{"product_id":"north-star-spirits-north-british-30-year-old","title":"North Star Spirits North British 30 Year Old","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKey Facts About This Single Grain Scotch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottler: North Star Spirits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounder: Ian Croucher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistillery: North British\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Lowlands, Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAge: 30 years old\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistilled: December 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled: March 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCask Type: Refill hogshead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlcohol by Volume: Cask strength, 50.2%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutturn: 396 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle Size: 700ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNorth British 30 Year Old tasting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNose: That old grain quality with sweet rum notes and gentle estery solvents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePalate: Super chunky and creamy in the mouth with a touch of all-spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFinish: Wow, coconut and more rum notes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003eAbout this North Star whisky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis North British 30 Year Old from North Star Spirits, founded by Ian Croucher, is a beautifully mature Lowland single grain whisky that showcases the depth, creaminess, and tropical character long-aged grain spirit can develop over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDistilled in December 1995 and bottled in March 2026, this whisky spent three decades maturing in a refill hogshead, a cask that allows extended ageing without excessive oak extraction. Rather than dominating the spirit, the refill wood provides a gentle framework, allowing the whisky to evolve slowly into a rich and highly textural old grain profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNorth British Distillery is one of Scotland’s most important grain distilleries, and at this age the spirit develops the qualities enthusiasts often seek from mature grain whisky: creamy texture, tropical sweetness, soft oak, and rum-like richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn the nose, the whisky opens with classic mature grain character - sweet rum notes, gentle estery solvents, polished oak, and a softly nostalgic sweetness that only long ageing can bring. The palate is exceptionally creamy and weighty, coating the mouth with vanilla-rich grain sweetness, soft oak, and warming allspice. As it develops, the whisky leans further into tropical and rum-adjacent territory, revealing coconut, sweet oak, and lingering confectionery notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe finish is long, mellow, and deeply satisfying, with coconut cream, soft spice, and rich rum-like sweetness gradually fading into polished oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBottled at cask strength (50.2% ABV), with natural colour and without chill filtration, this is a whisky that balances maturity with freshness remarkably well. With an outturn of 396 bottles, it offers a generous release of well-aged grain whisky at an age rarely encountered outside specialist bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA classic old grain whisky - creamy, tropical, and deeply comforting, with the elegance and complexity that only three decades in cask can provide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Star","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57106368201079,"sku":"NSS-NBH-30-502","price":59.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0428\/1722\/4864\/files\/north-star-spirits-north-british-30-year-old-1.png?v=1779276216","url":"https:\/\/topwhiskies.com\/products\/north-star-spirits-north-british-30-year-old","provider":"TopWhiskies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}