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Glenfiddich 1987 - 125th Anniversary 1887-2012 - Distillery Exclusive - Single Cask 20043

LOT ID: 0923-896


End Date : Nov 22 2023 08:00 PM


Total Bids: 8   

Winning Bid
£400.00


LOT DESCRIPTION

Glenfiddich 1987. Bottled to celebrates the 125th Anniversary 1887-2012. Distillery Exclusive. Cask Number 20043. One of 250 Bottles. 70cl. 49.3%. In presentation box.

A single cask Glenfiddich 1987 released in 2012 to celebrate the distillery’s 125th anniversary. Cask 20043 was filled on Christmas Day 1987 - Glenfiddich’s centenary year -  and was bottled as a Distillery Exclusive in an edition of just 250 bottles, the majority of which were given to attendees of the distillery’s Anniversary dinner. This Glenfiddich 1987 was bottled at its natural cask strength of 49.3% and is a rare collector’s item.

CONDITION

Marked box.

FILLING LEVEL

Upper Shoulder

Distillery:  Glenfiddich

Distillery Status:  Working

Bottler: Distillery Bottling

Region: Speyside

Distilled Year: 1987

Bottles Produced: 250

Limited Edition: yes

Cask Number: 20043

Category: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Bottle Size: 70cl / 700ml

ABV: 49.3%

Glenfiddich distillery was built in 1886 by William Grant and is still owned by his family descendants today. Glenfiddich played a major role in the history of Scotch whisky, as the first distillery to commercialise its own official bottlings of single malt whisky on a major scale in the early 1960s. This move was to shape the industry up to the present day, and Glenfiddich has remained the world’s best-selling single malt whisky. 

It’s unlikely William Grant would recognise Glenfiddich today: since the 2020 reconstruction, the distillery now has a remarkable 43 stills making over 20 million litres of alcohol per annum. The core range official bottlings are frequently augmented by small batch limited editions; independent bottlings are almost non-existent. The exceptionally rare 1937 vintage released in 2001 is probably the most sought-after Glenfiddich, though early and/or long-aged vintage expressions also do well at auction.

Distillery bottlings are, as the name suggests, bottled by or for the distillery from which the whisky has originated and are thus often referred to as Official Bottlings or OBs. Distillery bottlings are generally more desirable for collectors and usually fetch higher prices at auction than independent bottlings. They are officially-endorsed versions of the whisky from a particular distillery and are therefore considered the truest expression of the distillery’s character.

This ideal of the distillery character is regarded so seriously by the distilleries and brand owners that casks of whisky that are considered to vary too far from the archetype are frequently sold on to whisky brokers and independent bottlers. When this happens, it is often with the proviso that the distillery’s name is not allowed to be used when the cask is bottled for fear of diminishing or damaging the distillery’s character and status.

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BID HISTORY

BID DATE TIME
Last Bids £400.00 16th November 2023 07:49