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70-year-old Scotch aged well: world's oldest bottled single malt whisky
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| March. 12, 2010
Posted on 03/12/2010 4:53:58 PM PST by JoeProBono
EDINBURGH, Scotland, - It was love at first taste for aficionados who gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland, to sip a 70-year-old Scotch whiskey, the world's oldest malt whiskey.
The Mortlach 70-year-old Speyside, bottled in a hand-blown crystal decanter with a silver stopper, made its debut to enthusiasts at Edinburgh Castle Thursday, The Times of London reported Friday.
David Urquhart and Michael Urquhart, grandsons of a former owner of Gordon and MacPhail's Scotch producers, are making the Speyside product available in 54 full-size bottles and in 162 smaller bottles to the public.
But sipping the septuagenarian Scotch ain't cheap, The Times said. A full bottle costs $15,100 and the mini-bottles cost $3,000.
The Urquhart brothers their family anticipated the moment "for generations."
"This is a very special day for us," they said. "Our family has been in the whiskey business for a long time, with each generation building and handing on a lifetime's expertise to the next. If the reaction of those lucky enough to enjoy a dram today is anything to go by, whiskey fans and people wishing to own a unique piece of Scotland's liquid history will be very excited about it."
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; History
KEYWORDS: jpb; scotch; singlemaltwhisky; whisky
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Claire Urquhart, granddaughter of John Urqhart, holds a bottle of the world's oldest bottled single malt whisky
To: JoeProBono
What an ugly ass bottle. Why, I’d have to drain the bottle just so I wouldn’t have to look at it any more.
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posted on
03/12/2010 4:56:48 PM PST
by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: JoeProBono
I’ll bet that’s an ambrosia for the palette.
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posted on
03/12/2010 4:57:47 PM PST
by
theDentist
(fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: JoeProBono; wardaddy; sit-rep; Eaker
I’ll take 2 cases !
Wonder if they will take a 3 party out of state post dated check with no ID ?
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posted on
03/12/2010 4:57:58 PM PST
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: JoeProBono
How many thousands of dollars would you needs to drink to tap that!
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posted on
03/12/2010 4:59:38 PM PST
by
rmlew
(The left has elected a new nation with the help of neoconservatives and libertarians.)
To: Scotsman will be Free
What an ugly ass bottle. Why, I’d have to drain the bottle just so I wouldn’t have to look at it any more.Appears to be made that way so you can pour it by the drop.
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:00:01 PM PST
by
Drew68
To: JoeProBono
I’m afraid that Mrs. VR-21 would notice the missing jewelry.
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:02:00 PM PST
by
VR-21
(Bring me my broadsword, and clear understanding. Bring me my cross of gold as a talisman.)
To: Squantos; humblegunner
Wonder if they will take a 3 party out of state post dated check with no ID ?They took gunner's credit card!
Whoo - Hooo!
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:03:58 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
To: JoeProBono
$1,301,400 for the whole lot.
Obama has prolly already bought them.
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:08:11 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
To: Scotsman will be Free
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:09:10 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: theDentist
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:10:53 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Eaker; Squantos
They took gunner's credit card! Like I use my OWN credit cards.
To: humblegunner
It was in your wallet.
How was I to know that yer real name isn’t Whack A. Mole?
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:17:20 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Where I'm from, "Gang Colors" is Realtree and Mossy Oak. You know what I'm saying hoss. Rule.308.)
To: JoeProBono
If one if going to imbibe, imbibe the best!
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:17:57 PM PST
by
Logic n' Reason
(We are all nine meals short of total anarchy.....think about it.)
To: Eaker
That one’s mostly maxed anyway.
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:19:32 PM PST
by
seoul62
To: JoeProBono
Sorry Joe, We drank it all on another trea..er..theard.. thread!
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:19:47 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Scotsman will be Free
LOL...Maybe that’s the idea!!! LOL
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:31:26 PM PST
by
hstacey
(An ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure...)
To: JoeProBono
I am sure it is a fine Scotch but the finest Scotch that has ever passed over my lips and caressed my tongue is a single blend known by the name of Mortlach.........
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:31:40 PM PST
by
Kimmers
(Be the kind of person when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, Oh crap, she's awake)
To: Kimmers
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posted on
03/12/2010 5:38:54 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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