About this bottle
Founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills comes The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. His passion for whisky started when he was traveling around the country in the 70s. This Speyside malt was distilled at Macallan Distillery on the 11th of October 1989 and bottled 30 years later. During that time it was matured in a refill ex-bourbon cask. Only 169 bottles were released.
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MACALLAN 30 YEAR OLD SMWS 24.143 - SUBSTANCE OVER STYLE
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Ended 2nd April 2024 · MARCH AUCTION 2024 · 7 bids
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Specification
- Lot number
- 670177
- Country
- Scotland
- Region
- Speyside
- Size
- 70cl
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 30
- Number of Bottles
- 1
- Strength (%)
- 48.6%
- 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.