Independent bottler
Extra Old Particular Black
Extra Old Particular Black is the name used for the Black Series of Douglas Laing's Xtra Old Particular (XOP) line: a selection of single cask and very well-aged bottles intended for rare, high-value releases.
- Glasgow · Scotland · United Kingdom
- 1 product
The story
The Xtra Old Particular line (often abbreviated XOP) is one of the bottle families of Douglas Laing & Co., a Scottish company operating as an independent bottler. The Black Series represents the highest-end offshoot of XOP, dedicated to particularly sought-after, old stocks and single casks selected by the family and the company's whisky managers.
Production philosophy
To valorise and bottle rare, very well-aged single casks from renowned distilleries (including distilleries now closed), offering limited-edition releases with premium packaging.
Territory
Scotland (bottler's headquarters in Glasgow); XOP bottles originate from various Scotch whisky regions (Speyside, Islay, Lowland, etc.).
Production method
Selection, residual maturation (where applicable) and bottling of single casks sourced from various distilleries. The bottler does not perform distillation: the spirits are produced by the original distilleries and subsequently purchased/selected and bottled by Douglas Laing.
Distillation
Not applicable: distillation is carried out by the original distilleries; Douglas Laing handles selection and bottling.
Ageing
Maturation in casks at the original distilleries (various cask types); the Black Series groups particularly old releases drawn from company stocks.
Characteristics
- Type
- Independent bottler
- City
- Glasgow
- Categories
- Independent bottler
- aged and vintage whisky
- single cask
- luxury / limited-edition whisky
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- cereals (for single grain)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- refill hogshead
- sherry butt
- ex-bourbon barrel
- Representative products
- Mortlach 1989 - 30 years - Speyside - Velvet box - 70cl
- Port Ellen 1982 - 39 years - Islay - Velvet box - 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Douglas Laing's XOP (Xtra Old Particular) line, with the Black Series as the ultra-premium offering.
- Very well-aged single cask and vintage bottles, often released in limited runs.
- Premium packaging: bottle with seal/wax and dedicated wooden/gift box, with numbered certificate.