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For example, 1966 is considered to be one of the best vintages from Springbank Distillery , with bottles such as the Springbank 1966 Local Barley inspiring bidding wars when they appear at auction. Let’s see what Serge thought of the 1972 Ledaig bottled by James MacArthur in 1990. And, they both ended up on Serge’s ‘ Winner’s List ’.

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MAY 13, 2024

Barclay and McKinlay continued to expand global exports – the iconic square bottle was allegedly introduced to enable the brand’s American salesmen to conceal bottles in their briefcases during prohibition from 1920. In 1993, Ballantine’s 21-Year-Old expression was launched – at the time the brand’s oldest whisky bottling.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The Speyside scotch whisky brand is considered the pinnacle of luxury whisky, with new bottlings selling out in seconds and old bottles breaking world records. However, over its history, Macallan has released a high number of bottlings, with indie bottlers also getting stuck in. Of course, most of us don’t have $2.6

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The Glendronach 12 Year Old is single malt scotch whisky, known for its heavily sherried rich style, originating from Scotland’s Highland whisky region. Matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez ex-Sherry casks sourced from Spain, The Glendronach 12 Year Old is bottled at 43% ABV. Spicy with medium-length and a dry finish.

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Both whiskies were bottled at 46% ABV with an RRP of £52.99 (~$66). The brand was launched in 2013 as a lightly peated expression (15 phenol parts per million). Just 74 bottles were yielded. Only 582 bottles were produced. They are available from Ardgowan Clydebuilt retailers.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The Speyside scotch whisky brand is considered the pinnacle of luxury whisky, with new bottlings selling out in seconds and old bottles breaking world records. However, over its history, Macallan has released a high number of bottlings, with indie bottlers also getting stuck in. Of course, most of us don’t have $2.6

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Matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez ex-Sherry casks sourced from Spain, The Glendronach 21 Year Old is bottled at 48% ABV. When the expression was first released, The Glendronach 21 Year Old bottling initially contained considerably older whisky stocks the same as the brand’s other expressions.

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MAY 19, 2024

MLPA Phenol Parts per Million (PPM): 50ppm Auction Record: Ardbeg 1974 Single Bourbon Cask #2742 – £35,000, November 2022 Highest-rated WhiskyFun Bottle: Ardbeg 1967 29 YO Kingsbury Cask #922 – 96 points Ardbeg was founded in 1815 by the McDougall family on the south coast of Islay. Browse the collection here.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

bottled 1977. In celebration of The Macallan’s launch of TIME : SPACE , the oldest whisky in the world at 84 years, I thought that this week on Scotch Whisky Legends , I would return to my roots. One of the very first Scotch Whisky Legends articles focused on The Macallan 1938 Handwritten Label. The whisky clocks in at 45.5%

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The Glendronach 18 Year Old is single malt scotch whisky, known for its heavily sherried rich style, originating from Scotland’s Highland whisky region. Matured exclusively in the finest Spanish Oloroso ex-Sherry casks, The Glendronach 18 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV. Where Is The Glendronach 18 Year Old Produced?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

In an innovative collaboration, American actor Nick Offerman has partnered with Islay’s oldest distillery, Lagavulin , to release a series of limited Offerman Edition bottlings. A Lagavulin Offerman 2 nd Edition bottling followed in 2021, launched for the US market and distillery visitors.

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JUNE 6, 2024

Since its release the bottle has been popular on the secondary market amongst both whisky collectors and Royal Family fans. But there are a few things about this iconic bottle that you may not know. Check out my previous article on all of The Macallan Royal bottlings here. So, why was the whisky bottled on the 8th of February?

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JUNE 18, 2024

60 years later, The Macallan Distillery released a special commemorative bottling, celebrating the anniversary of the historic event. This bottle is known as The Macallan Coronation. So, what was (and is) so special about this Macallan Royal bottling ? By contrast, The Macallan Coronation was released in 2013.

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MAY 21, 2024

I had to go back to Bain for a while but by mid-2013, I jumped into building the distillery full time. We’d found an incredible 100% recycled glass bottle to bottle our whisky in. We decided to auction the first ten bottles for charity – and we were, shall we say, rather surprised that the first bottle went for £41,000!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The Glendronach 18 Year Old is single malt scotch whisky, known for its heavily sherried rich style, originating from Scotland’s Highland whisky region. Matured exclusively in the finest Spanish Oloroso ex-Sherry casks, The Glendronach 18 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV. Where Is The Glendronach 18 Year Old Produced?

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

This article delves into some of the most memorable whisky moments in cinema, highlighting the rare and collectible bottlings that have shared the spotlight with legendary actors and unforgettable characters. It’s a waste of good scotch,” responds Bond before engaging Silva’s henchmen in a fight.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

How Do We Know That This Macallan 10 Year Old Was Bottled In The 1970s? This Macallan 10 Year Old was bottled in the 1970s, which we can determine from a few key details. First, the bottling volume is listed as 26 2/3 Fl. Before this transition, scotch whisky bottles used fluid ounces for volume measurements.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

The Making Of Skooshy Stroopwafel The spirit began its journey on April 8, 2013, in bourbon hogsheads at an unnamed Speyside distillery. Following this, all four butts showed remarkable consistency and were vatted into this single malt bottling. Whipped cream is known as skooshy cream in Scotland, hence the name of this decadent dram.

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Images credit: Whisky.Auction Its a new year and Whisky.Auction is kicking off 2025 with an auction packed with stunning bottles that are perfect for cracking open or adding to collections worldwide. Our valuations team expects this bottle from the inaugural batch of Hedonism to achieve a hammer price of 700-1,000.

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Predicting the best cask strength whiskies of 2025 is a bit of a gambledistilleries are tight-lipped about upcoming releases, and some of these bottles may never materialize. Benromach Cask Strength Vintage This 2013 vinatge is a favorite of mine. Peated, heavily sherry-matured, bottled at natural strengthand remarkably affordable.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and the Rat Pack were often photographed with bottles, while Truman Capote and Audrey Hepburn were also fans. It secured a Silver Medal in the Scotch Whisky – Blended category in 2013, followed by a Bronze Medal in the same category in 2014. The 1960s and 70s saw J&B become a cultural icon.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Making of Ardnahoe Infinite Loch Ardnahoe Infinite Loch was matured in a combination of specially selected ex-bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks before being bottled at 50% ABV with no coloring and no chill-filtration. Ardnahoe Infinite Loch is available for purchase on the Ardnahoe Distillery website for £55.

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One such enthusiast is Beth Whymark, who was lucky enough to sample a number of bottles from House of Hazelwood’s 2024 Collection. The Gordon Family & House of Hazelwood The House of Hazelwood is a whisky collection curated by the Gordon family, known for their long-standing dedication to Scotch whisky.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

In 2000, Aberlours first single malt bottling Aberlour Abunadh was released. Becoming one of the most successful ongoing series in whisky, Aberlour Abunadh is a unique batch-produced single malt whisky bottled at cask strength and none chill-filtered at natural color.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

The second stillhouse would be mothballed as existing stocks were used to release the first official Macallan single malt bottling, an 18 Year Old expression matured in ex-sherry casks launched in 1984. In 1986, the Japanese brewery and distilling group Suntory purchased 25% of Macallan stocks.

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For collectors, the allure lies not just in the whiskys flavor but in the stories behind the bottles, from shuttered distilleries to enigmatic independent bottlings. This guide showcases five exceptional Islay whiskies, each a must-have for any serious scotch collection. Bruichladdich Black Art 02.2

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