{"product_id":"single-cask-nation-inchgower-2009-17-year-old-single-malt-scotch-whisky-cask-152580-700ml","title":"Single Cask Nation Inchgower 2009 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky — Cask 152580 700ml","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInchgower is one of Scotch's genuinely under-the-radar distilleries — the vast majority of what it produces disappears into blends like Bell's and Johnnie Walker, with less than 1% of its output ever bottled as a single malt under its own name. That scarcity makes an independent release like this one genuinely notable. Single Cask Nation, the independent bottler behind this release, drew this whisky from a single specific barrel — Cask 152580 — distilled at Inchgower in February 2009, and given a genuinely substantial finishing period: six years in a first-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead, before finally being bottled this past summer at 17 years of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBecause this is a true single cask, its exact character belongs entirely to this one barrel, and only 250 bottles exist worldwide — once they're gone, there's no reproducing this exact whisky. For genuine context on the distillery's underlying house style, community tasting data across Inchgower's broader range consistently points to malt, ginger, and mint as the variety's defining notes, with mustard, violets, and sawdust appearing more often than the category average — a genuinely distinctive, spicy, earthy Speyside profile. A related Single Cask Nation Inchgower release, a younger double-cask vatting including a first-fill Oloroso hogshead component, found \"a soft yet focused nose of barley sugar, dried apricot, orange blossom honey, and dried tobacco\" leading \"to an oily opening palate of licorice and fondant sweetness,\" giving way to \"cigar box and ground ginger spice before finishing with drying oak and earthiness\" — a genuinely useful reference point for the kind of character a first-fill Oloroso cask draws out of Inchgower's naturally spicy, earthy spirit, though the flavor profile of Cask 152580 specifically hasn't been independently published. Bottled at cask strength, 58.9% ABV, this is a genuine rarity from a distillery whose own name almost never appears on a bottle label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eInchgower Distillery was founded in 1871 on the outskirts of Buckie, on Scotland's Moray coast, built in part using equipment from the closed Tochineal Distillery. Now owned by Diageo, Inchgower draws its water from a burn rising in the Menduff Hills and remains, to this day, a primarily blend-focused distillery — the overwhelming majority of its output goes into Bell's and Johnnie Walker, with independent single-cask bottlings like this one representing a genuine rarity for the distillery's own name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis release was selected and bottled by Single Cask Nation, an independent bottler known for hand-selecting individual casks across Scotch, American whiskey, and other spirits categories. Drawn entirely from Cask 152580, distilled at Inchgower in February 2009, the whisky spent six years finishing in a first-fill Spanish oak Oloroso hogshead before being bottled in summer 2026 at 17 years of age. The release is genuinely limited to just 250 bottles. Bottled at cask strength, 58.9% ABV, 700ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritics Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo independent tasting notes or critic reviews are confirmed for Cask 152580 specifically at this time. For general house-style context:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhisky Marketplace (community data, broader Inchgower range):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Based on 14 archived community reviews, Inchgower is most commonly linked to malt, ginger and mint notes, with mustard, violets and sawdust standing out above the category average.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky — Single Cask, Cask Strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e58.9%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 Years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ccode\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e#152580\u003c\/code\u003e — 1st Fill Spanish Oak Oloroso Hogshead (6 years)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFebruary 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSummer 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e250 Bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInchgower — Buckie, Moray, Scotland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFounded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1871\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDiageo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Cask Nation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle \/ Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA genuinely rare single-cask Inchgower — most of the distillery's output disappears into blends like Bell's; independent bottlings are scarce\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JVS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45125096177730,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/8621\/files\/Single_Cask_Nation_Inchgower_2009_17_Year_Old_Single_Malt_Scotch_Whisky_Cask_152580_700ml.jpg?v=1788228173","url":"https:\/\/www.blackwellswines.com\/products\/single-cask-nation-inchgower-2009-17-year-old-single-malt-scotch-whisky-cask-152580-700ml","provider":"Blackwell's Wines \u0026 Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}