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in 2013 following a division of assets. Laing first studied whisky-making on the island in the 1960s. After many years partnering with his brother, Fred, at Douglas Laing & Co., Stewart founded Hunter Laing & Co.
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in 2013, following a division of assets. Laing had previously studied whisky-making on the island in the 1960s. Having spent many years in partnership with his brother, Fred, running Douglas Laing & Co. Stewart established Hunter Laing & Co.
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SGP:573 – 93 points.” – Serge Valentin, WhiskyFun.com , March 2013 Auction Prices (or a lack thereof…) According to my database, The Macallan 25 Year Old Silver Jubilee Christopher & Co. “ Comments: a big one, not just because it was a magnum (hahaha, S.!) Amazing whisky, I say no more.
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