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Bottle Details
Macallan 1946 Fine and Rare 56 Year Old Miniature 5cl
A truly stunning and unbelievably rare miniature bottle of Macallan distilled in 1946 and matured for over half a century in sherry wood before being bottling in 2002.
This 56 year old whisky is presented in an elegant lockable hard wood case accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
The interesting curiosity is that Macallan have printed a bottling date of 2002 on the front label, while also on the same label stating it as being \"Officially bottled by hand\". The rear label, which features the unique bottle reference number \"5bdram\", states bottling date as 8th September 2012. From our research, this mismatch of bottling dates is regular for these Fine & Rare bottles and is no cause for concern.
Our theory is that the whisky may have been drawn from cask at printed date and filled to a neutral vessel such as a glass demijohn to prevent further ageing, and loss of volume,hence guaranteeing the alcohol volume (abv) remains above 40% - with actual bottling taking place on dates hand-recorded. Please note however that this is an unconfirmed hypothesis.
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