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Invergordon 1987 SMWS 33 Years Old G5.15

Lot: 5086085

Invergordon 1987 SMWS 33 Years Old G5.15

Winning Bid: £190

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Invergordon
Age: 
33 Year Old
Vintage: 
1987
Region: 
Highland
Bottler: 
SMWS
Cask Type: 
Ex Bourbon Hogshead / Ex-wine Barrique
Bottled Strength: 
57.9%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Invergordon 1987 SMWS 33 Years Old G5.15

'Age with grace'

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.

This whisky was distilled on 3rd November 1987 and aged in ex-Bourbon hogsgead followed by second fill, ex-wine barrique for 33 years.

Invergordon began distilling in 1961. Traditionally Scottish grain producers were located in the Lowland region, where the variety of crops gave more diverse flavour profiles, and the market in England for grain neutral spirits for gin provided them with additional income. Invergordon broke the mould, capitalising on its nearby port, proximity to the malt distilleries of Glenmorangie and Dalmore, and an upturn in the Scotch market in the US. It was not long before it had moved into the blending business, opening the Ben Wyvis and Tamnavulin distilleries a few years later. Invergordon Distillers were acquired by Whyte & Mackay in 1993, and the distillery remains part of that portfolio today.

One of 228 bottles.

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