15 April 2026

    • Port Dundas 52 Year Old 1964

    Special Release 2017

    Winning Bid
    £871
    RESERVE MET

    Port Dundas 52 Year Old 1964

    Special Release 2017
    Lot #0471550
    FINISH DATE
    31 October 2017

    The oldest whisky ever bottled by Diageo was sold out swiftly as part of the 2017 annual special release. Aged an astonishingly old 52 years, this is a single grain whisky from closed distillery Port Dundas. Founded in Glasgow, beside the Forth Clyde Canal in 1811-13, Port Dundas soon became a leading grain distillery and was the first stop on whisky chronicler Alfred Barnard's epic 1886-87 journey around The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom. Its 454ft chimney, for two centuries a local landmark, was once the tallest in the World. This golden whisky was matured in refill American oak casks.

    Port Dundas

    How the mighty can tumble? That’s something you notice in the Scotch whisky industry, as for a period, Port Dundas in Glasgow was Scotland’s biggest distillery. Established in 1811, it was nearby the Forth & Clyde canal for access and by 1877, it was one of the founding members of DCL, which would become the Diageo we know today. The distillery expanded, taking in the neighbouring Dundashill distillery in 1902, increasing its size even further, complete with a chimney that became a local landmark. But time eventually caught up with Port Dundas, which is unfortunate. An ageing site was deemed surplus to Diageo’s grain requirements and instead, the firm invested in its Cameronbridge site. Port Dundas went silent in 2011 and was demolished shortly afterwards. There is plenty of Port Dundas maturing still, Diageo has launched a series of releases and it is strongly supported by the independent sector, making this an affordable closed distillery.

    Lot Features
    • DISTILLERY
      Port Dundas
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      70 cl
    • STRENGTH
      44.6%
    • APPROX. SHIPPING WEIGHT (kg)
      2.3
    Region
    Scotland, Lowlands
    Scotland, Lowlands

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