Independent bottler
Timorous Beastie
Timorous Beastie is a Scottish blended malt that is part of Douglas Laing's Remarkable Regional Malts range, focused on Highland expressions and available both in NAS releases and in age‑stated and special finished editions.
- Scotland · United Kingdom
- 6 products
The story
Timorous Beastie is a label developed and marketed by Douglas Laing & Co within its Remarkable Regional Malts line. It is used for blended malts that evoke the Highland profile and is released in various versions, including age‑stated bottlings and limited editions with special finishes.
Production philosophy
To showcase the regional character of Highland malts through small‑batch blends and bottlings designed to express fruity, honeyed and malty notes; the label is conceived as part of the 'Remarkable Regional Malts' family to represent a specific Scottish region.
Territory
Highlands (Scotland)
Production method
Blending (vatted blended malt) of single malts sourced from the Highlands; produced in small batches with both NAS and age‑stated releases and occasional finishes in wine, Port or Madeira casks for limited editions.
Ageing
Available in NAS and age‑stated versions; aged in casks with occasional finishes in wine casks (e.g. Port, Madeira) for limited editions.
Characteristics
- Type
- Independent bottler
- Categories
- whisky
- blended malt
- Highlands whisky
- independent bottler
- Raw materials
- barley malt
- Casks and ageing vessels
- ex‑Port wine casks
- Madeira casks
- oak casks
- Representative products
- Timorous Beastie Highland 10 Years Blended Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl - Boxed
- Timorous Beastie Highland 13 Years Blended Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl - Boxed
- Timorous Beastie Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl - Boxed
- Timorous Beastie Port Finish Limited Edition - 70cl
- Timorous Beastie Whisky 70cl - Gift box
What makes it distinctive
- Part of Douglas Laing & Co.'s Remarkable Regional Malts range
- Blend of single malts from the Highlands
- Available both in NAS releases and in age‑stated editions (e.g. 10, 13 years) and limited finish releases
- Distributed through international catalogues and specialist retailers (e.g. Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange, specialist merchants)