Macallan 1878 bottle is exposed as a fake by Whisky 101

One of the world’s only known bottles of Macallan 1878 still in circulation has been officially exposed as a fake. Following an investigation by Rare Whisky 101, working in partnership with Sandro Bernasconi, bar manager at the Waldhaus Hotel, the bottle has been confirmed as a forgery. The Waldhaus Hotel Am See in St Moritz…

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Tamdhu: 50 years in the making

PETER RANSCOMBE WHAT was happening in the world back in 1963? In America, president John Kennedy was assassinated. In Liverpool, The Beatles released their first album. And, in a quiet corner of Speyside, on 2 November, a batch of spirit was distilled at Tamdhu. That new-make spirit was placed into a first-fill European oak sherry…

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