Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie and Heilbron 1970s
Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie and Heilbron 1970s
Winning Bid: £2,400
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Lot:
Distillery:
Clynelish (Brora)
Age:
12 Year Old
Vintage:
N/A
Region:
Highland
Bottler:
Official
Cask Type:
N/A
Bottled Strength:
70 proof
Bottle Size:
26 2/3 fl oz
Distillery Status:
Closed
product Details
Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie and Heilbron 1970s
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.
Aged 12 years, this was bottled in the early 1970s by licensees, Ainslie & Heilbronn.
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