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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\u003eFOUR DECADES OF PATIENCE: INVERGORDON 40 YEAR OLD SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eDistilled 1986 · Bottled April 27, 2026 · 222 Bottles Worldwide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Highland\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Invergordon\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Grain\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 47.4%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e 2nd Fill Oloroso Hogshead\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e #23661\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 222 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eForty Years in Oak. Five in Oloroso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Cask That Earned Its Second Life\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 becomes something else entirely when given decades of patient maturation. Most of Invergordon's 1986 output disappeared into household-name blends long ago. A small number of casks were set aside and forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of those casks. \u003cstrong\u003eDistilled in 1986. Matured for 35 years. Then refilled into a 2nd fill Oloroso hogshead on May 30, 2021, where it spent another five years.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottled April 27, 2026, two days after the cask turned 40. \u003cstrong\u003e222 bottles worldwide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 50 year cask we released last year was a 1st fill ex-bourbon finish for a single year, a precision lift. This release is the opposite philosophy: \u003cstrong\u003efive full years in 2nd fill Oloroso\u003c\/strong\u003e, slow integration rather than a final brushstroke. Five years is long enough for the sherry to do real structural work. Second fill is patient enough not to overpower a 35-year-old grain spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you get is concentrated mature fruit, walnut oil, and a quiet salinity that comes from a coastal warehouse beside the Firth. The Oloroso layered dried apricot, fig, and tobacco leaf onto a base of polished oak and beeswax. Natural colour. Non-chill filtered. Single cask. Cask strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\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 \u003cstrong\u003ethis age and provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e are vanishingly rare. Most of what was distilled in 1986 has been blended, drunk, 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, 2nd fill Oloroso hogshead\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 35 years of slow primary maturation, this cask was transferred on \u003cstrong\u003eMay 30, 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e into a 2nd fill Oloroso hogshead. Cask number 23661. The whisky has spent the last five years there, slowly absorbing the sherry's structural weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy 2nd fill, not 1st?\u003c\/strong\u003e A first fill Oloroso would have steamrolled a 35 year old grain spirit with sweet sherry dominance. Second fill carries the fingerprint of Oloroso, the fig, the dried fruit, the walnut, but at half the volume. It adds without burying. Five years was the window for the sherry to integrate, not coat. The result is a whisky that wears its 40 years on the nose and its 5 years in Oloroso on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\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\"\u003eDried fruit leads. Fig, raisin, and dark honey open the glass, joined by candied orange peel and a soft tropical lift. With air, dried apricot and a hint of baking spice develop. The Oloroso fingerprint is unmistakable but not heavy.\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\"\u003eRich and dried-fruit forward. Sherry-soaked raisin, fig, and dark honey carry the palate, lifted by a brighter layer of orchard fruit and candied orange. Mid-palate brings clove and cinnamon, soft and integrated. Five years in 2nd fill Oloroso shows up as structure, not sweetness.\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\"\u003eVery long. Dried fruit and dark honey fade slowly, with clove and a quiet salinity from the coastal warehouse beside the Firth. The brighter fruit returns at the end, lingering clean.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eThe 50 year was a brushstroke. \u003cstrong\u003eThe 40 year is a slow build.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two ways of finishing a great cask. Two genuinely different drinking experiences.\u003c\/div\u003e\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\u003e40 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e47.4%\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\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e#23661\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2nd Fill Oloroso Hogshead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRefilled into current cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMay 30, 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation year\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1986\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40th anniversary in cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApril 25, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApril 27, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e222 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\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":53415602553150,"sku":null,"price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/WW_Invergordon_40_Year.jpg?v=1777638108","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/whispering-waters-invergordon-40-year-2nd-fill-oloroso","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}