Dumbarton 1961 Whyte and Whyte 29 Year Old 75cl / Spirits Library
Dumbarton 1961 Whyte and Whyte 29 Year Old 75cl / Spirits Library
Winning Bid: £260
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Lot:
Distillery:
Dumbarton
Age:
29 Year Old
Vintage:
1961
Region:
Lowland
Bottler:
Whyte & Whyte
Cask Type:
N/A
Bottled Strength:
46%
Bottle Size:
75cl
Distillery Status:
Operational
product Details
Dumbarton 1961 Whyte and Whyte 29 Year Old 75cl / Spirits Library
Dumbarton is a closed grain distillery, known for using American-style stainless steel columns rather than the traditional Coffey stills. Only using maize (instead of wheat or barley) meant that the spirit possessed quite a heavy character. Rarely bottled as a single grain, the overwhelming majority was used in the Ballantine’s blend. The distillery itself shut in 2002, and is now demolished.
This was bottled for Whyte and Whyte, a Chicago-based independent spirits distributor in the US. The company had a UK arm that sourced casks of single malt from a variety of specialist firms, including Signatory Vintage and Wm. Cadenhead. This bottle is part of a sought after series the company imported for the Spirits Library, a Scotch and Cognac retailer in the US. Whyte and Whyte ceased trading in 1998, and these bottles are an increasing rarity.
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