About this bottle
Strathclyde 50 Year Old 1969 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whiskey. Single cask refill barrel #16642 distilled September 1969 bottled October 2019 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. Selected and bottled exclusively for The Whisky Barrel. Just 150 numbered bottles.
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THE SOVEREIGN SINGLE GRAIN WHISKY 50 YEAR OLD FOR THE WHISKY BARREL
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Ended 12th July 2020 · July 2020 · 4 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 240114
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Lowland
- Size
- 70cl
- Age
- 50
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 40.1%
- Distillery
- Strathclyde
- Distillery Status
- Operational
About the distillery
Strathclyde is a Scottish grain whiskydistillery in the city of Glasgow. The distillery was founded in 1927 by Seager Evans and Co. It stands on the south bank of the River Clyde in an area known as the Gorbals. When Port Dundas closed in 2010, Strathclyde was the only operational distillery left in Glasgow. Today, Strathclyde predominately makes grain whisky for use in blends for brands such as Ballantine’s and finds itself a part of Chivas Brothers’ impressive roster.