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Prima & Ultima Fourth Release

A Hand Curated Liquid Library

Prima & Ultima, the esteemed anthology of rare and collectible vintage Single Malt Scotch Whiskies, returns for its fourth release. Comprising eight remarkable bottlings that are the first and last of their kind. Hand-selected from some of the finest distilleries in Scotland, this release presents the chance to build one of the rarest and most exceptional liquid libraries in the world.

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The Curator

Master Blender Dr Emma Walker takes up the mantle from Prima & Ultima’s previous curators, Dr Craig Wilson, Maureen Robinson and Dr Jim Beveridge OBE, each highly respected within the industry with over a century of experience between them.

 

Celebrated as a true master of malt, Dr Emma Walker has spent a luminous career at the forefront of Diageo’s finest work in whisky. Her first hand experience of these liquid legends truly comes to life in this vivid and personal selection of Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Firsts and Lasts

Each whisky from the collection holds a story of a first and a last of its kind, including pioneering experiments and the dwindling remains from long lost ghost distilleries.

 

The fourth release includes the oldest whisky ever to be bottled from Talisker Distillery – a Talisker 46-Year-Old, an experimental Single Malt from Clynelish, and a Lagavulin heralding from 1997, known as a golden year for the Islay distillery.

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Oban Distillery debuts with its very last casks from 1996, chosen for its unique coastal character, uncharacteristic of the distillery

Additionally, the last ever 1977 American oak hogsheads from Brora Distillery and the final 1978 American oak hogsheads from Port Ellen have been carefully curated from these reawakened ghost distilleries.

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Rare & Collectable

Only 413 full sets of the Prima & Ultima Fourth Release are available for purchase, through appointed Prima & Ultima agents . Individual bottlings from the fourth release are also available.

DISCOVER THE FULL COLLECTION

Prima & Ultima's fourth release has been carefully curated by Master Blender Dr Emma Walker. Learn more about each bottle's origin, flavour profile, aging process and more. 

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Brora 1977

45-Year-Old | 48.2% ABV Bottled: 3rd November 2022 | American Oak Hogshead Number Bottled: 794 | Brora, Highlands

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Clynelish 1996

26-Year-Old | 52% ABV Bottled: 29th November 2022 | Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso European Oak Number Bottled: 889 | Brora, Highlands

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Lagavulin 1997

25-Year-Old | 50.7% ABV Bottled: 25th February 2022 | Refill American Oak Number Bottled: 625 | Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Pittyvaich 1992

30-Year-Old | 55.5% ABV Bottled: 20th February 2022 | Experimental Pedro Ximenez/Oloroso-seasoned European Oak Number Bottled: 609 | Dufftown, Speyside

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Oban 1996

26-Year-Old | 55.2% ABV Bottled: 19th July 2022 | European Oak Number Bottled: 428 | Oban, Highlands

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Port Ellen 1978

43-Year-Old | 53.4% ABV Bottled: 17th October 2022 | American Oak Hogshead Number Bottled: 413 | Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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The Singleton of Dufftown 1985

37-Year-Old | 47.7% ABV Bottled: 21st January 2022 | American Oak, Hogshead Number Bottled: 511 | Dufftown, Speyside

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Talisker 1976

46-Year-Old | 50.9% ABV Bottled: 17th December 2022 | American Oak Hogshead, rested in Puncheon

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Delivery of rare and collectable whisky from Justerini & Brooks is currently available to 29 locations.

The price of Prima & Ultima Fourth Release, inclusive of UK VAT and Duty is £45,580 (8x70cl), the final price will be subject to local taxes and duties as they apply to the shipping destination, and this will be at the collectors’ responsibility. Registration will open on the 13th September 2023 and close on the 11th October 2023.

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