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Clynelish 1965 Sestante 24 Year Old 'Brick Label'

Lot: 262913

Clynelish 1965 Sestante 24 Year Old 'Brick Label'

Winning Bid: £3,250
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 26 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Clynelish (Brora)
Age: 
24 Years Old
Vintage: 
1965
Region: 
Highland
Bottler: 
Wm. Cadenhead for Sestante
Cask Type: 
Sherry
Bottled Strength: 
46%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Clynelish 1965 Sestante 24 Year Old 'Brick Label'

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 1968, re-opening as Brora the following year to produce heavily peated whisky for the DCL blends after a drought on Islay left them short of stock. Clynelish single malts from the first distillery are particularly revered.

Distilled February 1965, this was matured in sherry wood and bottled July 1989 by Wm Cadenhead for Sestante in Italy.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

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