The Last Drop 48 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

The Last Drop 48 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky is a 97.2-proof (48.6% ABV) natural-cask-strength blend — Release #4, distilled no later than 1965 and matured 48 years in one of the oldest traditional warehouses in the Highlands. A small volume of the original blend was selected by the chief blender 27 years before bottling and refilled into fresh ex-bourbon American oak casks; each of the 592 bottles is hand-sealed and wax-dipped at cask strength, unfiltered, and presented in a leather case with a 50 mL miniature and a leather-bound booklet of certification with space for personal tasting notes. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 48.6% (97.2 proof), natural cask strength, unfiltered
• Size: 750mL (live tag; Whiskybase lists 700mL — label check flagged)
• Age: 48 years — youngest components distilled 1965; many far older
• Origin: Scotland
• Production: The Last Drop Distillers (founded 2008 by Tom Jago and James Espey OBE; now Sazerac-owned); 592 bottles; released March 2015

Whisky the Likes of Which May Never Be Tasted Again

Several of the distilleries in this blend have long since closed — which is why founder James Espey called it "like nectar; old but fresh." The Last Drop's model is the opposite of volume: tiny parcels of extraordinary old whisky, released once, then gone. Release #4 is the 48-year expression: the youngest whisky in it was distilled in 1965, the chief blender re-casked the selection 27 years before bottling, and every bottle left the warehouse hand-sealed in wax with its own 50 mL miniature and certification booklet. Explore the The Last Drop releases and the rarest bottles in our Scotch whisky collection.

Tasting Notes

Nose: warm figs and ripe peaches balanced with layers of pear and cinnamon-spiced orange. Palate: smooth, complex, honeyed — a slow release of ripened peaches, pear brandy, and toasted oak wood. Finish: warm and lingering with hints of dark chocolate, almond, and peach.

How to Enjoy

Neat, at room temperature, in a tulip glass — nothing else. This is a once-in-a-lifetime pour; add nothing, rush nothing. The 50 mL miniature is for sharing the moment without opening the full bottle twice.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bottles of The Last Drop 48 Year Old were made?
592 bottles — Release #4, released March 2015. (Do not confuse with the 2008 Release No. 1: 1,347 bottles at 52% ABV from 1960-distilled stock — a different blend.)

Is it cask strength?
Yes — bottled at natural cask strength, 48.6% ABV, unfiltered, hand-sealed and wax-dipped.

What is included with the bottle?
A leather presentation case, a 50 mL miniature, and a leather-bound booklet of certification with space for personal tasting notes.

Forty-eight years, 592 bottles, one wax seal — order The Last Drop 48 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.