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Lochside 1972 The Last Drop 44 Year Old

Lot: 5139119

Lochside 1972 The Last Drop 44 Year Old

Winning Bid: £1,319

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Lochside
Age: 
44 Year old
Vintage: 
1972
Region: 
Scotland
Bottler: 
Last Drop Distillers
Cask Type: 
American Oak second fill
Bottled Strength: 
44%
Bottle Size: 
70cl and 5cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Lochside 1972 The Last Drop 44 Year Old

Lochside was founded in 1957, however single malt vintages only date from the early to mid-1960s and from the early 1980s as its Spanish owners in the intervening period, Destilerias y Crianzas (DYC), used its malt exclusively for export blends. Prior to this it was in the hands of Joseph Hobbs who had operated both pot and a coffey still, blending both malt and grain at birth for the distillery's Sandy MacNab brand. Some of these "blended at birth" casks have subsequently been bottled by independent labels. The practice stopped with Hobbs' death in 1964, and the distillery exclusively produced malt until it eventually closed in 1992.

Distilled in 1972, it matured in second fill american oak cask #346 for 44 years before being discovered and bottled 106 bottles by The Last Drop Distillers Ltd.

The story of Last Drop Distillers began in 2007 when James Espey and Tom Jago, friends of 45 years, started a small blending company in London. The pair boasted a wealth of collected experience within the industry before they started the project. Espey had clocked up over 50 years in the drinks industry working for the likes of Coca-Cola and eventually became the chairman of Chivas Brothers, and Jago was the former head of innovations at International Distillers & Vintners (IDV), where he helped invent brands such as Baileys Irish Cream, Le Piat d’Or and what would eventually become Johnnie Walker Blue Label. The aim of their new venture was to focus on producing extremely limited, high-end blended Scotch, although the portfolio has since grown to include other whiskies, rum, cognac and wine. The very first release came in 2008. The company grew in 2010 when daughter Rebecca Jago joined, and she was followed by Beanie Espey in 2014. Then, in 2016 Espey and Jago agreed to sell their company to American drinks giant and Buffalo Trace distillery-owner, the Sazerac Company. In its relatively short history, Last Drop Distillers has enjoyed success with its modest but ever-increasing catalogue of releases, each of which are highly-regarded by collectors and experts alike. 

Complete with stopper and miniature.

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