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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.).

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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
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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
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
Distilled in 1973, this rich, intense Speyside single malt was bottled at natural cask strength by Berry Brothers and Rudd.  More info
1973 vintage
$234.86
This is a well aged Glen Grant from Duncan Taylor, distilled in 1970 and bottled at cask strength. It's a truly brilliant malt with loads of flavour and complexity.  More info
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This Longmorn was distilled in 1973 and was bottled by independent bottler Gordon and MacPhail.  More info
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Tullibardine 1973
(70cl, 47.50%)
A single cask bottling from the Tullibardine distillery, distilled in 1973 and aged in a sherry cask.  More info
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What a very handsome and shiny wooden box this comes in. Behold it and marvel at its fine craftsmanship. The whisky contained within was distilled on the 15th September 1970 and aged for 40 years in...  More info
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$871.46
Aged for an incredible 40 years this is a serious whisky from Duncan Taylor. Distilled at the Bunnahabhain distillery in 1968 (the same year LL Cool J was born), this was bottled as part of the...  More info
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A premium 40 year old expression from Hankey Bannister. This is part of a limited release of 1,917 bottles. This was released to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the brand.

In fact, this was...  More info
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This Linkwood was distilled in 1973 and was bottled by Gordon and MacPhail. The Linkwood distillery has been renovated many times but the spirit remains exceptional.  More info
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This is a stunning forty year old Glenallachie from an ex-sherry cask bottled as part of Douglas Laing's Director's Cut range. Mind blowing stuff indeed.  More info
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This is a grain whisky from the North of Scotland distillery bottled for Douglas Laing's Clan Denny range. Grain whisky is made from un-malted grain and is distilled in a column still. The result is a...  More info
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Tomatin 40 Year Old
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A 40 year old vatting of seven sherry hogsheads, chosen by Douglas Campbell, the distillery manager at Tomatin.  More info
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Bruichladdich 40 Year Old
(70cl, 43.10%)
A release of just 500 bottles, this 40 year old is the oldest bottling one can find from the Bruichladdich distillery, only 100 bottles have been allocated for the UK market.  More info
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This Glenfarclas Family Cask was distilled in 1973 and matured in sherry butt number 2578. This is a fresh, vanilla-rich whisky with some smoky, fruity notes.  More info
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This was selected for Gordon and MacPhail's own range of bottlings and matured for a full 40 years in first fill and refill sherry casks, whisky has given this a traditional Speyside character.  More info
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Release 6 of the 1973 family casks, this particular expression was aged in a sherry hogshead. It offers up notes of coffee and leather on the nose, with bitter chocolate and espresso on the palate...  More info
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A well aged Teaninich, distilled in 1973 and bottled at cask strength by Berry Brothers and Rudd.  More info
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A very rare and exciting release for 2011, this was distilled in 1973, and aged for 36 years in refill American oak cask 25602. The result was 184 bottles of spectacular malt whisky…  More info
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This is Batch 3 of the staggeringly good 40 year old blended whisky Black Bull. This is made of a mix of 14.4% top quality grain whisky, and 85.6% rich, characterful malt whisky. Included in the blend...  More info
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Only 202 bottles of this forty-five year Highland single malt have been made. This whisky is luxuriously dark in colour and is presented in a crystal decanter with to cut-crystal tumblers to enjoy...  More info
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A truly staggering 40 year old single cask Dailuaine, distilled in December of 1971 and aged in refill hogshead 8195 before bottling in February 2012 for Douglas Laing's Director's Cut range. A...  More info
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Aged in Oloroso Butt number 710 for a full 40 years, this is truly brilliant stuff from the Glendronach distillery. It was distilled in 1972 and was bottled at natural cask strength in 2012.  More info
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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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$244.32
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