John McDougall is arguably the most experienced Whisky Expert/Master Distiller and best overall judge of Scotch Whisky in the business today. As evidence, he is one of a very rare and elite group of people who have been Production Director or Manager of a distillery in all of the traditionally recognised distilling regions in Scotland and is arguably the most experienced Whisky Expert/Master Distiller and best overall judge of Scotch Whisky in the business today: Distilleries Managed by Region
Region Distillery
Cambeltown Springbank
Islay Laphroaig
Highland Balvenie
Speyside Tormore
Lowland Ladyburn

Single malts from three of these distilleries (Laphroaig, Springbank, and Balvenie) are among the top selling single malts within the industry. Whilst at Springbank he became the first intentional distiller of Organic Malt Whisky, having earlier produced the malt from organically grown barley by traditional means in the old distillery floor maltings.

In addition to this John has amazingly worked in, or been directly involved in 17 other Malt distilleries and/or new distillery projects (Aultmore, Knockdhu, Banff, Teaninich, Imperial, Balmenach, Dailuaine, Glenfiddich, Glenugie, Kinclaith, Ben Nevis, Bruichladdich, Bladnoch and, is involved in the development of Blackwood Distillery in the Shetland Islands. --- This is probably more than anyone else in the industry - He was also General Manager of the massive Long John International warehousing, blending, bottling and distribution complex in Glasgow which, during his time there, was the largest totally integrated operation of it's kind within the industry; s

In recent times he launched his own John McDougall's "Whisky Life Series" of tiny batch single cask, single malt bottlings, and "Golden Cask Series" with his Partner Jane MacDuff as a "Hobby Bottler" in 2002. These are now sold in 5 overseas markets as well as in selected prestigious outlets in the U.K. In May 2004 He brought out "John McDougall's Selection", Single Malt, Single Cask, Cask Strength Lowland from Bladnoch Distillery, and which is officially authorised by the Bladnoch Company.  

 

Goden Cask list from john McDougall

 1979 Caol Ila @ 53% vol.                  

1983 Port Ellen @ 53%           

1984 Glengarioch @ 53% vol.  

1987 Macallan @ 54.7% vol.              

1987 Bowmore @ 55.9% vol.             

1988 Bladnoch @ 54% vol.      

1989 Aultmore @ 50% vol                 

1991 Macallan @ 56% vol       

1992 Springbank @ 55%          

1992 Macallan @ 56% vol.                

1993 Glen Grant @ 58.9%                 

1994 Tamdhu @ 61.3% vol.               

1994 Milton  Duff @ 56% vol. 

1996 Tobermory @ 60%             Special Bottling

1996 Single Islay Malt @ 58%

1996 Single Islay Malt @ 55%

 

John McDougall Selection            

14/15 YO Bladnoch @ 55.8%   

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