{"product_id":"bells-8-year-old-specially-selected-scotch-1980s-37-5cl","title":"Bell's 8 Year Old Specially Selected Scotch 1980s 37.5cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eBell's 8 Year Old \"The Celebration Scotch\" 37.5cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Bell's ceramic decanter. This contains Bell's Extra Special 8 year old blended Scotch whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Bell's blends are mixes of Blair Athol, Glenkinchie, Linkwood, Oban and a few others just like what is used in today's times for Black Label from Diageo since the Bell's brand was incorporated by Diageo in the late 90s. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese decanters bring an old wood, nutty, toasted sugar taste to the mix and are a pleasure to drink. Great value for money for the ages of these blended relics of our time in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Bell's \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of Arthur Bell \u0026amp; Sons dates back to the mid-19th century, but it was not until the 1930s that they became a big name player in the Scotch industry, acquiring the Blair Athol and Dufftown distilleries from P. Mackenzie \u0026amp; Co in 1932, and Inchgower from Moray Town Council four years later. The company placed its focus on the domestic market, and commanded 35% of it by the 1970s, with Bell's Extra Special the best-selling brand in Scotland. The firm was bought over by Guinness in 1985, who in turn procured DCL the following year. Today Bell's blends are still produced by its modern iteration, Diageo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eponymous Arthur Bell was resistant to brand names in his time, but upon his death in 1900, his sons inherited the company and Bell's Extra Special was first market just four years later. Its meteoric rise to the top of the market over the next 70 years saw the addition of several new products, including this 20 year old age statement, the Royal Reserve. This was bottled in the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37.5cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bell's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54686706008389,"sku":"00103","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4129279806.jpg?v=1746545998","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/bells-8-year-old-specially-selected-scotch-1980s-37-5cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}