Birthday whisky - 1965

[portwood]

Hi all,

I would like to find a quality dram that I can drink each year on my birthday.

Criteria:
1. must be a single malt distilled in 1965
2. must be available for purchase at reasonable price (<€400)
3. ideally bottled in 1996, second choice would be 2000
4. should have "1965" printed on the label
5. would prefer >43% abv

Icing on the cake would be if this were available in Canada

Suggestions

[lbacha]

Not an easy selection to find but here are some bottles that have been auctioned latly and all are around 400 euros or cheaper. I would recommend the 8 year old aberlour it is amazing, the family casks by Glenfarclas are good as well and should be available..

Aberlour Original Bottling 18.January 1965 3 30 years old 43% vol, 70 cl


Aberlour Original Bottling 1965 over 8 years old An Unblended All Malt Scotch Whisky Gradi 50, 75 cl


Auchentoshan Original Bottling 4.10.1965 b.1997 31 years old Cask no.2144 45.6%vol, 70cl


Bruichladdie Original Bottling ' 1965 ' b.2003 37 years old Legacy Series 2 41.8%vol, 70cl


Bruichladdie Original Bottling 1965 22 years old Riserva Veronelli 48,8% vol, 75 cl


Bunnahabhain Original Bottling 1.11.1965 b.4.4.2001 35 years old Cask no.7159 one of 594 Bottles 53.9%Vol, 70cl


Glen Garioch Original Bottling 1965 21 years old 50%vol., 75 cl


Glenfarclas Original Bottling 1965 b.27.2.2007 Cask no.3861 one of 417 Bottles The Family Casks 60.0% VOL, 700ML


Isle of Jura Original Bottling 1965 26 years old The Stillman`s Dram 45% vol, 70cl


Knockando Original Bottling 1965 b.1989 Extra Old Reserve 43% vol, 75 cl


Macallan Original Bottling 1965 b.1983 17 years old Special Selection 43% vol, 75 cl


Macallan Original Bottling 1965 b.1990 25 years old The Anniversary Malt 43% Vol, 75cl


Tullibardine Original Bottling 1965 b.February 2008 Cask no.939 48.3% vol, 70cl 700ml


Tullibardine Original Bottling 1965 b.May 2005 2 Cask no.949 2


Len

[Jolly Toper]

now thats an answer, well done Len.

[Mark C]

Does it have to be a malt? You can get some lovely, old single grains of that vintage and well under your budget. For example Douglas Laing do a few in their Clan Denny range: http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-13538.aspx

[portwood]

Thanks for the great research Len.

I've seen couple of them at the whisky exchange.
So far the most attractrive and probably more easily available seems to be the Glenfarclas family cask (2007 or 2010 release).

More opinions welcome - especially from any Canadians out there.

[lbacha]

Thanks for the great research Len.

I've seen couple of them at the whisky exchange.
So far the most attractrive and probably more easily available seems to be the Glenfarclas family cask (2007 or 2010 release).

More opinions welcome - especially from any Canadians out there.

I've always been a fan of Glenfarclas and their family cask series is fairly affordable for a vintage single cask.

Len

[portwood]

Hi all,
I would like to find a quality dram that I can drink each year on my birthday.
Criteria:
1. must be a single malt distilled in 1965
2. must be available for purchase at reasonable price (<€400)
3. ideally bottled in 1996, second choice would be 2000
4. should have "1965" printed on the label
5. would prefer >43% abv
Icing on the cake would be if this were available in Canada
Suggestions

One year later .... Found it!
1. not a single malt, but produced by a single distillery, in 1965 - half point
2. Cdn$400, check
3. bottled 2011, half point for being a current bottling
4. "1965" on label, check
5. cask strength (52.3%), check
6. Icing on the cake, available in Canada, check
and the winner is .... 1965 Lochside - Adelphi (single blend, single barrel, cask strength, 499 bottles)

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And, icing, on the icing on the cake ... 91 points on the 2011 Malt Maniacs awards (4th place)

[Pete Smoke]

Nice looking choice Portwood. So how many bottles did you purchase?

[portwood]

Nice looking choice Portwood. So how many bottles did you purchase?

This is my biggest single purchase to date - by a factor of two! Could only pull the trigger on one. Need some reserve cash to pay for the cabinet to house it, and its mates.

[Malt-Teaser]

Excellent choice PortWood, that is indeed a magnificent dram. It has so much happening in there and yes, it was well worthy of all the accolades in MMA 2011.

Take your time with it, savour it, but most of all enjoy it!