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Glenrothes 1932 Pure Malt 42 Year Old

Lot: 222626

Glenrothes 1932 Pure Malt 42 Year Old

Winning Bid: £3,400
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 32 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Glenrothes
Age: 
42 Year Old
Vintage: 
1932
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
70 Proof
Bottle Size: 
26 2/3 Fl Oz
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Glenrothes 1932 Pure Malt 42 Year Old

Earmarked from an early stage an ideal component in blended Scotch whiskies, Glenrothes has long been a key part of big brands such as Cutty Sark and Famous Grouse. Its relationship with the former, lead to a two decade-long association with London wine-merchants, Berry Brother's & Rudd, when they traded their famous blend for the rights to the Glenrothes single malt brand in 2010. The distillery itself remained with Edrington through, and the two were reunited when the now hugely successful brand was returned in 2017.

Before a mass reorganisation by Edrington in 1999, Glenrothes was run by its subsidiary, Highland Distillers, who were the proprietors that produced this extremely rare bottling of its single malt. They had run the distillery since 1887, distilling this all the way back 1932. Pre-war vintages of all single malt is incredibly rare, particularly from producers with such a focus on the provision for blends. Thankfully, this whisky remained untouched, and was bottled in 1974 as the single malt market was beginning to take off.

 

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