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Linkwood 1984 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Lot: 6142448

Linkwood 1984 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Winning Bid: £360
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 42 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Linkwood
Vintage: 
1984
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Moon Import
Bottled Strength: 
50%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Linkwood 1984 Moon Import / De Viris Illustribus

Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980 and he bottled his first whisky in 1982. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, often using images found in old books. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity. The company is still going strong, and their early releases are some of the brightest gems in any whisky collection.

This is a 1984 vintage Linkwood from their De Viribus Illustribus series. Bottled for Moon Import in 1995 by Brae Dean, De Viris Illustribus is Latin for "about famous men."

Linkwood single malt has always been considered a key component of many popular blends, such as Johnnie Walker and White Horse, with much of its output reserved for these as a result. In 1982 it was selected for the Ascot Malt Cellar range by DCL, an early precursor to the Classic Malts range later launched by United Distillers. It had been on the short-list for the subsequent range at the time, but the company eventually opted for Cragganmore as the Speyside representative instead, later opting to revive the 12 year old under the Flora & Fauna brand. That remains the only permanent distillery bottling, but independent releases like this are more common however.

One of 750 bottles.

 

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