Clynelish 12 Year Old Ainslie & Heilbron
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Lot number: 175-04193
Winning bid: £950
James Ainslie & Co. Was originally set up in Leith in 1868 as a spirits merchant. They bought Clynelish near Brora in northeast Scotland in 1896 and completely re-built it. However the Pattison Crash at the turn of the century forced Ainslie’s to sell Clynelish to James Risk in 1912 to focus on blending. The company merged with fellow blender Walter Baillie & Sons, Robertson Brothers and John Gillon & Co. to form Ainslie, Baillie & Co. of Leith.
Under James Ainslie’s son Robert, the company continued until 1921 when it was absorbed by Sir James Calder’s growing whisky group. Calder merged it with two other blenders he owned to create Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd. The following year the company was moved to Glasgow, and became part of the expanding DCL in 1926.
The DCL registered the Ainslie’s brand in 1937, and continued to produce the range as part of its vast brand portfolio well into the 1980s, when it was discontinued. The Ainslie’s brand has featured many blended expressions over the years, including King’s Legend, Royal Edinburgh Specially Selected De Luxe, plus a handful of regional single malt bottlings from unnamed distilleries.
Age: 12 Years Old
57% ABV / 70cl
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