This bottle was filled while single malt was still something few people outside Scotland had heard of. The label, the cork and the 75 cl belong to another era, and that is the whole reason it is interesting now.
Please note: this is an old bottling from the 1970s in a 75 cl bottle.
The expert description
Glen Deveron 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from MacDuff, bottled at 40% in a 75 cl bottle.
MacDuff stands near Banff on the north coast where the river Deveron meets the Moray Firth, and the distillery was built in 1962. Glen Deveron was for decades the name on the official house single malt, while the MacDuff name was left to the independent bottlers. The range has since been replaced by The Deveron, which makes any Glen Deveron bottle a closed chapter.
This one dates from the 1970s and holds 75 cl, the standard European format before 70 cl came in during the 1990s. The bottle size alone dates it, and for a collector that is part of the point.
Tasting notes
Nose
Old fashioned and restrained. Wax, dried apple and malt, with a dusty note like the inside of an old cupboard.
Palate
Soft and malty with pale caramel and nut, and the oily texture the spirit of that era so often had.
Finish
Medium, dry and mineral with a final sweetness of honey.
Specifications
Name: Glen Deveron 12 Years Old
Distillery: MacDuff
Region/Country: Highland Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 75 CL
Edition: Old bottling from the 1970s
EAN no.: 5010752000802
Flavour profile
Malty · Waxy · Soft · Mineral · Mature
Investment potential
Medium. An official bottling from the 1970s under a brand name that no longer exists cannot by definition be recreated. Old bottles from this period also carry a different production reality behind them, and that is exactly what collectors of vintage bottlings are after.
Did you know?
The 75 cl format was the European standard until the 1990s, when 70 cl became the common measure across the EU. Bottle size is therefore one of the quickest ways to date an old European whisky bottle, long before you start reading the label.
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