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40 Year Old Whisky

Forty (40) Year Old Whisky is really a rare treat indeed. There are very few casks which survive the maturation process with enough vivacity left in them to make truly great whisky, and you can rest assured that whiskies that reach 40 years old will be really incredibly co90mplex, often having lost over 50% of the cask’s contents to evaporation.

40 year old whisky is very often bestowed as a 40th Birthday present as a mark of tremendous respect for the recipient. Other occasions on which 40 year old whisky can be given include Fathers Day, and Christmas Presents.

Forty year old whisky is ultra-rare, normally very complex, and incredibly mellow and supple.

1971 was a memorable year for many people - here are some of the most memorable moments:

In May of 1971, South Park lovers everywhere would have raised a glass for the birth of Matt Stone, the aforementioned cartoon’s co-creator.

Later that year, the illustrious actor Mark Wahlberg was born, we’ve sure he enjoys a good glass of bourbon or Scotch. PCWorld.ca listed Mark Wahlberg’s computer game “Marky Mark: Make My Video” as the 8th Worst Video Game of All Time (this award also reminds us of the overindulgent use of the phrase “of all time” when included in the title of an award. Since computer games have only been around for a few decades, there is no need for this melodramatic expression. It’s a bit like having an award for “Best 21st Century Event of All Time” or “Best Tom Cruise Film of All Time” (the second award would obviously go to the classic “Top Gun”). Should it have been an award for something that had been around since documented history, such as “Best Lizard”, “Best Numeric System”, or “Best Calendar”, the phrase “of all time” might fit. That is all.).

1973

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This is the second edition of our award-winning forty year old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from our Secret Bottlings Series. The second edition comes packaged with a new bottle and label design...  More info
40 years old
$409.72
Highland Park 40 Year Old
(70cl, 48.30%)
A very special expression from Highland Park. Few distilleries have the requisite whisky stocks to add a 40 year old to the core of their range. Highland Park made sure this was sure to turn heads...  More info
40 years old
$1313.48
Old Pulteney 40 Year Old
(70cl, 51.30%)
This is the oldest ever official release of whisky from the Old Pulteney distillery in Wick, aged for a full 40 years in three sherry casks and a single bourbon barrel (all of which were filled in...  More info
40 years old
$2174.63
This is a late addition to the Diageo Special Releases 2011 having been released in 2012. The Glenury Royal distillery was closed in 1985 and was later demolished. There has been very few recent...  More info
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$775.65
This is the eighth release of a 1973 vintage Glenfarclas Family Cask. These are bottled from a single cask from Glenfarclas family owned distillery. The whisky is heavily sherried with notes of...  More info
1973 vintage
$657.08
Glenfiddich is the best selling single malt in the world and it is easy to see why when you try this incredibly rare, multi-award winning, forty year old bottling.

Glenfiddich use a process...  More info
40 years old
$3152.17
Fettercairn 40 Year Old
(70cl, 43.30%)
The stunning-looking (and stunning-tasting!) Fettercairn 40 Year Old. This was distilled in 1969 and it was aged in Apostoles Palo Cortado sherry wood. It was bottled recently with the newly...  More info
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$1291.88
Distilled at Tamnavulin on the 15th November 1968, aged in hogshead 3659 before bottling on the 7th May 2009. Bottled for the new Carn Mor range. A release of 335 bottles.  More info
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$446.13
This Glenglassaugh is finished in an Aleatico wine cask. Aleatico is an ancient Italian red grape variety, brought to the Crimea in 1830. Aleatico accumulates sugar well making it ideal for turning...  More info
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$660.63
Teaninich is a popular whisky with blenders however this bottle has been bottled by Berry Brothers and Rudd for the London Scottish restaurant chain Boisdale.  More info
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$236.04
David Stewart has done it again with this aged masterpiece, now in it's fifth incarnation. This forty year old whisky comes from a vatting of three sherry butts and three American oak casks and makes...  More info
40 years old
$3886.05
A frankly mindblowing single cask Glenfarclas which features artwork based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Kidnapped. This is from the Scottish Classics series, celebrating Scottish art...  More info
40 years old
$2276.60
A frankly mindblowing single cask Glenfarclas which features artwork based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Kidnapped. This is from the Scottish Classics series, celebrating Scottish art...  More info
40 years old
$2276.60
This thirty-nine year old Glenglassaugh has been finished in Muscat sweet wine barrels to lend it a rich chocolate and berry notes.  More info
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$586.02
This is a forty year old expression from the little known distillery of Fettercairn which is owned by the famous blending company Whyte & Mackay who also own Dalmore and Jura distilleries.  More info
40 years old
$1165.81
This is the truly staggering Dalmore 40 year old - a superb Highland malt aged in three different types of cask: American white oak, Matusalem Oloroso Sherry and Amoroso Sherry casks. This was...  More info
40 years old
$4223.54
Single malt whisky from Kinclaith is extremely rare and highly sought after. Built to provide malt whisky for the Long John blend, the distillery was only in operation for 18 years, between 1957 an...  More info
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$2491.78
Few distilleries are as sought after as Islay's Ardbeg. Sestante meanwhile, are a celebrated independent bottling brand of real note who are no longer operating. What then, would it take to top a rare...  More info
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$1695.59
The 4th release of Black Bull's flagship limited release, 40 year old, cask strength, blended whisky; made with around 90% single malts and 10% single grain from some of the very finest distilleries...  More info
40 years old
$344.58
Distilled at Glen Keith (not Strathisla as originally believed) on 4th April 1973, Craigduff was an experimental peated malt. Matured for a staggering 40 years in a refill sherry butt, this release...  More info
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$403.62
Glenfarclas’ stunning new 40 year old whisky launched during the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, and not only is it absolutely astonishing, it is also amazing value for money! It offers all of the...  More info
40 years old
$411.92
This thirty-eight year old Glenlivet was bottled in 2012 without chill filtration by Berry Brothers and Rudd of St James' London.  More info
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$245.93
From our Secret Bottlings Series

Whiskies of this age are incredibly rare, particularly those that display such deft balance and poise, this bottling is from a well-known Speyside distillery. This...  More info
40 years old
Craigduff is an experimental peated whisky produced at the Glen Keith distillery. This was distilled on the 4th April 1973 before a 38 year maturation period in a single refill sherry butt (number...  More info
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$240.92
This was distilled at the Glenlivet distillery in 1973 before a 38 year maturation in a single cask (number 10658). It was bottled for Berry Brothers and Rudd in 2012 and it comes at natural cask...  More info
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$253.09
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