Largest whisky bottle-world record set by Tomintoul
Distillery
TOMINTOUL, Banffshire, UK --Tomintoul
Distillery has produced a bottle of whisky weighing
in at 164kg and stands some 144cm tall (just under 5ft), filled
by hand with 105 litres (the equivalent of 150 standard bottles)
of 14-year-old Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Scotch-setting
the world record for the Largest
whisky bottle.
A German glassmaker created the 7mm thick
pyrex bottle, and a massive cork was specially made to fit.
And after filling the gigantic bottle, the huge cork had to
hammered into place with a massive mallet.
The idea was the brainchild of Dru McPherson
and Whisky Castle shop owner, Mike Drury, and led to a collaboration
with Tomintoul Distillery to produce the world’s largest
whisky bottle.
Duncan Baldwin, Brand Development Director
at Tomintoul
Distillery said: “We are delighted to have been successful
in achieving this world record for the Largest
whisky bottle."
"It was quite nerve-racking, filling and
labelling such a large vessel by hand and especially so when
sealing the bottle with the largest cork I have ever seen,
as it had to be hammered in with a mallet, but the exercise
went very well. It should be a great talking point for Tomintoul
Distillery, the village and its visitors.”
The Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet monster
whisky bottle will be on permanent display at the Clockhouse
in the village square at Tomintoul. Pre-order 1 of only 500 replica 70cl
bottles of Tomintoul 14 year old with the same label and number
certificate of authenticity here. Related world records: Largest
collection of Scottish whiskies-world record set by Claive
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