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    The Macallan fine and rare whisky bottle
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    The Macallan Fine & Rare 1979

    AGE OF WHISKY 40 Years Old

    YEAR BOTTLED 2019

    CASK TYPE Refill Sherry Puncheon

    CASK No. 2803

    TOTAL OUTTURN 338 Bottle Equivalents

    TINT 44

    AVAILABILITY 750ml, 700ml, 50ml

    THE YEAR THAT WAS

    1979

    In the UK, Margaret Thatcher was elected as the country’s first female Prime Minister, while,at The Macallan, Peter Shiach was appointed chairman. Tech giant Sony launched the ‘Walkman’ – allowing music to be enjoyed on the move – while tech rival Philips demonstrated the compact disk (or CD) publicly for the first time. This year also saw the iconic board game ‘Trivial Pursuit’ launched.

    THE EXPERIENCE

     
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    The Macallan fine and rare whisky bottle

    Colour

    Burnished Antique Oak
    The two most powerful warriors are PATIENCE and TIME.

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