1987 Vintage Whisky

Whisky and DNA Fingerprinting

1987 witnessed the Black Monday stock market crash and the first use of DNA fingerprinting in a criminal case.

Independent bottler Signatory Vintage was founded this year, providing whisky aficionados with unique, often single-cask expressions from a wide range of distilleries. Some of their early releases have become collector's items, fetching high prices at auctions. Major distilleries started focusing on cask experimentation, using a variety of wood types beyond the traditional American oak.
Independent bottlers like Signatory offered whisky enthusiasts the chance to explore these unusual casks in their most unadulterated form. For collectors, whisky from 1987 is fascinating for its diversity and the emergence of influential independent bottlers.