Harviestoun Ola Dubh 18 Years Old

TASTING NOTES

Ola Dubh 18 is what you get when you age Old Engine Oil in casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 18 (‘Best Spirit in the World’), which imparts a fruity, whisky character into our rich, dark beer.

BREWERY SNAPSHOT

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It all started on a sunny day on October 5th, 1983. Founder, Ken Brooker’s hosted one of his legendary tasting sessions and he can’t remember much about it. In the years that follow, Ken continues to brew beers in his shed and host his friends. Word spreads and his friends begin to bring along their friends and their friends’ friends, until eventually Tuesday nights at Ken’s attracts up to 40 people!

DID YOU KNOW?

With demand for Harviestoun beers skyrocketing, Ken decides to invest a significant amount of money into the brewhouse. Although the W. Heath Robinson approach of ‘make do and mend’ is a mentality they have never fully abandoned, there comes a point when a jam vat, a dye vat and a thing they found in the cowshed are simply no longer appropriate vessels in which to brew! In 1989, the steading has a refit and some professional kit is installed.