Macallan 1958 - Sherry Casks - Campbell Hope & King - 1970s

INFORMATION

Macallan 1958. Matured in Sherry Casks. 26 2/3 Fl Ozs. 80 Proof.

A fabulous and exceptionally rare old bottle of Macallan’s 1958 vintage bottled at some point in the mid-1970s by agents Campbell, Hope & King, who were one of several UK-based officially licensed bottlers used by Macallan at the time alongside Matthew Clark, Gordon & MacPhail and others. Even better, this is the extra-rare higher strength version bottled at 80 Imperial Proof (45.7%), so expect plenty of oomph on those wonderful sherry flavours.

DISTILLERY:Macallan

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:80 Proof

Bottle SIZE:26 2/3 Fl Ozs

BOTTLER:Campbell Hope & King

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1958

BOTTLING DATE::1970s

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.