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Incremental Bidding Explained
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Bottle Details
Ardmore 12 Year Old James MacArthur Cask Strength
Ardmore was built by Wm. Teacher at the end of the 19th century, and as a rare peated Highland single malt, provided the smoky qualities in their well-loved blends. Now in the hands of Beam Suntory, there have been very few official bottlings, but independent releases like this have appeared over the years and are much sought after.
This is a 12 year old, bottled by James MacArthur & at cask strength at some point in the 1980s.
James MacArthur & Co were founded in 1982 and are a no-frills independent label, focussed bringing lesser-seen and often closed distilleries to the market. Their simple approach and fine selection of cask strength and single cask whiskies has earned them an army of fans amongst connoisseurs across the world.
Ardmore
A malt whisky distillery located in the Highland region of Scotland. It was built by Adam Teacher at the end of the 19th century in order to service the blending needs of his family company, Wm. Teacher & Sons and is today the distillery is part of the portfolio Suntory Global Spirits.
James MacArthur & Co
A Scottish independent bottling company established in 1982 with the goal of showcasing lesser-seen or silent distilleries. The company released some highly sought-after bottlings over the years, however was eventually dissolved in 2022.
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