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Macallan Pure Malt - Campbell Hope & King - 1960s

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End Date : Apr 26 2023 08:00 PM

Quick Links: Distillery Bottling, 40-46%, Speyside, Macallan, Independent Bottler, 26 2/3 Fl Ozs, Single Malt, Scotland, 1960s, Campbell Hope & King,

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Macallan Pure Highland Malt. Bottled 1960s by Campbell Hope & King. No size stated although equal to 26 2/3 Fl Ozs. 80 Proof. No box.

A fabulous old Macallan Pure Malt, bottled in the 1960s by Campbell, Hope & King, who were one of several official licensees for the distillery's own bottlings in the 1960s and 1970s. This superb old Macallan would have been distilled most likely in the mid 1940s to late 1950s and matured in the kind of sherry casks that money just can't buy nowadays. Best of all, this Macallan was bottled at the old Imperial 80 proof, equivalent to 45.7%, so you can be assured that there's plenty of oomph left in this historic whisky.

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Stained label.

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Distillery: Macallan

Distillery Status: Working

Bottler: Campbell Hope & King

Region: Speyside

Bottling Year: 1960s

Category: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Bottle Size: NA

ABV: 80 Proof

The grandest of Speyside’s blue chip distilleries, Macallan was founded in 1824 and carved a reputation for luxury single malt whisky in the 1980s with string of 18-year-old and 25-year-old sherry-matured vintage single malts distilled in the 1960s and 1970s, building on the renown of earlier highly-regarded licensed bottlings by Gordon & MacPhail and Campbell, Hope and King.

In the early 2000s, as the supply and quality of even the best sherry casks declined dramatically, Macallan introduced their Fine Oak series, an initially controversial range of bottlings that included bourbon-matured spirit in the cask recipe. While the Fine Oak series took some time to find its audience, Macallan’s status as the top Speyside distillery - particularly at auction - was already well-established and today a legion of eager Macallan fans ensure that each new luxury bottling from the distillery sells out immediately on release.

Campbell, Hope & King was an independent drinks merchant and bottler who released some legendary official editions of Macallan under licence from the 1940s until the early 1980s when the distillery took all their official bottlings in-house. Prior to that, Campbell, Hope & King were one of the main licensed bottlers of Macallan in the UK, along with Gordon & MacPhail and Matthew Clark.

Campbell, Hope & King started life as the Argyle Brewery in Edinburgh in 1710, becoming Archibald Campbell Co. in the 19th century and Campbell, Hope & King in 1896 when it assimilated the Glasgow-based Hope & King spirits merchants and whisky blending business. Campbell, Hope & King was purchased by Whitbread in the 1960s and its Argyle brewery was subsequently sold off, but the superb vintage Macallans bottled by Campbell, Hope & King ensure the company’s immortality in whisky circles.

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	BID	DATE	TIME
Last Bids	£2,600.00	26th April 2023	13:22

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