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Talisker Pure Malt - 1960s - 80 Proof


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Talisker Pure Malt - 1960s
Talisker Pure Malt - 1960s
LOT ID: 1022-941

Winning Bid
£1,750.00

End Date: 04 Jan 2023
Talisker Pure Malt - Circa 1960
Talisker Pure Malt - Circa 1960
LOT ID: 359

Winning Bid
£1,250.00

End Date: 08 Jan 2014

Talisker Pure Malt - 1960s - 80 Proof

Talisker Pure Malt. Bottled 1960s. Plain silver lead foil capsule. 26 2/3 Fl Ozs. 80 Proof.

A beautiful old bottle of Talisker Pure Malt, we have dated this conservatively as 1960s but it could very well be 1950s- at any rate it seems certain that this whisky would have been distilled at the original Talisker distillery that was destroyed by fire in 1960. This is a rare official distillery bottling from the period and is the much sought-after 'High Strength' version of Talisker Pure Malt bottled at 80-proof, equivalent to 45.7%.

Distillery:  Talisker

Distillery Status:  Working

Bottler: Distillery Bottling

Region: Island

Bottling Year: 1960s

Category: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Bottle Size: NA

ABV: 70 Proof

Founded in 1830, Talisker’s medium-peated whisky perfectly expresses the rugged terrain of the distillery’s surroundings on the western Hebridean Isle of Skye, where it was the only legal distillery for many decades until the recent arrival of Torabhaig.

Talisker had been one of the stars of Scottish Malt Distillers’ portfolio for decades before the launch of the Classic Malts series in 1987 cemented the distillery’s popularity in the modern era. Early examples of Talisker’s single malt were bottled over a century ago by merchants including Berry Brothers and there were numerous official bottlings from around the 1940s onwards.

The old style Talisker's thrillingly savage spirit has been tamed this century, regrettably, but the extraordinary early cask strength Special Release Taliskers bottled between 2001-2010 still offer great value 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.