Few things taste better with age like cheese and wine. Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. After wine when one thinks of another luxury alcohol then its only whiskey. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, generally made of charred white oak. It produces heat in bodies so it is consumed mostly in winters. The more aged a whiskey is, the more depth and flavor comes in it. So here are top old whiskies which will make you fall in love with them:
Dalmore 64 Trinitas
Year: 1946
Age: 72 years old
Type of whisky: Single Malt Whisky
Bottled By: Gordon & MacPhail
Location: Speyside, Scotland, UK
Only truly outstanding single malts can mature to a great age such as 50 years old and more. To date only a handful of whiskies have been released at the venerable 64 years of age.
Only 3 bottles were made of this brand from which one bottle was purchased by an American private collector. Second was saved for storing in The Whisky Exchange and the last one was sold in 2010 for €100,000 as the most expensive Whisky sold ever.
Mortlach 70 Year Old Speyside
Year: 1938
Age: 79 years old
Type of whisky: Single Malt Whisky
Bottled By: Gordon & MacPhail
Location: Speyside, Scotland, UK
This was one of the oldest malt whiskies. It went on sale in 2010.Only 162 bottles were made of this brand from which only 54 were full-sized.
Full sized bottles were sold for €10,000 each and small size was sold for €2,500. The whisky was released by Gordon and MacPhail. The 70 year old batch was filled into a former sherry cask made from Spanish oak under the order of John Urquhart, grandfather to the company’s current joint managing directors, David and Michael Urquhart. The first bottle was piped in Edinburgh Castle and tasted by guests in the Queen Anne Room.
Hannisville Rye Whisky
Year: 1863
Age: 154 years old
Type of whisky: Rye Whisky
Bottled By: Hannis Distilling Co.
Location: Philadelphia, USA.
Part of the legendary “Hannisville Cache,” the Hannisville Rye is believed to have been distilled by Hannis Distilling Co. a thriving distillery, Philadelphia
As Ryes come this one is a true rarity, with a story as engaging as the charm of any Scotsman. It was believed to have been purchased by John Welsh, US Ambassador to the UK in the late 1870s.
Lost none of its depth, but time has certainly rounded all the edges. It’s still very spicy but gently so, neither hot nor harsh.
Old Vatted Glenlivet
Year: 1862
Age: 155 years old
Type of whisky: Single Malt Whisky
Bottled By: Glenlivet Distillery
Location: Scotland, UK
It is bottled by the Glenlivet Distillery in Scotland, UK, which is one of the oldest legal distilleries founded in 1824 by George Smith. In 2013, a bottle of 1862 Old Vatted Glenlivet was auctioned in a Bonhams auction house in New York and sold for US$7,735.
Another bottle of the same whisky was found and instead of being auctioned or sold, it was ceremoniously poured into a line of luxury watches. Aptly called the Whisky Watch, the timepieces are a collaboration between Wealth Solutions and Swiss watchmaker Louis Moinet that were made available on April 8, 2017. They retailed for €14,625 ($17,866) for the steel-case model and €37,375 ($45,655) for one of the ten limited red-gold watches.
Glenavon Special Liqueur Whisky
Year: 1851-1858
Age: around 160 years old (166-159)
Type of whisky: Liqueur (non-cream) Whisky
Bottled By: Glenavon Distillery
Location: Scotland, UK
This 14-ounce bottle holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest bottle of whisky in existence. The Glenavon distillery ceased operation sometime in the 1850s.
The bottle, which has been owned by an Irish family for generations, eventually went to an anonymous bidder. The green bottle is unusually small in size and holds about 14fl oz (about 400ml) of pale gold liquid.
The Correspondent Bureau
