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Caledonian Single Grain 1980s / includes 2 x Miniature

Lot: 5086484

Caledonian Single Grain 1980s / includes 2 x Miniature

Winning Bid: £80

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Caledonian
Region: 
Lowland
Bottler: 
Official
Bottled Strength: 
40%
Bottle Size: 
75cl & 2 x 5cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Caledonian Single Grain 1980s / includes 2 x Miniature

A rare bottle of Single Grain whisky from one of Scotland's lost distilleries.  

Caledonian is a lost grain distillery, built in Edinburgh by Graham Menzies & Co. It operated a single column still, once described by James Grant as the "greatest in Scotland," and later two pot stills which produced an Irish-style grain whisky. It became the seventh member of DCL in 1884. When DCL merged with Guinness in 1986 to form United Distillers, the company's enormous portfolio of distilleries required streamlining, and Caledonian was one of those that did not survive the cull, shut down for good in 1988. It has only twice been officially bottled as a single grain, once in its lifetime as a commemorative bottling for the 1986 Commonwealth games in its home city, and later under The Cally brand by Diageo. Thankfully, releases like this have appeared over the decades under independent labels.

Judging by the statement "For over 130 years", we can safely presume that this bottle was released sometime between 1985 and 1987, making it amongst the last official bottles.  We are informed that this was given to staff members upon the closure of the distillery.

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