Aultmore 16 Years Old

A very uniquely shaped Square Barrel bottling from Aultmore containing 16 year old single cask Speyside malt whisky.

In the early 1850's a young sea captain named Ross Chapman from the village of Findochty (pronounced Fin-ech-ti) decided to make barrel storage and whisky transportation aboard ships a little safer. Along with a cooper friend of his from Speyside, the heart of Scotch whisky country, the pair designed and perfected the Square Barrel.

Only the most skilled of coopers managed to master the technique and the design helped enormously when ships were loaded with their cargo of liquid gold.

Unfortunately these barrels when unloaded could not be easily rolled by Stevedores so many lay in the corners of warehouses, waiting for those in the know to rescue them. 

The art of making square barrels was thought to have died many decades ago, however the art of making Scotch remains, and here-in is a masterpiece.