Siglo-Man
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I picked up 2 of these bottles from the Mac distillery since they are only 800 available from the Distillery exclusively and each bottle is hand numbered. I would have preferred they use the 18 year and not the 12 and would have been happy to pay more for it but it is what it is. I have pasted the info bellow. I thought it was pretty unique.
To celebrate the glories of its own Salmon fishing beat on the fabled River Spey at its Easter Elchies estate, The Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky has created The Ghillie’s Dram.
A limited edition of only 800 bottles of this 12 years old single malt have been produced, each individually hand-labelled and numbered. Also included with the bottle is a fishing pouch with two Macallan salmon flies and a limited edition map of The Macallan beat.
The Macallan Ghillie’s Dram honours the important role that the River Spey, one of Scotland’s most famous salmon rivers, plays in creating the character of The Macallan. The river borders The Macallan Estate to the south and south-east and is managed in harmony with this beautiful landscape.
Willie Bremner, The Macallan Estate Ghillie, said: "The Spey serves not only as a boundary for The Macallan Estate, it also provides a wonderful fishing experience, a rich natural habitat, and water used in the creation of The Macallan. It is my pleasure to manage The Macallan fishing beat; five dark and delightful pools where salmon and trout rest fleetingly on their long journeys up and down the river. In my mind, the river, the land and the whisky have always been bound together, each an essential part of the other.
“It is a beautiful river, a source of both fresh water and timeless inspiration for us, and it continues to captivate generations of anglers and whisky lovers worldwide. The purchase of a bottle will be supporting the restocking of salmon in the River Spey, helping to preserve this priceless asset." The whole of The Macallan Estate covers 370 acres (150 hectares), comprising land for growing barley to make The Macallan, pasture for sheep and cattle, woodland, and mown grassland to attract species of birds.
To celebrate the glories of its own Salmon fishing beat on the fabled River Spey at its Easter Elchies estate, The Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky has created The Ghillie’s Dram.
A limited edition of only 800 bottles of this 12 years old single malt have been produced, each individually hand-labelled and numbered. Also included with the bottle is a fishing pouch with two Macallan salmon flies and a limited edition map of The Macallan beat.
The Macallan Ghillie’s Dram honours the important role that the River Spey, one of Scotland’s most famous salmon rivers, plays in creating the character of The Macallan. The river borders The Macallan Estate to the south and south-east and is managed in harmony with this beautiful landscape.
Willie Bremner, The Macallan Estate Ghillie, said: "The Spey serves not only as a boundary for The Macallan Estate, it also provides a wonderful fishing experience, a rich natural habitat, and water used in the creation of The Macallan. It is my pleasure to manage The Macallan fishing beat; five dark and delightful pools where salmon and trout rest fleetingly on their long journeys up and down the river. In my mind, the river, the land and the whisky have always been bound together, each an essential part of the other.
“It is a beautiful river, a source of both fresh water and timeless inspiration for us, and it continues to captivate generations of anglers and whisky lovers worldwide. The purchase of a bottle will be supporting the restocking of salmon in the River Spey, helping to preserve this priceless asset." The whole of The Macallan Estate covers 370 acres (150 hectares), comprising land for growing barley to make The Macallan, pasture for sheep and cattle, woodland, and mown grassland to attract species of birds.
