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Clynelish 1965 Whyte and Whyte 28 Year Old Cask Strength 75cl / Spirits Library

Lot: 219943

Clynelish 1965 Whyte and Whyte 28 Year Old Cask Strength 75cl / Spirits Library

Winning Bid: £4,700
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 20 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Clynelish (Brora)
Age: 
28 Year Old
Vintage: 
1965
Region: 
Island
Bottler: 
Whyte & Whyte
Cask Type: 
n/a
Bottled Strength: 
50.7%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Clynelish 1965 Whyte and Whyte 28 Year Old Cask Strength 75cl / Spirits Library

Clynelish distillery as it is recognised today, was built in 1967 to replace the smaller distillery next-door, which was the original site of that name. The first distillery was closed, but later re-opened, changing its name to Brora (but that’s another story). Clynelish is part of the Diageo stable, having been taken over by DCL in 1912. Despite being an important part of the Johnnie Walker blends, it has long been bottled as a single malt.  

This will contain pre-closure single malt from the original Clynelish. This distillery was closed in 1969, re-opening as Brora the following year to produce heavily peated whisky for blending, to make up for a shortfall after a drought on Islay. 

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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