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    The Macallan Fine & Rare 1926

    AGE OF WHISKY 60 Years Old

    YEAR BOTTLED 1986

    CASK TYPE Hogshead

    CASK No. 263

    TOTAL OUTTURN 40 Bottle Equivalents

    TINT 72

    AVAILABILITY 750ml, 700ml

    THE YEAR THAT WAS

    1926

    The Macallan was managed by Janet Harbinson, the daughter of Roderick Kemp, who had bought the distillery in 1892. Also in this year, Gertrude Ederle became the first person to swim the 22 mile English Channel, taking 14 hours and 31 minutes; the first telephone calls were made between London and New York; and Scotland’s John Logie Baird demonstrated the world’s first TV.

    THE EXPERIENCE

     
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    Colour

    Laburnum

    Whisky’s Eternal Masterpiece

    In addition to Fine & Rare 1926, three globally acclaimed artists: Sir Peter Blake, Valerio Adami and Michael Dillon were each commissioned to create artwork for a limited number of 1926 bottles. 

    2026 marks the 100th anniversary of when cask 263 began its extraordinary journey. Filled and laid down in 1926 by Janet "Nettie" Harbinson and bottled in 1986 by Nettie’s great nephew, Allan Shiach, this exceptional cask has produced the world's most valuable wine or spirit ever sold at auction*. One cask, 40 bottles, each a masterpiece.

    Watch the film and discover the legacy. 

    *The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 - sold at Sotheby's, London for £2.18m in 2023.

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