Diageo has released the third collection of single malts in their Prima & Ultima series – dubbed “A Moment in Time” – including whiskies from both Port Ellen and Brora bottlings from the 1980s. Introduced during the global pandemic, in June 2020, the Prima & Ultima series comprise whiskies that are the first or last of their kind.
Diageo’s third Prima & Ultima series includes eight whiskies – many from Brora and Port Ellen -including the last ever Port Ellen 1980 cask. Similarly for Brora, one of the selections is from the last ever 1981 cask.
Aside from that pair, the Prima & Ultima third series includes a 1987 The Singleton of Glen Ord, a 1981 from Royal Lochnagar, a 1990 from Mannochmore, a bottle from the last Talisker casks from 1984, a bottle from from the oldest casks of Cragganmore and a 28-year-old Lagavulin.
Only 317 full sets of the Prima & Ultima collection are being made available for purchase, via the official website [www.theprimaandultimacollection.com] for $45,715 per set.
