The original Timorous Beastie, immortalised in Robert Burns’ famous Scots poem “To a Mouse”, was a timid, little field mouse. Echoing the Scottish bard’s wit, Douglas Laing’s Timorous Beastie is most certainly not for the fainthearted!
This non chill-filtered “Vatted Malt” at 46.8% strength is a marriage of appropriately aged and selected Highland Malts – including, amongst others, those distilled at Glen Garioch, Dalmore and Glengoyne distilleries. Douglas Laing’s Timorous Beastie small batch release is brimful of flavour with a honey spiced character and a piquancy to relish… This little mouse ensures quality reigns supreme!
“What we have within the heart of our Timorous Beastie vatted malt is a selection of great Highland malts on their own,” said Fred Laing, managing director and master blender at Douglas Laing & Co.
“Together they combine brilliantly – with some punchy packaging – to complete a triumphant trio of regional malts which now covers Islay with Big Peat, Speyside with Scallywag and the Highlands with Timorous Beastie.”