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Balmenach 1979 Hunter Laing 40 Year Old / Old and Rare

Lot: 5084726

Balmenach 1979 Hunter Laing 40 Year Old / Old and Rare

Winning Bid: £470
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 19 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Balmenach
Age: 
40 Year Old
Vintage: 
1979
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Hunter Laing
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
45.4%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Balmenach 1979 Hunter Laing 40 Year Old / Old and Rare

Balmenach is a rarely seen single malt distillery in Speyside. It was built in the early 19th century and for the majority of the 20th it was owned by DCL (now Diageo). Its distinctive style made it highly prized by blenders, and little of it was spared for official distillery bottlings, or independents for that matter. The distillery was closed in 1993 during the Scotch market downturn, but was revived in 1997 by Inver House who purchased it and resumed production. The focus today is still on provision for blends, and Inver House are yet to release a distillery bottling. It is however the source of the popular Carounn gin. 

This whisky was distilled in 1979 and aged for 40 years in a single cask.

Hunter Laing & Co was established in 2013 by Stewart Laing. Having co-managed his father's Douglas Laing company with his brother Fred since 1982, the two eventually decided to split the company assets and strike out on their own with two separate enterprises. Stewart was joined by his two sons, Andrew and Scott, absorbing their Edition Spirits company in the process. Hunter Laing had grand ambitions beyond its traditional independent bottling roots, and announced its plans to open Ardnahoe distillery on Islay in 2016. The first casks were filled there two years later under the guidance of the legendary Jim McEwan.

This bottling part of their ultra-premium range, Old & Rare. Launched in 2001 and formerly the pride of the Douglas Laing portfolio, production of the label was moved to the Hunter Laing company when it was established in 2013.

One of 174 bottles.

 

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