And once they are gone, they are gone forever.
Six variations of the bottle label are available, with Muckety-Muck himself proudly boasting a Scottish tartan sash in either red, green, blue, gray, yellow or orange.Įvery Orphan Barrel whiskey is hand bottled in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to ensure that these rare whiskeys are treated with the care they deserve because some of them will only be available once. This limited-edition whisky and caricature are a tribute to traditional Scottish culture and Port Dundas’ spirit animal: the pig. Muckety-Muck is the second Scotch Whisky and the first Single Grain Scotch Whisky in the highly collected series. Given this is the second offering in a row of a whisky from Scotland, and also that it has been a year since the last release (Orphan Barrel Forager’s Keep Single Malt Scotch Whisky released in 2019) from a label that once pumped out several bottlings annually, one has to wonder if perhaps the older domestic stuff has finally run its course. Now, the Orphan Barrel brand from Diageo was born as a showcasing of out of the way barrels the spirit giant would bring to light as rare and typically older bottlings from its aging warehouses.Īt this point what plans Diageo seems to have with the Orphan Barrel Line of rare whiskies in regard to the brand’s original focus on American whiskeys. was started to share barrels of delicious and rare whiskey, hidden away and nearly forgotten in the back of rickhouses and distilleries. This Single Grain Scotch Whisky is a tribute to this whimsical pig and Port Dundas’ prosperous period as Scotland’s largest distillery.
Legend has it that hundreds of pigs fed on distillery draff, and the prized pig Muckety-Muck won over passersby with his decorated wall of medals in the breeding shed. With regards to the name Muckety-Muck, Port Dundas was “home to a piggery during the distillery’s most successful years.