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5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Macallan Diamond Jubilee

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The Macallan Diamond Jubilee is one of The Macallan ’s most prized royal releases, created in celebration of Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne in 2012. Since its release the bottle has been popular on the secondary market amongst both whisky collectors and Royal Family fans. So, why was the whisky bottled on the 8th of February?

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Everything You Need To Know About Ballantine’s

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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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5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Macallan Coronation

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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 ? Each bottle displays a portrait of Elizabeth II.

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Scotch Whisky Legends: Compass Box Flaming Heart (4th Release)

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The whisky was matured in a combination of heavily toasted French oak and American ex-Bourbon casks and bottled in 2012 at 48.9% Serge Valentin’s Tasting Notes On The Compass Box Flaming Heart 4th Edition Compass Box creates delectable blended scotch whisky. Potential lamp stands? Nah, too narrow… SGP:446 – 91 points.

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Berry Bros & Rudd Launches One-Off ‘Glens & Valleys’ Scotch Collection

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The first part of the collection, Glens & Valleys, is available now, with bottles distributed amongst Berry Bros. & & Rudd ‘A Sense of Place’ Glens & Valleys is a collection of bottlings from various scotch whisky distilleries that are nestled amongst Scotland’s stunning landscape. . & Berry Bros. &

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WhiskyFun Legends: Glenturret 34 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd

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Over three hundred years later, Berry Brothers & Rudd is one of the largest spirit and wine merchants in the world and has a reputation for bottling luxurious whiskies. One such whisky is the Glenturret 34 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd, which was bottled from single cask #2 at 47.6% The bottle is also unavailable at retail.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Macallan

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Credit: Whisky Auctioneer The Macallan features in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012). Skyfall celebrates the 50 th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, giving the inclusion of the Macallan 1962 Fine and Rare bottling added significance as a reference to the release of the first Bond film, Dr. No , in 1962.

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