Duncan Taylor·The OctaveNorth British

Duncan Taylor North British is a single grain Scotch whisky, distilled at North British and bottled from a single cask at 54.0% ABV. Grain whisky is typically made in column stills and is often known for a lighter, smoother style than many single malts.

This 17-year-old release was finished or matured in an Amontillado cask, a style of sherry cask associated with nutty, dry, and gently oxidative character. For a novice drinker, that suggests a whisky where soft grain sweetness may be joined by extra layers of oak and subtle sherried complexity.