1965 Vintage Whisky

The oldest and most limited of Balblair's vintage expressions yet released, this 1965 comes from a single American oak ex-sherry butt that yielded 350 bottles at natural strength. This picked up a humonguous 96.5 points from Jim Murray, who made it Single Malt of the Year in its age category.

Whisky Bible Awards 2013: Single Malt of the Year (41 years & Over - Single Cask); 96.5 Points

Very handsomely-presented ancient Auchentoshan. This is from a bourbon cask and is limited to just 200 bottles.

This Carn Mor Macallan is a sister cask to the Cream Sherry bottling, and the two casks were distilled on the same day in 1965 and bottled on the same day in 2008. A fascinating experiment (for the deep-pocketed) to see how different types of cask affect identical spirit.

A very rare old 29yo Springbank 1965 bottled by the distillery in the mid-1990s, this is from the distillery's golden age and is likely to be a pretty stunning drop.

A 1965 vintage whisky from Springbank, bottled by the distillery with a picture of the distillery on the label.

An entry in Glenfiddich's Vintage Reserve range from 2001, chosen by a panel of experts, including the late Michael Jackson. This is different from the Vintage Reserves before it due to coming from a European oak sherry butt, rather than the usual bourbon casks.

A 1965 vintage Bowmore bottled in the 1980s with an old style label. This was distilled in the golden years shortly after the Morrison's takeover and was matured in sherry casks.

A special limited edition Glenfiddich, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Singapore in 1965. This was bottled from the last remaining cask of 1965 vintage whisky and has suitably exclusive small outturn of only 180 bottles.

A very very special bottling, this is a vatting of the two oldest casks that were left at Ardbeg and comes in a suitably hefty 'museum piece' box. You even get some soft white gloves to caress it with.

A 1965 vintage Macallan, aged for 36 years and released shortly after the turn of the millennium at its impressive full strength of 56.3% as part of the distillery's Fine & Rare series.