{"product_id":"mannochmore-12-year-old-1976-smws-single-cask-64-1-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1989-75cl","title":"Mannochmore 12 Year Old 1976 SMWS Single Cask 64.1 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1989) 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eMannochmore 12 Year Old 1976 SMWS Single Cask 64.1 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (1989) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe very first bottle of Mannochmore bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of an unknown amount of bottles. What a piece of history the .1 SMWS bottles have become. An old fashioned screw top and high ABV of 62.4! and 75cl like it was many times in the 1980s and early 90s. Which government decided that we should have 50mls less? A double less for all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotch Malt Whisky Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company The Artisanal Spirits Company plc on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes. SMWS also offers the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler. These curiously named drams really do have something for every whisky lover!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SMWS are one of the Britain's most revered independent bottlers with a worldwide network of partner bars with one mission of getting as much whisky at natural cask strength without water to different nations including USA, Canada, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Germany and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout SMWS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Mannochmore \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"description\" class=\"introduction\"\u003eA large distillery with half a dozen stills, here a light style is produced though without the oily background of its sister plant, Glenlossie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlowers are more to the fore here, with delicate fruits that gain in weight when matured. Although some older expressions have appeared on occasion, it is most commonly seen as a 12-year-old in the Flora \u0026amp; Fauna range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMannochmore is one of the manifestations of the confidence of the 1960s – a situation which is currently being repeated. It was built by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/5893\/distillers-company-limited\/\"\u003eDCL\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1971 to cope with increasing demand internationally for blends, and like its sister plant, Glenlossie, it has been closely associated with the Haig and Dimple brands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor years it worked quietly away until 1996 when its make was used in one of the most controversial single malts of the late 20th century – Loch Dhu, the ‘black whisky’. Although the full tale of how Loch Dhu was created has never been told (and is unlikely ever to be revealed), the enthusiastic use of spirit caramel is seen by most as the most likely candidate for the pitch black hue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brand was withdrawn soon after its launch and despite the hostility of the initial response when it first appeared it has now, perhaps inevitably, become a collector’s item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction capacity was upped in 2013 to 4.5m litres per annum with new mash tun, more washbacks and a pair of stills – now making eight in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e62.4% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mannochmore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52792320721234,"sku":"000543","price":989.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/4773913299_2a148caf-ce09-4063-9bbc-913dd7ad7a01.jpg?v=1771970059","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/mannochmore-12-year-old-1976-smws-single-cask-64-1-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1989-75cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}