Bottling History // The Rise of Whiskey Collecting in the 1990's

Send a textThis week, Sarah and Kurt explore the 1990s—the decade when whiskey quietly shifted from something you drank into something you collected. As independent bottlers like Gordon & MacPhail, Signatory, and Douglas Laing released transparent, single-cask malts from obscure and closed distilleries, scarcity and storytelling took center stage. From dusty bar finds to bottles now worth thousands, this episode reveals how the foundations of modern whiskey collecting were born.Pour a dram and join us as we explore how indie bottlers bottled history before the world realized it was history.