Ambitious plans revealed to launch 'world's first' 100-year-old whisky
The new five bottle series will be launched with the introduction of a 60-year-old single grain scotch to mark Girvan Distillery's 60th anniversary, with further releases every year until 2065 to create a set of five aged 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100-years-old.
The whisky collection is named One For The Next and celebrates the Gordon family's long tradition of laying down stocks for future generations to enjoy and is designed to be shared as a family heirloom.
Several casks filled at the Girvan grain distillery in 1964, which each traces their roots back to Charles Gordon, will be combined for the project.
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From this, just 25 bottles of the 60-year-old whisky will be filled with the remainder of the 60-year-old blend filled into custom European hogsheads commissioned by Charles Gordon's niece Kirst Grant Meikle, and designed specifically to support long-term maturation into the distant future.
Commenting on One For The Next, Kirsten Grant Meikle, said: 'To be part of our family is to have whisky in your DNA and it's an honour to be carrying on the family tradition of laying down whiskies for the next generation, of innovating and of course, to be working with grain whisky first laid down by my uncle himself makes this extra special.
'Our family has been doing this forever – laying whisky down, protecting it, nurturing it in the full knowledge that it's not something that we will personally enjoy – it's for those that come next.
'This is our family story, and it always has been. And for whoever gets to open and enjoy these bottles in the future it truly is an incredible opportunity to witness and taste the evolution of a grain whisky through the decades.'
Those who buy the 60-year-old will be granted first refusal to purchase future bottles released in the series and it will come displayed in a custom-built display cabinet crafted from wood harvested from the garden of Hazelwood House, the Gordon family's Speyside home.
House of Hazelwood Director, Jonathan Gibson, said: 'In recent years, there has been a trend towards speculation in the Scotch market – with some investors looking to buy hard to find bottles and sell them quickly for financial gain.
'We're fortunate that those who buy House of Hazelwood releases typically buy for different reasons – understanding greatly aged Scotch whisky for everything it represents; liquid character, the story behind the flavour and the time and care that has gone into its creation.
'This is something for them – an opportunity to become a part of this whisky's story and to build on the pioneering work of Charles Gordon himself. The ambition to take this whisky through to 100 is also a fascinating technical challenge and for those who join us on the journey it will certainly be a rewarding one.'
One For The Next is available exclusively to order from House of Hazelwood and WG&S Distillers Libraries priced at RRSP £10,000.
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