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Whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail’s 80-year-old expression, claimed to be the oldest single malt Scotch ever bottled, is now accessible for buy.
The uncommon whisky hails from The Glenlivet Distillery, drawn from a single cask that was laid down in 1940 beneath the watch of George and John Urquhart, family members that based Gordon & MacPhail.
The whisky specialist teased the release back in June, and has now made the expression available for purchase by way of its web site, with worth on utility.
Simply 250 bottles have been produced, full with a decanter and oak case designed by architect Sir David Adjaye OBE.
“The ambition was to create a vessel during which Gordon & MacPhail’s distinctive expertise and custom is transmitted and included,” Adjaye defined.
His design encompasses a ‘jewel-like’ decanter that was developed to appear like it was comprised of a single block of crystal. Every bottle was hand-blown by Scottish producer Glencairn Crystal Studio.
In the meantime, the circumstances had been produced by furnishings maker Wardour Workshops, from sustainably sourced oak bushes grown inside 5 miles of the enterprise.
Ewen Waterproof coat, managing director at Gordon & MacPhail, mentioned: “It’s typically quoted that the maturation of whisky over very lengthy durations of time is extra artwork than science. The decanter and oak pavilion that David has created for our historic launch is a real reflection of this artwork; the presentation is itself a murals.
“I’m positive George Urquhart and his father John, who had the extraordinary foresight to put down spirit from the Glenlivet Distillery in a bespoke Gordon & MacPhail cask to be loved after their lifetime, would love the design. It pays tribute to their craft and imaginative and prescient.”
Auctioning the world’s oldest single malt
Decanter #1 will go beneath the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 7 October, full with a framed cask finish from the unique barrel and a lithograph of Adjaye’s design. Proceeds from the public sale shall be donated to Scottish charity Bushes for Life, which goals to rewild the Caledonian forest.
Jonny Fowl, Sotheby’s spirits specialist, commented: “Becoming a member of forces with Gordon & MacPhail to public sale the world’s first 80-year-old single malt whisky is a real thrill. To have expertly matured this whisky for eight many years and maintained the vibrancy of the beautiful liquid is exceptional.
“Decanter #1 represents a landmark second in Scotland’s liquid historical past and the cask finish and signed 1-of-1 lithograph additional elevate this distinctive and really particular lot.”
Eager to see the bottle your self? The decanter and oak case shall be on show from early September in Sotheby’s New Bond Avenue galleries in London, in addition to at Sotheby’s headquarters in New York Metropolis and on the Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre.