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Dumbarton itself was mothballed in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAside from its association with Ballantine’s, Dumbarton is perhaps best-known for its ‘Scotch Watch’ – a gaggle of around 100 Chinese geese brought in by Hiram Walker in 1959 to guard the distillery’s bonded warehouses. These birds became so iconic that were incorporated into the advertising for the Ballantine’s brand.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"clan-denny-48-year-old-dumbarton-1964","title":"Clan Denny 48 Year Old Dumbarton 1964","description":"Clan Denny Dumbarton 48 Year Old 1964 is a single grain Scotch whisky from the silent Dumbarton distillery, bottled by Douglas Laing. Distilled in 1964 and matured for nearly five decades in a single oak cask, this expression was bottled at a natural strength of 45.3% ABV. It offers a profile of intense vanilla, coconut, butterscotch and old oak. 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