etall column stills\u003c\/strong\u003e, which produce a light, refined, remarkably consistent spirit designed for blending.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat delicate character is precisely why long maturation works. Light spirit does not fight the cask. It absorbs it, layer by layer, over decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent bottlings of Invergordon at this age are vanishingly rare. Most of what was distilled in 1974 has been drunk, blended, or evaporated long ago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, 1st fill ex-bourbon finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 49 years of slow, patient maturation, this spirit was transferred into a \u003cstrong\u003e1st fill ex-bourbon barrel\u003c\/strong\u003e for its final year in oak. First fill casks are the most active wood a distiller can use, the bourbon residue still alive with vanillin, coconut, and charred sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finish this active on a spirit this old is a precision move. Too long and the wood flattens the whisky. Too short and the cask adds nothing. A single year was the window, and it lands exactly where it should: lifting the fruit, brightening the honey, adding a warm layer of vanilla and toasted oak without covering what 50 years built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eFresh pour opens with crisp green apple, bright and garden-clean. Give it a swirl in the tulip and it shifts into candied fruit dusted with caramelized sugar. By the third scent, ripe cherries muddled into a freshly poured Old Fashioned.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eLong and warming. The heat builds slowly, peaking around thirty seconds, with cinnamon spice rising like the first fire of winter. Soft, honeyed, generous.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eOpens with lemon sherbet, the kind of bright sweetness you taste stepping into the shade after walking Central Park on a hot day. It grows, long and warm, into a freshly baked gingerbread cookie that lingers for nearly two minutes with soft echoes of oak and fruit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003e\nA dram that covers the seasons, from \u003cstrong\u003espring growth\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003esummer sweetness\u003c\/strong\u003e to the \u003cstrong\u003ewarmth you want in winter\u003c\/strong\u003e.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle grain Scotch whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHighland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInvergordon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e46.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1st Fill Ex-Bourbon (final year)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1974\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNovember 18, 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask \u0026amp; Small Batch:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile, every tasting note, written by people who actually tasted the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52600840094014,"sku":"TWL-WW-INVE50-100053","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/IMG_5356.jpg?v=1782576868"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/collections\/whispering-w-out-of-stock.oembed","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}