Macallan Pure Malt - Campbell Hope & King - 1960s

INFORMATION

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

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.

DISTILLERY:Macallan

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:80 Proof

Bottle SIZE:NA

BOTTLER:Campbell Hope & King

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

BOTTLING DATE::1960s

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.