A prized category of their own are Silent Stills. Bottles from distilleries that are now closed are highly coveted and highly collectable. With every bottle, you are witness to a little bit of history that can never be recreated.
Among the most prized are the Highland distillery of Brora, the Lowland of Rosebank and Port Ellen on Islay, with its iconic pagoda-roofed kiln house.
Many of these closed distilleries are being brought back to life. Although as the original stills have all been replaced, the whisky will be a recreation or an homage to the original.
For both drinkers wanting to taste history, and collectors looking to buy into an ever decreasing available pool of supply, these are bottles to buy now. A must for any collection.