Annandale Man O' Sword First Bottling
Doddie Weir Charity Bottle
Annandale Man O' Sword First Bottling
On December 1st 2014, Scotland and British & Irish Lions rugby legend, Doddie Weir filled the first cask of Annandale’s Man o’Sword peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Cask #2014 040). Accompanied by Finlay Calder and Gary Armstrong, two other rugby giants, Doddie returned on December 1st 2017, to fill the first 5 bottles of Annandale’s Man o’Sword from Cask #2014 040.
Doddie has recently been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Inspired by his courage, Annandale Distillery has gifted Bottles 2 – 5 to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation (Registered Charity No. SC047871) and to Doddie Weir’5 Trust. These rare bottles feature a silver-chrome collar engraved with Doddie’s signature, unique ‘Doddie Weir’s a Man o’Sword’ branding and each is presented in a bespoke, handcrafted box (by Cameron-Smith Designs, Kirkcudbright).
Bottle 5 is extra special because Weir played No.5 for Scotland. It is housed in a unique presentation box and paired-up with a replica Scotland No.5 rugby shirt signed by Doddie.
Just Whisky Auctions is proud to auction Bottles 2 -5 of this momentous whisky.
One of the most impressive restorations of a previously lost distillery. Annandale was originally founded in 1830 by George Donald, before being purchased by the Kilmarnock firm Johnnie Walker in 1893, who were seeking deals with various distilleries to ensure blending stock. The distillery was closed in 1921 and production equipment was sold off, leaving the buildings to help produce porridge oats and shelter cattle for the Robinson family who took over in 1924. What remained of the site was purchased by David Thomson and Teresa Church in 2007. Spending over £10 million in resurrecting the distillery to its original splendour, the project took 7 years to complete. We’re now able to enjoy the lowland style of Annandale (both peated and unpeated) whilst visiting one of Scotland’s most impressive new (or new-old?) distilleries.
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