A hand curated assortment from among the most interesting distilleries in Scotland which incorporates the oldest ever Single Malt from Talisker Distillery
LONDON, thirteenth September 2023: Registration is now open for collectors all over the world to safe the fourth launch of Prima & Ultima, the esteemed anthology of uncommon and collectible classic Single Malt Scotch Whiskies from Diageo.
Hand-selected from among the most interesting distilleries in Scotland, together with legendary Brora and Port Ellen, Prima & Ultima provides collectors and connoisseurs the chance to construct an expertly curated liquid library of magnificent whiskies over time. This fourth launch contains eight exceptional bottlings; the oldest ever whisky to come back from Talisker Distillery, the forgotten final casks from The Singleton of Dufftown in 1985 and the final ever 1997 Lagavulin.
Every whisky from the gathering holds a narrative of a primary and a final of its type. The gathering presents the possibility to construct one of many rarest and most distinctive liquid libraries on the planet, capturing the ever unfolding story of Scotch. Together with pioneering experiments and the dwindling stays from lengthy misplaced ghost distilleries, the whiskies on this assortment can by no means once more be skilled by the world.
Revealed to a choose group of visitors on the Royal Academy of Arts, London, the fourth version within the collection sees eight extremely uncommon and treasured classic cask power Single Malt Scotch Whiskies personally chosen by Grasp Blender Dr Emma Walker. Celebrated as a real grasp of malt, Dr Emma Walker has spent a luminous profession on the forefront of Diageo’s most interesting work in whisky. Her first hand expertise of those liquid legends really involves life on this vivid and private choice of Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
With Emma’s heightened data of Single Malts she takes up the mantle from its three earlier curators, Dr Craig Wilson, Maureen Robinson and Dr Jim Beveridge OBE, every particular person extremely revered throughout the business with over a century of expertise between them.
Dr Emma Walker stated: “It’s a privilege to introduce the fourth launch of Prima & Ultima which I’ve personally chosen from Scotland’s reserves of exceptionally aged Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Every of those whiskies have been watched, influenced and marked as excellent. In addition to being distinctive, these uncommon whiskies had been every distilled throughout a particular, unrepeatable second of observe or change at every of the eight iconic distilleries.”
Emma continued to say: “In curating this launch I’ve drawn whiskies that not solely are noteworthy in whisky historical past, but additionally have a private connection to myself. As an example the very first malt whisky I attempted was a Lagavulin, it was its spectacular qualities that enticed me to enter the whisky world. It has additionally been certainly one of my goals to craft a particular 1977 Brora and I’m so happy that this launch has seen this realised.”
Hand picked for his or her excellent high quality and character, the fourth launch consists of the oldest whisky ever to be bottled from Talisker Distillery – a Talisker 46-Yr-Previous, an experimental Single Malt from Clynelish, and a Lagavulin heralding from 1997, often known as a golden yr for the Islay distillery. This Prima & Ultima launch additionally options the debut of Oban Distillery to the gathering with its final casks from 1996, chosen for its distinctive coastal character, uncharacteristic of the distillery.
Exceptionally uncommon whiskies from the reawakened ghost distilleries Brora and Port Ellen have been rigorously curated by Dr Emma Walker, with the final ever 1977 American oak hogsheads from Brora Distillery and the ultimate 1978 American oak hogsheads from Port Ellen becoming a member of the gathering.
On the night of the launch for this new launch, a choose group of visitors have been invited to style the whiskies, alongside an distinctive assortment of different firsts and lasts. Company have been hosted amongst among the rarest books on the Royal Academy of Arts, London, one of many oldest institutional positive arts libraries on the planet. These embody the Ruins Of The Palace Of The Emperor Diocletian At Spalatro In Dalmatia, the primary ebook to be donated to the library in eleventh January 1769 by the architect Robert Adam only one month after the RA was based, and the David Hockney: a much bigger ebook, the final to be added to the gathering.
Solely 413 full units of the Prima & Ultima Fourth Launch can be found for buy, straight by way of appointed Prima & Ultima brokers. Particular person bottlings from the fourth launch are additionally out there. The beneficial retail promoting value for the fourth launch of Prima & Ultima is GBP45,580 (together with tax and responsibility) within the UK. An internet registration web page is open from thirteenth September to eleventh October 2023 at www.theprimaandultimacollection.com for whisky collectors throughout the globe to register their curiosity.
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