{"product_id":"inverleven-1979-2003-23-year-old-smws-20-19-a-divine-treat-lot-id-0226-643","title":"Inverleven 1979-2003 - 23 Year Old - SMWS 20.19 - A Divine Treat Lot Id: 0226-643","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003eInverleven 1979 - 2003. 23 Year Old. Bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Society cask number 20.19. A Divine Treat 70cl. 52.6%. 92.0 Proof. No box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask Inverleven 1979 23-year-old Lowland single malt whisky made on pot stills at Hiram Walker’s Dumbarton grain distillery and bottled by The Scotch Malt Whisky Society in 2003 with the SMWS code 20.19 with the subtitle ‘A Divine Treat’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle malt whisky production ceased at Dumbarton in 1991 and fewer than 150 bottlings of Inverleven’s malt have ever been released, with the vast majority of the Inverleven whisky always destined for the Ballantine’s blend. SMWS 20.19 was an edition of just 193 bottles yielded from a single barrel at its natural cask strength of 52.6%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDumbarton’s original Inverleven pot stills were replaced in 1972; after falling silent in 1991 they were purchased in 2005 by infamous erstwhile Murray McDavid head honcho Mark Reynier for Bruichladdich, where for many years the wash still sat outside to greet visitors from a patch of grass next to the distillery gates. Reynier must have loved the Inverleven pot stills, as after leaving Bruichladdich he bought them again in 2015 for his Waterford distillery in Ireland, where they ran for nearly six years before finally being replaced by another set of replicas in 2021. After Waterford’s unfortunate recent failure it remains to be seen where the new replica stills will end up next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Whisky-Online Auctions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57997600424317,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Inverleven 1979-2003 - 23 Year Old - SMWS 20.19 - A Divine Treat-Lot Id:0226-643","offer_id":57997600457085,"sku":"0226-643","price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/0036\/4446\/files\/0226-643-1_ce53039f-2c55-486b-9d99-13c020b94880.jpg?v=1775075313","url":"https:\/\/whisky-onlineauctions.com\/products\/inverleven-1979-2003-23-year-old-smws-20-19-a-divine-treat-lot-id-0226-643","provider":"Whisky-Online Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}