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Talisker 1952 Gordon and MacPhail 21 Year Old / Edward & Edward

Lot: 210283

Talisker 1952 Gordon and MacPhail 21 Year Old / Edward & Edward

Winning Bid: £1,605

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Talisker
Age: 
21 Year Old
Vintage: 
1952
Region: 
Island
Bottler: 
Gordon & MacPhail for Edward & Edward
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
43%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Talisker 1952 Gordon and MacPhail 21 Year Old / Edward & Edward

This Talisker was distilled on Skye in 1952 and bottled as 21 year old by Gordon and MacPhail ​​​​​​.

The black and red labelled Connoisseurs Choice labels were the very first. The range was devised for Edoardo Giaccone in Italy in the early 1970s, and became part of the main Gordon & MacPhail portfolio in 1979. It is now one of the most widely recognised independent whisky labels in the world.

Giaccone was something of a trailblazer, and was importing specially bottled official single malts for his bar from the late 1960s, this is one of his earliest. He opened the famous venue in 1958, and it has been called a few different things over the years, including Garten, Edward & Edward (during the period this was imported), and La Taverna del Comandante.

Edoardo set the stage for later legendary bottlers such as Silvano Samaroli, Nadi Fiori and Ernesto Mainardi. Moon Import founder, Pepi Mongiardino said, "he was the first person I visited" when he became the distributor for Bruichladdich in 1981. Giaccone did not have any of his own labels or series, but was the first person in Italy to have official bottlings produced exclusively for him. Through his bar, Italy was treated to exclusive releases from Clynelish, Bowmore, Dalmore, Highland Park and even Jack Daniel's.

These particular bottlings all scored between 90 and 94 points when reviewed by Serge Valentin for WhiskyFun. Very impressive indeed!

 

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