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Speyside Single Malt 1997 Single Cask #5243 Chieftain's

Speyside Single Malt 1997 Single Cask #5243 Chieftain's
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Lot number: 084-3766

Winning bid: £195

Built by drystone dyker Alex Fairlie, Speyside was only commissioned in 1962 and finished in 1976. It wasn't until 1991 that the first spirit flowed from the stills and yet in a very short time it has become the third best selling single malt in Taiwan.

This Speyside was bottled by Ian MacLeod's Distillers Ltd. for their Chieftain's range.

Distilled: April 1997

Bottled: November 2015

Cask Type: Sherry Butt

Cask Number: 5243

57.5% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: One of only 616 bottles released

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