May 2025
House of Hazelwood – Spirit of Scotland 46 Year Old
We picked the absolute cherry from the private collection of the Gordon family (owners of Balvenie and Glenfiddich) to bring the only bottles of this incredible 46-year-old Scotch to Australia.
Scotch
Colour
Antique goldNose
Warming syrup, treacle, and baking aromas alongside heather pollen and beeswax.Palate
A hint of smoke, bright flashes of lemon pie, and a long, wonderfully smooth, lightly spiced finish.What makes this whisky so special
Imagine getting your hands on 46-year-old Scotch, straight from the private collection of the owners of Balvenie and Glenfiddich. What do you reckon you’d be paying? $5,000? $10,000? $20,000?
Try $2384. For a whisky distilled in the late 1970s, blended in 1994, and then laid down for another 28 years before release. This is another level of whisky rarity, and it’s come from arguably the greatest inventory of aged Scotch whisky held anywhere in the world: the Gordon family’s House of Hazelwood (they own William Grant & Sons, so they’ve got unsurpassed access to whisky).
We tasted every whisky they had, and picked just one to bring to Australia, exclusively for Members of the Club. This was the clear winner: it stood out for still being beautifully balanced, even after all that time maturing (no hint of overoaking), and for being an incredible example of seventies-era Scotch. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 43.6% ABV, non-chill filtered, and all natural colour, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime dram.
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The Specs
- Price
- $2,384.00
- Age
- 46 Years Old
- ABV
- 43.6%
- Maturation
- Blended at 18 years of age, then matured a further 28 years in American Oak hogsheads.
- Country
- United Kingdom
House of Hazelwood’s History
With a collection of stocks that spans almost 100 years, from the same owners of William Grant & Sons, the House of Hazelwood is an independent bottlers that has arguably the greatest inventory of aged Scotch whisky held anywhere in the world.
Distillery Facts
- Region
- Independent bottler covering all regions of Scotland
- Origin
- The Old Court House, 7 Parkshot, Richmond, England TW9 2RF
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