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Talisker 12 Year Old - The Distillers Agency

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Subtitle (S2 - Alt)
Picker-Linz Importers, US
c.1930s-1940s
86.8 US proof
4/5 quart

This is a circa 1930s/1940s bottling of the 12-year-old age statement from Talisker. Prior to the formation of United Distillers in 1988, the distilleries within the Distillers Company (DCL) portfolio were often licensed out to its blending companies, in this instance it was The Distillers Agency. DCL later included this Talisker as part of their Ascot Malt Cellar collection in 1982, by then being bottled by another of their blenders, John Walker & Sons. When United Distillers succeeded DCL, one of their first orders of business was to reclaim control of the distribution of their single malts, and bottling responsibility for Talisker was returned to the distillery with the introduction of the Classic Malts, which saw this expression discontinued after decades on production.

A fire at the distillery in the 1960s saw the original pot stills destroyed. Five exact replicas were subsequently installed. These versions of the 12 year old are likely the last which could contain whisky from the original set.

Distillery
Distillery status
Operational
Age
12 year old
Production Type
Single malt
Region
Island
Brand

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