Rare dram is yours for £22,000 a bottle

AN exceptionally rare whisky that lay untapped for 60 years is expected to go for £22,000 per bottle when it goes on sale.

The Linkwood Distillery whisky is thought to be the last remaining 1950s cask available in the world.

The cask was sealed at the Moray-based distillery on January 3, 1956.

It was one of the last to be laid down by John Urquhart, a first generation member from family firm Gordon and Macphail, which is releasing the whisky for sale.

And now a limited edition of just 53 bottles have been filled with the precious spirit.

They will be put up for sale globally with a recommended price of £22,000 each.

The private collection from Elgin’s Linkwood Distillery is described as having “highlights of blueberry, fruitcake, and dark chocolate” in its flavour.

Stephen Rankin, from the fourth generation of the family, says that the whisky has been handled by experts in the family throughout the decades.

He said: “Private Collection from Linkwood Distillery 1956 by Gordon & Macphail encapsulates the company’s dedication to the art of single malt whisky maturation and tireless pursuit of perfection.

“This incredible whisky is the culmination of the unrivalled knowledge and skills passed down and strengthened, over the decades, through four generations of my family.

The whisky was matured in the first fill Sherry hogshead for sixty years to give it a chestnut brown colour.

Bottles have been packaged in a display case.