About this bottle
The Macallan 29 Year Old 1972 Cask #4043 Fine & Rare Miniature (5cl) is an ultra-rare, collector-grade single malt Scotch whisky distilled in 1972 and bottled in 2002.
Part of the highly prestigious Fine & Rare Collection, this miniature bottle holds 50ml of liquid drawn from a single Hogshead cask at a natural cask strength of 58.4% ABV.
The full-sized version of this release was incredibly limited—yielding just 128 bottles worldwide—making the miniature iteration one of the most sought-after pieces of liquid history for global whisky investors
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Macallan 29 Year Old 1972 #4043 - Fine & Rare Miniature
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Specification
- Lot number
- 1080295
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Highlands
- Size
- 5cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 29
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 58.4%
- Distillery
- Macallan
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
The Macallan distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray, Scotland. The Macallan Distillers Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edrington, which purchased the brand from Highland Distillers in 1999.
The Macallan is generally considered to be the second or third highest-selling single-malt scotch, next to Glenfiddich and, by some accounts, Glenlivet.