52 Year Old Whisky

Vintage Glenmorangie, distilled in 1971. This special limited edition bottle of the Highland single malt marks the 250th anniversary of the battle of Culloden and was produced in association with the National Museums of Scotland. It comes presented in a specially made bottle, purpose built to have k

Astoundingly well-aged Bunnahabhain single malt here, bottled by Signatory. Distilled back in 1971, this Islay whisky spent quite a few decades in a single hogshead cask, before being bottled at 47 years of age in July 2017. Just 95 bottles were released for the Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve

Another cracking limited release from Stillwater. This 1971 vintage single grain Scotch whisky from the now-closed North of Scotland Distillery is a bit of history in a bottle. Matured for 50 years (!) in a single hogshead and bottled in 2022 at a naturally low cask strength of 42.2% ABV, only 392 b

A stupendously old and rare Balmenach, bottled over 10 years ago. This was distilled in 1971 and aged for 30 years before it was bottled by the independent bottlers Cadenhead.

A super rare, super old Banff bottled for Douglas Laing's Old and Rare Platinum selection. This was distilled in 1971, and bottled in August 2009 at cask strength.

A fairly rare bottling of Benromach from Gordon and MacPhail, these older Benromach are very well regarded and are becoming increasingly hard to find.

Batch 6 of the wondrous 41 year old 1971 vintage Glendronach. This was distilled on the 25th February and aged in a Pedro Ximenez dessert sherry puncheon (cask 1247) before bottling in June 2012. This is a release of just 529 bottles at natural cask strength.

A 1971 vintage single malt from the Teaninich distillery, independently bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for the Connoisseurs Choice range - a long-running and much-loved bottling series. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get in touch!

This bottling of single malt Scotch whisky was distilled at the Knockando distillery in Speyside. This brand predominantly bottles by vintage rather than age, and this bottling comes from the 1971 vintage. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed photos just get

Tamdhu reopened in 2012, having been mothballed back in 2009, but this whisky was distilled back in 1971. Back then, the distillery only has a single pair of stills, Apollo 14 was landing on the moon and Charlie George was weaving his magic against Liverpool in an FA Cup final. Gordon & Macphail bot

A Glenfarclas Family Cask bottling of 1971 vintage single malt Scotch whisky, matured in a single Sherry butt. This whisky stayed in the Sherry butt until August 2015, when the cask was cracked open and the whisky bottled at 50% ABV with an outturn of 445 bottles for the Winter 2015 Release.

It's the second batch of Girvan single grain Scotch whisky bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! Aged for 52 years before being bottled by the Boutique-y bunch, this one packs a punch of maple syrup, dark chocolate and juicy melon notes! Time travel and rotovaps are the theme of the label once

The oldest release in the 11th batch of GlenDronach single cask bottlings is this incredibly impressive 43 year old dram, which was distilled in February 1971. It was left to age in Pedro Ximénez Sherry puncheon #2920 until November 2014, when it was bottled with an outturn of 523 bottles. At 43 yea

Very rare single grain Scotch whisky here, distilled by Carsebridge all the way back in January 1964! This was filled into cask #89153 and left to mature for 52 years(!) before we bottled it for our Single Cask Collection in November 2016. The distillery was opened in 1799 and stood for well over 15

Very well-aged Tamdhu single malt - yum yum yum! This was distilled in 1971 (back when Tamdhu only has 2 stills) and aged until 2011, when Gordon & MacPhail bottled it at 43% ABV for the MacPhail's Collection. This bottle even comes with a tasting glass, too!

A 52 year old single grain Scotch whisky from a distillery that closed back in 1983! Good it is, too. The label, meanwhile, features Tristan Stephenson and Thomas Aske (the chaps behind the Worship Street Whistling Shop) in their new London whisky bar, Black Rock. As well as plenty of delicious whis

A 44 year old single cask release distilled in 1971 and matured in a Spanish ex-Oloroso Sherry cask. The first in Tomatin's luxury Warehouse 6 Collection 252 bottles are available. The stunning whisky comes in a crystal decanter bottle with a presentation plinth and two crystal tumblers all withi

A Glenfarclas Family Cask bottling of well-aged single malt Scotch whisky, aged in a single Sherry butt from 1971 to July 2014. Yes, we agree, that is a very long time indeed, and Glenfarclas' spirit handles the ageing process phenomenally, so it all works out splendidly. 438 bottles were produced.

Very well aged single grain Scotch whisky from the North of Scotland distillery, presented as part of the Pearls of Scotland range. This was distilled in December 1971 and bottled 43 years later in April 2015 with an outturn of 256 bottles. Ought to be mightily interesting, this one...

The first stills were fitted at Girvan grain whisky distillery in 1963, they came on stream at Christmas and the first proper production run took place at the very start of 1964. This, friends, is a 1964 vintage single cask bottling of Girvan distilled on 15th January. Pretty awesome, right? It was

A rare single cask bottling of 1971 vintage Glengoyne single malt Scotch whisky, which was bottled back in 1998. Glengoyne often produce well-Sherried expressions, and this single cask whisky looks to be just that - wonderfully, deliciously Sherried single malt. Yum yum yum... 588 bottles were produ

Incredibly old Invergordon, bottled by Douglas Laing for the Xtra Old Particular range. This single grain Scotch whisky was distilled all the way back in October 1965 and left to mature in a refill barrel for 52 years, before being bottled in June 2018. Only 131 bottles were produced, so if you love

A special whisky right here from The Balvenie. Distilled on 8 March 1971, this expression from The Balvenie Distillery was lovingly filled into a European oak Oloroso sherry butt, where it was left to mature for the following 47 years. Finally, after nearly a whopping half a century had passed, it w

A rare bottling of 5 year old single malt from Glen Grant, distilled in 1971 and bottled half a decade later. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed info and/or photos just get in touch!

This is another smashing release from the GLenfarclas Family Cask range. It was distilled back in 1971 and set aside to mature in a Sherry butt until said cask was cracked open in January 2017. 424 cask strength bottles were produced.