Ballantine's-Circa 1940
Distilled and bottled by Geo Ballantine & Son Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, bottle made in Scotland, embossed on base.
Shoulder embossed "Federal Law Forbids Sale or re-use of this bottle". Driven cork, lacking capsule, wax sealed by Bonhams. Level: low shoulder
1 bottle
Distilled and bottled by Geo Ballantine & Son Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland, bottle made in Scotland, embossed on base.
Shoulder embossed "Federal Law Forbids Sale or re-use of this bottle". Driven cork, lacking capsule, wax sealed by Bonhams. Level: low shoulder
1 bottle
Sold for
£1,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: The property of the late Keith Jessop, professional diver and author of Goldfinder, The True Story of One Man's Discovery of the Ocean's Richest Secrets. Accompanied by a copy of the page of the original manuscript by the author which mentions his work off Barra that was imortalised by Compton McKenzie in Whsiky Galore.
Category: Wine and Whisky / Whisky
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