Glenallachie 21 years 1996 Signatory Vintage Cask n°5249-5250 - One of 449 - bottled 2018 Cask Strength Collection

  • 54.80% | 
  • 0.70L

A small batch of Glenallachie distilled in 1996, aged in hogsheads and bottled in 2018. Signatory Vintage's founder Andrew Symington first joined the whisky industry when he began selecting casks for Prestonfield House Hotel in Edinburgh. In 1988, th…More info

Lot description

  • Distillery: Glenallachie
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Speyside
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 Original box very slightly damaged

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Glenallachie 21 years 1996 Signatory Vintage Cask n°5249-5250 - One of 449 - bottled 2018 Cask Strength Collection

Cuvée presentation

A small batch of Glenallachie distilled in 1996, aged in hogsheads and bottled in 2018. Signatory Vintage's founder Andrew Symington first joined the whisky industry when he began selecting casks for Prestonfield House Hotel in Edinburgh. In 1988, the adventure continued when he founded Signatory Vintage, investing in a small bottling chain set up in his warehouses in Edinburgh. He began releasing editions bottled at cask strength without chillfiltration or colouring, practices that were still rare in the late 1980s. The legendary series of “Dumpy bottles” notably included information previously seldom seen on labels, such as the cask number, cask type and number of bottles. The bottle number was also written by hand. Signatory Vintage developed a strong reputation by selling not only iconic whiskies from well-known distilleries (Springbank, Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Bowmore) but also bottlings from very rare distilleries such as Ben Wyvis, Glen Flagler and Killyloch, and of course the many versions distilled in the Lomond stills of Miltonduff (Mosstowie), Glen Keith (Craigduff, Glenisla) and Glenburgie (Glencraig). Finally, in 2002, Andrew Symington bought the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry, in the Highlands of Scotland. Signatory Vintage was moved to the site, along with its warehouses, which face the distillery. A limited edition of 449 bottles.

The distillery Glenallachie

Founded in the late 1960s by Mackinlay, a subsidiary of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, the distillery was bought by Invergordon Distillers in 1985, Campbell Distillers in 1989 and then Billy Walker in 2017. It was under the latter that the distillery began releasing its own bottlings of single malts, with previous owners preferring to focus on blends. In addition to the new core range composed of a 10 Year Old Cask Strength, a 12 Year Old, 15 Year Old and 18 Year Old, the distillery also regularly bottles limited editions and single casks.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Glenallachie
  • Vintage: 1996
  • Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  • Age: 21 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Speyside
  • Alcohol percentage: 54.80 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 Original box very slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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