Douglas Laing Timorous Beastie 24 Year Old Scotch Whisky
Douglas Laing Timorous Beastie 24 Year Old Scotch Whisky is a 93.6-proof (46.8% ABV) Highland blended malt — a US-exclusive Sherried Edition marrying Highland single malts including Blair Athol, Dalmore, Glen Garioch, and Glengoyne, matured 24 years with heavy emphasis on ex-sherry casks alongside ex-bourbon. Independent bottler Douglas Laing & Co. bottles it un-chill-filtered with no added color, and only 828 bottles are allocated to the United States each year. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 46.8% (93.6 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 24 years; ex-sherry and ex-bourbon casks
- Origin: Scotland — Highland blended malt
- Production: Douglas Laing & Co.; 828 bottles allocated to the US per year; no coloring, no chill filtration
The Mouse That Roared — After 24 Years
Timorous Beastie takes its name from the "timorous beastie" — the field mouse of Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse" — and Douglas Laing calls this bottling "a marriage of the region's finest malts," proudly without coloring or chill-filtration for an oily, chewy mouthfeel. The Sherried Edition layers milk chocolate, dried cigar box, and fresh strawberries over the classic Timorous Beastie profile: toffee and dried fruits on the nose, a thick, oily, spicy palate of clove, allspice, cardamom, and nutmeg with caramel and toffee underneath. Browse the Douglas Laing shelf and our full Scotch whisky collection.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: toffee and dried fruits, nutmeg, allspice, a soft touch of oak. Palate: thick, oily, and spicy — clove, allspice, cardamom, nutmeg, caramel and toffee underneath. Character: milk chocolate, dried cigar box, fresh strawberries from the sherry casks.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a proper nosing glass — this is a whisky built for slow study, not mixing. A teaspoon of water opens the sherry layers; anything more would be a waste of 24 years. Pair with dark chocolate to echo the cask profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Timorous Beastie 24 a single malt?
No — it is a Highland blended malt, marrying single malts from distilleries including Blair Athol, Dalmore, Glen Garioch, and Glengoyne.
How many bottles come to the US?
Only 828 bottles are allocated to the United States each year.
Is it chill filtered or colored?
Neither — it is bottled un-chill-filtered with no added color.
A 24-year Highland marriage in sherry wood, 828 bottles a year for America — order Timorous Beastie 24 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.