1974 Vintage Whisky

A real rarity - an independently bottled cask strength 1974 vintage whisky from Glenlivet distillery, aged for 26 years and bottled just after the turn of the millennium. This whisky appears to have been only very lightly filtered before bottling. As such, we would advise filtering this whisky through an (unbleached) coffee filter prior to consumption to remove any traces of sediment.

A 38 year old 1974 vintage whisky from the Strathclyde grain distillery, aged in a refill barrel and bottled by Clan Denny.

A 1974 vintage single grain whisky from Cameronbridge, matured for 38 years in a refill barrel and bottled by Clan Denny.

A well-aged 37 year old whisky from Glenlivet, distilled in 1974 and released by veteran wine and spirits trader Berry Brothers and Rudd in early 2012.

An excellent sherried Glen Grant from the 1974 vintage bottled at full strength by posh booze merchants Berry Bros.

A 1974 vintage single cask whisky from Glen Grant, bottled by Berry Brothers and Rudd in 2012 after 37 years of maturation.

A 1974 vintage whisky from Glenlivet, as of writing the second biggest selling single malt in the world. This was distilled on the 27th of March and bottled 24 years later by First Cask.

A 1974 Glenlivet bottled under the George G Smith label by Gordon & Macphail.

A very rare bottling of Caol Ila 1974, bottled in the late 1990s by a now-defunct London retailer under the First Cask imprint.

The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This is a classic Clynelish originally released in 1997, so stocks are now understandably very low.

A mid 1990s bottling of 1974 vintage Caol Ila by Signatory for Italian importer Velier.

This Linkwood 1974 30yo was released in 2005 and remains the oldest ever official bottling from this distillery. The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio.

A bottle of 1974 North Port (aka Brechin) bottled in 1993 by Gordon & Macphail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range. North Port closed in 1983 as part of the cull of distilleries in that year and is now the site of a supermarket.

An old bottle of Banff 1974 vintage whisky. Banff distillery was demolished in 1983, meaning this is one of the few whiskies released from the remaining casks.

A lovely old bottle of Caol Ila 1974 ,bottled by Gordon & Macphail for the Connoisseurs Choice series sometime in the late 1980s.

A 26 year old whisky from Glen Esk, closed in the 1990s and now increasingly hard to find even as an independently bottled spirit. This one was distilled back in 1974 and bottled in the autumn of 2000.

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.