Castle SO SCOTCH WHISKY
 

The landlord of my local pub ,The Star Inn, in Rainford, Merseyside, was recently gifted a bottle of Castle SO SCOTCH WHISKY from a house clearance. The bottle has a glass stopper and appears to be a good age. Having opened it and dispensed it to the regulars for tasting it was found to be an extremely palatable scotch with a peaty flavour though not full strength.
We are all a little intrigued as to it's origins but internet searches have produced little information. If anyone can enlighten us we would be grateful.

The bottle label reads as follows

Castle SO SCOTCH WHISKY
QUALITY Fine old malt Whisky
STRENGTH 18 under proof by distillation when tested
by Sykes's Hydrometer for bottling
MEASURE Six bottles contain approximately one gallon

Bottled and Guaranteed by W & A Gilbey

Castle SO SCOTCH WHISKY
 

Graham - can you post a photo of your Scotch?

hope this is useful.
Thanks

http://www.pumaf1.org.uk/graham/bottle.JPG

Castle Scotch Whisky
 

OK - I can tell you where you can get some information, but it does take a bit of work on your part. Since W&A Gilbey is a Diageo company, you'll need to contact Christine - their Archive Manager.

Send pictures of your bottle - clearly showing all labels and the closure being used, and she will see what information she can find for you. I have already contacted her and she's expecting to hear from you.

Christine's EMAIL

We'd love for you to post her findings on our Whisky.com Forum so that all others seeking the same information can find it here!

Best of luck to you!