{"id":21138,"date":"2017-02-08T13:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T13:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=21138"},"modified":"2019-01-23T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:27:15","slug":"douglas-laing-deals-consortium-cards-scotch-whisky-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/douglas-laing-deals-consortium-cards-scotch-whisky-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Laing deals &#8216;Consortium of Cards&#8217; Scotch Whisky collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Douglas Laing &amp; Co has unveiled its Old Particular \u201cConsortium of Cards\u201d Single Cask Scotch Whisky Collection. This, the first limited edition series within Old Particular, is themed around a deck of playing cards. Four releases are planned for 2017, and the series launches with the \u201cQueen of the Hebrides\u201d, an Old Particular Laphroaig 18 Years Old. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fred Laing, the firm\u2019s Managing Director and second generation in the Douglas Laing family business, denotes \u201cRichly peated barley on the nose with a tarry, ashy palate and a finish full of chimney soot\u201d in reference to this Old Particular Queen of the Hebrides bottling. Charged from a single refill butt and bottled at 50% alcohol strength, just 665 bottles are available, with each one displaying a specially commissioned \u201cQueen of the Hebrides\u201d illustration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO.jpg\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO-680x302.jpg 680w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21139 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Old-Particular-Consortium-of-Cards-Laphroaig-18YO-680x302.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nThe Queen of the Hebrides is one of a \u201cfull house\u201d of single cask releases from Douglas Laing\u2019s Old Particular this quarter, comprised of 15 single cask malts and 5 single cask grains. The quintet of Single Grain bottlings includes a Cameronbridge 25 Years Old, in which Cara Laing detects \u201cbread and butter pudding, exotic spices and juicy red apples\u201d. The Single Malt contingent delivers aged and rare bottlings from Speyside, the Highlands and Islay. Among them, an Old Particular Glen Grant 21 Years Old that promises \u201ccinnamon apple pie, vanilla cream and spicy oak\u201d, and a Bruichladdich 11 Years Old charged from a Sherry Hogshead that boasts a \u201cbig PX Sherry hit\u201d, according to Fred Laing.<\/p>\n<p>Old Particular, an award-winning series of individually hand-selected aged Single Casks from all over Scotland, originally launched in 2013, and the family Scotch Whisky firm now sells the brand in over 50 markets globally. Each is bottled according to the founders\u2019 philosophy of topmost quality: Old Particular is always proudly presented without colouring and without chill filtration \u2013 allowing the cask and the naturally present oils and enzymes in the spirit to make their own special contribution to its nose, mouthfeel, palate and finish.<\/p>\n<p>Old Particular bottlings, including the \u201cQueen of the Hebrides\u201d special edition, are available from specialist Scotch Whisky retailers globally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.douglaslaing.com\/\">https:\/\/www.douglaslaing.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Douglas Laing &amp; Co has unveiled its Old Particular \u201cConsortium of Cards\u201d Single Cask Scotch Whisky Collection. 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