This bottling likely comes from a single barrel, which would normally hold about 250 liters when full, which has been held back by the secondary bottler (Gordon & MacPhail----not even the original distiller) obviously now for 60 years, for what purpose I have no idea. After 60 years there would have to be a serious amount of evaporative losses from the barrel, likely with some concentration of the various esters and other less volatile, and therefore less likely to evaporate, flavoring chemicals, which to me means a pretty potent flavour likely without a commensurate alcohol content. Considering that the typical US whiskey barrel is remanufactured into a Scottish hogshead barrel at a volume of about 250 liters, the fact that they only got 85 bottles (probably the standard UK 700ml size) would mean that they only got about 60 liters out of that 250 liter 60 year old barrel. IMHO not a good sign for an optimal tasting whiskey. So obviously the value is simply in the combination of its age with the fact that if was fortuitously bottled 4 days before the queen's coronation, making it perfect for a commemorative bottling that will make them lots of money relative to the amount of resources invested. It is highly unlikely that any of these bottles (okay, many) will ever have their corks removed, and when/if they do those who do so will most likely be doubly disappointed in the product taste plus their costly loss of intrinsic value.

Cute idea, convenient and timely. Wonder if they kept another cask or two for the potential 65th, 70th, or 75th anniversary?