Scotch Whisky Selection Full Proof 3 x 75cl

The following lot is for a selection of rare cask strength distillery bottlings which were produced exclusively for F&G in Italy. These were released by the parent firm of the distilleries at the time, Gibson International.

• Glen Scotia 12 Year Old Full Proof 1980s / F&G Import - Despite having been mothballed several times throughout its history, Glen Scotia is a proud survivor of the early 20th century desolation of Campbeltown, once known as \"the whisky capital of the world.” The Kintyre peninsula formerly boasted over 30 distilleries, but by the end of the 1920s, only this and Springbank remained. Shut for most of the 1990s before being re-opened by Loch Lomond Distillers, today it is one of only three in the region, and despite having a prominent portfolio of distillery bottlings in shops today, official releases like this from its previous operational periods are quite rare.
• Littlemill 12 Year Old Full Proof 1980s / F&G Import - Littlemill was one of Scotland's oldest distilleries in its time, with distilling rumoured to have taken place there as far back as the late 18th century. It has a turbulent history of ownership changes and mothballings, as well as briefly experimenting with producing a lightly and heavily peated single malt as well, called Dunglass and Dumbuck, respectively. Barton Brands, the owners at the time, called a halt to these in 1971 however. The distillery closed again for a time in the 1980s, with its still falling silent for the final time in 1994. The distillery buildings were then lost in a fire in 1996, bringing an end to the its tumultuous story. 
• Glen Nevis 12 Year Old Full Proof 1980s / F&G Import - This is a unnamed single malt that was bottled under the title, Glen Nevis.