1972 Vintage Whisky

A 26 year old whisky from Glenlivet, bottled by Murray McDavid in September 1998. Distilled in March 1972 this was, unusually for a Glenlivet, matured in a sherry cask before bottling in September 1998.

Released in the mid-1990s by owners Diageo as part of the Rare Malts series, this is a rare 1972 Teaninich bottled at a startling 64.95%.

The Animals is a series of legendary and highly sought-after bottlings from Italian company Moon Import. This 1972 Tobermory was a vatting of five sister casks bottled in 1990, and comes with a label featuring some nice illustrations of frogs.

A potent cask strength Royal Lochnagar 1972 bottled in the mid-1990s by the distillers as part of Diageo's Rare Malt selection. The early Rare Malts bottlings were almost uniformly outstanding.

A 30 year old whisky bottled specially for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Distilled in 1972 and bottled at cask strength in May 2002.

An old bottling of Dallas Dhu whisky. This whisky was distilled in 1972 and bottled by Gordon & Macphail for their Connoisseurs Choice series.

A rich and old dram from Glenfarclas, distilled in 1972, matured in a sherry butt and bottled at cask strength in 2011 as part of the 8th release of whiskies in the Family Casks series.

The Glenfarclas Family Casks series is a new range of vintage casks from one of Speyside's best distilleries. All but three of the range (1952, 1979 & 1984) are from first fill or refill sherry casks.

Silver Medal Winner (The Malt Maniacs Awards 2009)

A 1972 vintage Clynelish released as part of Diageo's Rare Malts series. Despite spending 24 years maturing it is still at a whopping cask strength of 61.3%.

A very rare mid-1980s G&M bottling of Diageo's faithful blend-fodder workhorse Linkwood, bottled in 1987 at the slightly scary full strength of 61.6%.

A 1972 vintage whisky from Glenglassaugh for their "The Massandra Connection" series. This whisky has been aged for 39 years and finished in "Sherry Style Wines". Sherry style wines are made from a variety of grapes and have a similar flavour profile as sherry (as the name would suggest). This particular sherry style wine is a combination of Sercial, Verdelho, and Crimean Albillo grapes.

A 1972 vintage Rare Malts bottling of Glendullan. This whisky has been aged for 22 years and bottled at cask strength.

An old 1972 vintage bottling of Glenrothes from the mid-1990s with the official short description 'Rich, Spicy, Fruitiness'. That'll be sherry, then, from a period during which Glenrothes produced some of their very best whisky. These early vintage bottlings are getting pretty scarce these days.

An interesting whisky from Gordon & Macphail, bottled for a special reason - commemorating MD David Urquart's 40 years of service on his retirement in late 2012. The whisky is a 1972 vintage Tomintoul, bottled at 40 years old, and was a big hit at The Whisky Show in 2012.

A 1972 vintage Glenlivet bottled in 2005 as part of their Cellar Collection series. One of the winners of the series, with 4.5 stars from Whisky Fun's Serge Valentin.

A very, very rare bottling of Ben Wyvis, which closed in 1976 after just 12 years of production. This is from a single cask of the 1972 vintage, bottled at full strength for the Japanese market in the late 1990s.