The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 7, 2024

Today, bottles of Macallan sell from anywhere between $100 and $2.6 The expression was first bottled in the 1970s (by the likes of Campbell Hope & King and Gordon & Macphail) at varying strengths, including 70 proof and 100 proof expressions. million, and the brand is now catering more to investors than it is to drinkers.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 15, 2024

This week on Scotch Legends, we take a (nose)dive into the Springbank 12 Year Old 100 Proof, bottled in the 1980s for Samaroli. Be sure to read the previous installments of Scotch Whisky Legends here. Only 2,400 of these were ever produced, adding to the allure of this already famous bottling. S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 25, 2024

When Macallan’s new £140 million distillery was built in 2018, famous coppersmith company Forsyths was commissioned to replicate the original distillery’s 21 existing stills, down to the last dent. The ongoing Archival Series envisions a 24-bottle collection commemorating the Macallan advertising campaigns from the 1970s to the 1990s.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Samaroli is one of the biggest names in the independent bottling industry. This changed in 1979, when Samaroli released the Samaroli Cadenhead Dumpies: whiskies selected by Samaroli and bottled in Scotland by Cadenhead. These were Samaroli’s first bottlings as an independent bottler rather than as an importer.

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The Whiskey Wash

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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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 18, 2024

In the 1980s, The Macallan released two limited edition bottlings commissioned by British Aerospace plc (now BAE Systems ) featuring the twin turboprop aircraft, Jetstream 31. As far as I can see, there is no record of why this collaboration came about, the exact year of bottling, or the original retail price.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Ardbeg’s marketing team clearly doesn’t take itself too seriously, and that’s why we love the tongue-in-cheek approach to modern Ardbeg bottlings. The most common bottling is the 12 Year Old from Diageo’s Flora & Fauna collection. Bottled at 55.4%, the scotch is the perfect Halloween Whisky to keep you warm this October 31st.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 24, 2024

With a starting bid of £75,000, it is safe to assume that the bottle will sell for a staggering price. Why are the bottles so expensive? V&A Dundee is a design museum that opened in 2018 and was designed by Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma. Now, let’s take a closer look at each bottle in the series so far.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

According to Marketing Director Colette Savage, the project’s aim is “to modernise, premiumise and refine the brand, bringing the packaging in line with the quality inside the bottle”. The core range bottlings (10, 12, 15 and 18 year olds) complete with the new packaging design are available to purchase from today.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 26, 2024

The Ardbeg 1965 is one of the distillery’s most limited, most expensive, and most sought-after bottlings on the secondary market. This legendary bottling was released at a time when Ardbeg was rebuilding its brand following a purchase by Glenmorangie plc in 1997. The Ardbeg 1965 was bottled in 2005 at 42.1%.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 4, 2024

So, let’s take a look at every 50 year old whisky that The Macallan has ever bottled. Interested in learning about the oldest Macallan whisky ever bottled? Now, with that said, let’s take a look at the bottles. Another interesting quirk with this bottle is the ABV, which stands at just 38.6%

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Macallan 12 Year Old is a long-standing expression in the luxury distillery’s core range, having first been bottled independently in the 1960s. In 2018, The Macallan launched the Triple Cask range to replace the Fine Oak range, which had been running since 2004. Then, in 1984, The Macallan began bottling its own whisky.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 25, 2024

The Glendronach 15 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 Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso ex-Sherry casks sourced from Spain, The Glendronach 15 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV. How Much Is The Glendronach 15 Year Old?

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The Whiskey Wash

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 Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 18, 2024

Buy your bottle of Lagavulin 16 on Master of Malt. It’s a multi-award-winning scotch whisky that beginners, whisky connoisseurs, and even Hollywood stars appreciate. It had to be put on allocation and was eventually made the flagship bottling of the Islay distillery. Get your bottle now on Master of Malt for just £69 (~$88).

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As the Marketing & PR Manager here at Whisky.Auction , I get to handle incredible rare and old bottles every day. We could sit here and tell you all about the shiniest and most expensive bottles at auction, and we will, of course, do that. Those bottles that get the whisky geek within us excited.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 3, 2024

Whisky from these beloved casks has been expertly blended by Master Blender Calum Fraser and bottled at 10 years old. The celebratory malt is bottled at a fixed strength for a memorable experience to share with friends.” Only 2,400 bottles are available. We have exciting ideas for 2024 with further limited bottlings planned.”

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 14, 2024

bottlings to a new audience. Ardnahoe Distillery has also revealed plans to release a special 20th-anniversary bottling for Skerryvore next year. The distillery, which is the newest on Islay, was built in 2018 with the first spirits running from the stills in October of that year.

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The Whiskey Wash

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 Whiskey Wash

MARCH 27, 2024

Then, in 2018, Edrington sold the distillery, which is now owned by luxury glassmakers, Lalique. 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. The bottle is also unavailable at retail.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 13, 2024

As the distillery’s longest-running series (which is still going in 2024) the bottlings are a staple of The Macallan’s core range. The distillery also released some ‘Special Selection’ bottlings around this time. Today, The Macallan 18 Year Olds do not carry vintage, only bottling dates. Packaging Changes A 1997 vintage.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 13, 2024

Buy The Macallan 1967 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt on The Whiskey Wash Shop. The Macallan 25 Year Old Anniversary Malts are amongst the most collectible bottles of Macallan whisky. It is easy to say this about many bottles of vintage Macallan. After all, they do hail from the most luxurious scotch whisky distillery in the world.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 13, 2024

All images credited to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Single cask whisky offers something truly special—a one-of-a-kind experience in every bottle. Unlike blended whiskies, these come from a single barrel, giving each bottle its own unique character and making them incredibly limited. What Is Single Cask Whisky?

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Tasting High

JUNE 6, 2021

The texture and aroma are derived from its unique production from the blend of Grain and Single Pot still whiskey, as similar to the single malt whiskey (mash of malted and un-malted barley), small amount of Oats and wheat may have been used at time. It is good to go neat straight out of the bottle.

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