About this bottle
This was the third if not controversial replica Macallan released in 2003. This replica bottling was created to mimic a bottle of Macallan purportedly produced in 1841. It is one of four releases that also include replicas of bottles from 1861, 1874 and 1876.Controversy ensued over the provenance of the bottles that were replicated for this Macallan bottling being that several years after these replicas were released, it transpired that many of these bottles (which were purchased by Macallan) turned out to be fake. This release was one of those. Despite this controversy, the collectability of these releases has only increased.
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MACALLAN 1841 REPLICA
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 9 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670079
- Country
- Scotland
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 41.7%
- 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.