{"product_id":"cattos-12-year-old-green-label-blended-whisky","title":"Catto's 12-year-old Green Label Blended Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eCatto's 12-year-old Green Label Blended Whisky \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003e70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Catto began his retail business in 1861 in Aberdeen and wanted to blend high-quality Highland malt with some accessible (probably also more affordable) Lowland grain whisky. Grain whisky distilling has been around since around 1810 and was (still is) considerably cheaper and easier to make than malt whisky. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInteresting how many whiskies started their life story in a grocery store. Brands like Johnnie Walker, Teacher’s, Chivas and Famous Grouse all have a link to a grocery store. James locked himself away in his basement and experimented until he built a blended whisky that he liked.\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe sold whisky in his shop, and as a result of his connection to the founders of P\u0026amp;O and White Star shipping, his whiskies were soon exported all over the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eToday Catto’s is created by Master Blender Stuart Harvey. The heart of Catto’s whisky is formed by unpeated single malts from among others \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whiskyoftheweek.co.uk\/balblair-1990-vintage-whisky\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBalblair\u003c\/a\u003e, Balmenach, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whiskyoftheweek.co.uk\/ancnoc-peatheart\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKnockdhu\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/whiskyoftheweek.co.uk\/old-pulteney-21-yo\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePulteney\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/whiskyoftheweek.co.uk\/speyburn-bradan-orach-whisky\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpeyburn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInteresting to note, Jim Murray, rates this Catto’s Rare whisky at 92 points and mentions that he likes to drink this at home. (Whisky Bible 2015 Edition).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catto's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52785568514386,"sku":"00044","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/4024237882.jpg?v=1771934438","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/cattos-12-year-old-green-label-blended-whisky","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}