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706
2004
42.4%
70cl
UK
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One of ≤100 Bottles
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Single Cask
Closed
03 Dec 2018

Bottle Details

This is an early post-war vintage from Benromach, distilled all the way back in 1949. Despite all of the upheaval at the distillery over the years, this whisky lay patiently maturing in refill bourbon barrel #706 until it was bottled in 2004.

A 55-year-old, it is one of only 83 bottled in hand-blown glass bottles, and originally presented in an individually numbered burnished copper tube.

Benromach 1949 Classic 55 Year Old

An incredible offering from the storied Speyside distillery. This is an early post-war vintage, distilled all the way back in 1949. Since then the distillery has changed hands twice, and closed down in the intervening 55 years between then and bottling.

Closed in 1983, the distillery lay silent for 10 years before being re-opened by Gordon & MacPhail in 1998 after a year of restoration. Despite all of this upheaval, this whisky lay patiently maturing in refill bourbon barrel #706 until it was bottled in 2004.

This 55 year old is one of only 83 bottled in hand-blown glass bottles, and presented in an individually numbered burnished copper tube.

This is bottle 34.

Each set also includes a copy of the cask's \"Brewing Report.\"

Distillery
Distillery status
Operational
Age
55 year old
Vintage
1949
Production Type
Single malt
Cask type
Refill bourbon barrel
Region
Speyside
Brand
Bottle count
83

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