Fettercairn Distillery Unveils 200th Anniversary Collection
Fettercairn has announced the release of the Fettercairn 200th Anniversary Collection to mark the distillery’s bicentenary.
The Fettercairn 200th Anniversary Collection is comprised of six bottles of single malt ranging from 3-60 years old, with the full set enjoying a combined age of 200 years.
Fettercairn 1964 – Rare 60 Year Old:
The 60 Year Old is the oldest release not only in the collection, but to date from Fettercairn and their treasure trove of remarkable stocks. 1964 is also the year of birth of distillery manager Stewart Walker, who has been with Fettercairn for 35 years, embodying the ‘what if’ attitude now and for the future.
Fettercairn 1973 – Rare 49 Year Old:
Recognising investment for the future, the 49 Year Old 1973 marks the building of the last dunnage warehouse at Fettercairn, marking the confidence and longevity of the distillery. This warehouse was built at a time when the industry overall was downsizing, yet Fettercairn forged forward, committed to a bigger future.
Fettercairn 1988 – Rare 35 Year Old:
1988 marks the retirement of Fettercairn’s longest serving distillery manager, Douglas Cooper, who was part of the team that introduced the copper cooling ring. Douglas has left a legacy at Fettercairn, not just with the innovation of the copper cooling ring, still in place to this day, but with this special 35 Year Old whisky.
Fettercairn 1995 – Rare 28 Year Old:
A passion project of Fettercairn’s pioneering master whisky maker, Gregg Glass is the 28 Year Old from 1995. This whisky perfectly embodies his philosophy of cask selection to create a spirit of true distinction. Gregg has personally attended to this whisky every month, assessing, nurturing and working with a complex selection of casks to get the desired flavour.
Fettercairn 1998 – Rare 25 Year Old:
The 25 Year Old from 1998 is a perfectly balanced representation of Fettercairn’s tropical house style and flavour-led whisky making. This whisky uses ex-cognac casks, in what Gregg feels is one of his most fascinating discoveries at Fettercairn as it perfectly showcases what is possible with the tropical house style.
Fettercairn 2021 – Rare 3 Year Old:
Completing the collection is the 3 Year Old from 2021, when Fettercairn launched an industry first – The Scottish Oak programme. Recognised as a major innovation in the whisky industry, Fettercairn’s Scottish Oak programme ultimately aims to create a circular economy using locally grown Scottish Oak, which can impart incredible flavours to whisky. This project included the planting of the Fettercairn Forest, which in the next 200 years will allow people to enjoy Fettercairn whisky that has been matured in casks, from the trees planted within sight of the distillery itself.
The Fettercairn 200th Anniversary Collection is housed in a custom, hand-crafted Scottish Oak display cabinet made from wood, brass, and copper, with patina touches also featured subtly in the design in a nod to the distillery’s trademark cooling ring. Each bespoke, hand finished bottle nestles on an individual coaster, depicting the tasting notes for the whisky that sits upon it.
Just 10 sets of the Fettercairn 200th Anniversary Collection will be available worldwide beginning in September 2024 at a price of £100,000. The collection will be available in select markets around the world, including Taiwan, Singapore, UK, France and Canada.
Source: Fettercairn.