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St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1974 Silver Seal 27 Year Old / First Bottling

Lot: 294554

St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1974 Silver Seal 27 Year Old / First Bottling

Winning Bid: £800
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 12 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
St Magdalene
Age: 
27 Year Old
Vintage: 
1974
Region: 
Lowland
Bottler: 
Silver Seal
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
50%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1974 Silver Seal 27 Year Old / First Bottling

St Magdalene, also known as Linlithgow (after its home town) was a large distillery who's output was almost entirely for the purposes of blending. It was built in the 18th century, but was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1912, who operated it until its closure in 1983. Like many others, it was deemed surplus to requirements as the blended Scotch market hit a downturn, leaving DCL over-supplied. As a result of this, its single malt is particularly rare. It was only officially bottled three times by Diageo, but a number of increasingly sought after releases have been bottled by independent companies over the years. The collectability of which is likely only to increase, as unlike other members of the 1983 club, St Magdalene was demolished and is not in line for a resurrection.

A Silver Seal bottling of St Magdalene distilled in 1974 and bottled in September 2001.

Silver Seal was founded by Ernesto Mainardi in 2000. This was Mainardi's second bottling company after the esteemed Sestane in 1979. Both companies were sold to Massimo Righi in 2010, with Ernesto's original releases becoming increasingly prized possessions by collectors.

This is part of the 'First Bottling' series, Silver Seal's inaugural releases.

Bottle number 113 of 180.

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