Macallan 1948 51 Year Old Select Reserve with Certificate
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Lot number: 143-07178
Winning bid: £18,000
The Macallan distillery was founded in 1824 by Alexander Reid, a barley farmer and school teacher. Now owned by the Edrington Group, The Macallan prides itself on its Six Pillars, which include its curiously small stills, very narrow 'cut' of new make spirit and exceptional cask management. It is the most sought after whisky for collectors, regularly setting records at auctions all round the world.
A new £140 million subterranean distillery and visitor centre on the Easter Elchies estate was opened to the public in the summer of 2018 and has since won several awards for its architectural quality; with its exciting features including glass walls of vintage whiskies, a circular pod of copper pot stills, and a Boutique reflecting those in Dubai and Heathrow airports.
Released in 1999, Macallan filled each bottle on a different day of the year. Of the 366 bottles produced, not one carries the same bottling date as any other. 1948 was a leap year, hence the 366 released!
This incredible lot was distilled on the exact birthday of King Charles III, whose Coronation is to commence on the 6th of May 2023.
Distilled: 14.11.1948
Age: 51 Years Old
46.6% ABV / 70cl
Please note minor wear to carton
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