Named for the medieval castle that is now a ruin, Caisteal Camuis (or Castle Camus if you prefer the English version) is a brand created at the Mossburn Distillery, based in the Highlands.

Not only are they celebrating the past by recalling the fearsome history of Scotland’s Celtic warriors and clans, but as a new distillery they are forging the way by bringing new flavours to the Scotch whisky marker.

The Highlands as a region has quite a diverse range of flavour profiles. They vary from peated, unpeated, sherried and floral. The region itself is pretty huge and spreads quite far, so it’s reasonable that there would be a lot of different flavours in there. Some people count the Speyside region as part of the Highlands as well.

Mossburn Distillery has quite a broad range of malts themselves. As well as making their own malt they are also independent bottlers and have a range of Island and Speyside malts in their portfolio.

Marketing Director for Mossburn Distillers, Rick Bennett-Baggs said, “In Caisteal Chamuis, we have created a mystifying whisky from the Hebrides, celebrating the life and lore of a past that might have been at the [eponymous] castle. 

“While the story may be mysterious, enjoying a good quality, peated malt whisky shouldn’t be, as we seek to transport drinkers and welcome them to the misty isles of the Hebrides.”