Inchgower 1968 36 Years Oak Cask No. 5575 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46.3% Vol. from the Duncan Taylor Cask Strength Rare Auld Edition - one of only 142 bottles of a great Speyside Single Malt!
A very rare vintage 1968 36 year old Inchgower Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from Duncan Taylor's famous Cask Strength Rare Auld Edition, distilled in October 1968 and bottled after over 36 years of maturation in oak cask no. 5575 in February 2005 without added colouring or chill filtration at cask strength 46.3% vol. in an edition of only 142 individually hand numbered bottles. This stunning 36-year-old Inchgower Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the late 1960s has a beautiful golden colour and delights with its maturity and complexity.
Inchgower is a whisky distillery near Buckie, Banffshire in Scotland. Because the landowner wanted to double the rent, the Tonicheal distillery was closed in 1871. As a result, the distillery owner's nephew, Alexander Wilson, founded the Inchgower distillery near the Scottish town of Buckie. In 1903, the distillery was initially abandoned, but was reopened by the town of Buckie in 1930. In 1936, Arthur Bell and Sons acquired the distillery, which they extensively modernised in the mid-1960s and installed two more stills. Arthur Bell and Sons was taken over by Guinness in 1985, which in the same year became part of the UDV group, which now trades as Diageo. The Inchgower whiskies are mostly unknown, although especially the few existing old bottlings show a special quality and complex flavours. As a single malt, Inchgower has so far only been officially bottled in one version: In Diageo's Flora and Fauna series. A 1974 version in the Rare Malts series was released in small quantities and is now one of the most sought-after collector's items. The Inchgower malts are not typical Speyside whiskies. They are rather salty, with hints of the sea, have a special island character and are more superficial than other Speyside single malt whiskies.
The whiskies offered by Duncan Taylor in the Peerless Collection come from the 4000 casks of selected premium distilleries which Abe Rosenberg has acquired with great expertise since the early 1960s, such as Aberlour, Ben Riach, Bowmore, Brora, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caperdonich, Clynelish, Dallas Dhu, Dalmore, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenburgie, Glenesk, Glenlivet, Glenlossie, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Inchgower, Knockando, Linlithgow, Laphroaig, Longmorn, Macallan, Macduff, Miltonduff, Old Pulteney, Springbank, Strathisla, Strathmill, Tamdhu and Tomatin and are all bottled as single cask whiskies in limited editions. All whiskies from the legendary Cask Strength Rare Auld Collection are of exceptional quality, have won several awards and especially the old bottlings from the 1960s of Macallan, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain are rare today and achieve considerable prices in the special auctions from Krüger, Bonhams and Christies.
A special piece of whisky history from the Speyside distillery Inchgower for connoisseurs, the discerning whisky collector and lovers of extraordinary and fine old Scotch whiskies.
- Nose: stunning, not old or wood-oaky but complex with violets, marshmallows, mandarin oranges and honey
- Palate: complex, balanced with spearmint, chamomile, dried pineapple and guava
- Finish: long and exquisitely
- Colour: golden amber
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Independent bottling
- District: Speyside
- Vintage: October 1968
- Age: 36 years old
- Year bottled: February 2005
- Cask Wood Type: Oak Cask
- Cask No.: 5575
- Alcohol ABV% 46.3 - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1968 Cask Strength Rare Auld Limited Single Cask Edition
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original boxed (box with traces)
- Producer/Importer: Duncan Taylor, King Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB548HP, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of only 142 bottles - very rare collector´s whisky!
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