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North British 1988 Hemp Sparrow 30 Year Old

Lot: 5124850A

North British 1988 Hemp Sparrow 30 Year Old

Winning Bid: £78

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Lot:
Distillery: 
North Birtish
Age: 
30 year old
Vintage: 
1988
Region: 
Lowland
Bottler: 
MORRISON & MACKAY
Bottled Strength: 
46%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

North British 1988 Hemp Sparrow 30 Year Old

Prior to 1885, Scottish blenders were only able to acquire grain whisky from DCL. This changed when the firms of John Crabbie, Andrew Usher, William Sanderson and John Watson collaborated to open the North British distillery in Edinburgh. Production began two years later on a single coffey still, and the distillery continued to grow, flourishing in the post-war period. In 1993 it was taken over by Lothian Distillers, a partnership between IDV and Robertson & Baxter, the modern iterations of which, Diageo and Edrington, retain a controlling stake in today. Occasional distillery bottlings have appeared over the years, but the majority of examples of its single grain come from independent labels like this.

This single grain whisky was distilled in 1988 and aged in single cask #238956 for 30 years. It was bottled by Morrison & MacKay for Whisk-e of Japan.

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