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Incremental Bidding Explained
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Bottle Details
Allt-A-Bhainne 1977 First Cask 25 Year Old
A rare offering from Direct Wines' First Cask series.
Distilled at Allt-A-Bhainne in Speyside in 1977, this was bottled at 25 years old from cask #31521.
Bottle number 303.
Allt-A-Bhainne
A Speyside malt distillery built by Seagram Distillers in 1975 and today it is part of the Pernod Ricard portfolio. Somewhat unglamorous in its appearance and function, the distillery operates predominantly for the provision of Chivas Brothers' blended Scotch brands.
First Cask (UK)
The First Cask label was a brand of independent bottlings of single malt and single grain Scotch whisky. It was owned and distributed by Direct Wines Ltd, and the casks and bottling were supplied by Signatory Vintage. It was introduced in 1992 and bottled intermittently for the next two decades.
Direct Wines
The Direct Wines group is one of the largest wine retailers in the world, with locations in the UK, Europe, US and Australia. It is notable in the whisky industry for its ownership of the First Cask brand of independent Scotch whisky bottlings and also markets a blended malt called Old Harry.
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