
The bottle has a short, silver screw cap. The whisky is presented in a square-shaped bottle with a burgundy label and pale blue detailing that shows the age statement, as well as a crest topped with a crown and drawn curtains framing the bottle details. She was crowned in June 1953, more than one year after the King’s death. Elizabeth was just 25 years old when she ascended to the throne. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became Queen on 6th February 1952 when her father, King George VI, died at the age of 56 following a long period of health decline. This bottling was released in 1977 alongside other Gordon & Macphail bottlings of whiskies from Glenlivet, Talisker, and Glenfarclas, with the Talisker bottling being the rarest of the collection. One such bottling was the Macallan 25 Year Old Silver Jubilee. As such, many Macallan official bottlings from prior to the mid-1980s were bottled by Gordon & Macphail and Campbell, Hope & King. Gordon & Macphail is one of the best-known and longest-running independent bottlers in Scotland, and they too have a long-standing relationship with Macallan, having bottled many single malts for Macallan before the distillery began bottling the whiskies themselves. Macallan 25 Year Old Silver Jubilee Gordon & Macphail (Released 1977) As such, prior to the possible release of a Platinum Jubilee bottling, we are breaking down every Macallan Royal release to date.

The previous Macallan Royal bottlings are highly-sought after and regarded both by the whisky industry and by whisky collectors and Royal family fans alike.
