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🥃 FOR SALE: Ballantine's Gold Seal 12 Year Old Special Reserve 1980s Vintage Bottling
📦 Includes original box complete and in great condition
🔍 ABOUT THIS BOTTLE:
This is a rare vintage bottling of Ballantine's Gold Seal 12 Year Old Special Reserve, produced in the 1980s at the legendary Dumbarton distillery in Scotland before the facility was eventually closed. This is NOT the modern version; this is the highly regarded original 1980s expression.
Brand: Ballantine's Gold Seal Special Reserve
Age: 12 Years Old
ABV: 43% (the original higher-strength 1980s bottling later versions dropped to 40%)
Bottled by: George Ballantine & Son Limited, Dumbarton, Scotland
Era: 1980s vintage
Blend: Over 40 of Scotland's greatest single malt and grain whiskies
Includes: Original presentation box
Seal: Intact / Unopened
🌍 WHY IT'S SPECIAL:
The 43% ABV and Dumbarton bottling text are key markers of an authentic 1980s bottling. Whisky from this era is prized by collectors for its classic, complex blending style peaty, fruity and rich crafted when aged malt stocks were abundant and blending was at its peak. This expression is discontinued and no longer available at retail.
