MacDonald's Glencoe 8 Year Old 100 Proof 1980s
MacDonald's Glencoe 8 Year Old 100 Proof 1980s
Winning Bid: £120
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Lot:
Distillery:
N/A
Age:
8 Year Old
Vintage:
N/A
Region:
Highland
Bottler:
Official
Cask Type:
N/A
Bottled Strength:
57%
Bottle Size:
75cl
Distillery Status:
Operational
product Details
MacDonald's Glencoe 8 Year Old 100 Proof 1980s
Ben Nevis distillery was built by "Long" John MacDonald in 1825, and was so popular by the end of the 19th century that at one point the estate employed over 200 people. After a series of closure and re-openings at the beginning of the 20th, it was eventually bought by former Canadian bootlegger, Joseph Hobbs. He installed a coffey still there in 1955, making Ben Nevis Scotland's first dual-operation distillery, and began to blend its malt and grain before filling it to cask. Sporadic closures again followed Hobb's death, with stability finally ensured in 1989 when it was bought by long-term customers, Nikka Whisky of Japan.
This blended malt Scotch was produced there and it provides the majority of the spirit for it. The brand is named Glencoe, after the spiritual home of the MacDonald clan.
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