Rarest of the Rare

Glencraig 1974 Rarest of the Rare 30 Year Old, Oak Cask, Cask #2928, 1974, Duncan Taylor, 40.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 40
Average Score
N.A
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Description

A Speyside malt distillery that is owned by the Chivas Brothers division of Pernod Ricard. Since first acquired by Hiram Walker in 1930, the distillery has been essential to the Ballantine's blends and very little of its production has ever been spared for bottling as single malt. Rarest of the Rare was an independent brand of single malt and grain Scotch whiskies produced by the bottler, Duncan T ...

Change-21.2%
LatestSGD 378
HighSGD 479
LowSGD 378
SGD 492SGD 450SGD 408SGD 366Price (SGD)Observed dateOct 6Jul 21Oct 6 - SGD 479 - Whisky Auctioneer - Oct 6, 2025Jul 21 - SGD 378 - Whisky.Auction - Jul 21, 2026

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Whisky.AuctionAuction Sold Price - Jul 21, 2026SGD 377.84
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Oct 6, 2025SGD 479.43
Cask type
Oak Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Duncan Taylor
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
2928
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
229
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Rarest of the Rare
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Soothing vanilla cream, spice cake, coconut marshmallow, tiramisu, fresh cut grass, evergreen, rich apple cider, dessert wine, vanilla, chamomile, waxy, fruity, oak polish, faint glue, apples, orange flowers, butter, oil, cedar wood, flinty notes.
Palate
Spicier, ethanol-y, candied ginger, apple notes, botanical notes, very candied, pear drops, pineapple candy, yellow apples, lemon juice with sugar, coconut, cinnamon, varnished oak.
Finish
Short, gin-esque, dry, mix of botanicals/aromatics/spices, medium length, hints of sweet liquorice.
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