INFORMATION
Macallan Private Eye. Bottled 1996 for the 35th Anniversary of Private Eye magazine. One of 5,000 bottles. 70cl. 40%.
The Macallan Private Eye, bottled in 1996 for the 35th anniversary of the magazine is a vatting of several casks that includes a 1961 vintage to represent the year Private Eye magazine was founded.
The very catching screen printed label was designed by Ralph Steadman, a freelance illustrator for the magazine.
At the time of release they decided to keep the price of the whisky in theme with the occasion and therefore sold them for £35.
DISTILLERY:Macallan
DISTILLERY STATUS:Working
Bottle ABV:40%
Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml
Bottle PRODUCED:5,000
BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling
SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland
LIMITED EDITION:yes
CASK TYPE:Single Malt
SERIES:Series
REGION:Speyside
BOTTLING DATE::1996
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.
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