{"product_id":"grand-old-parr-12-year-old-brown-box-1970s-75cl","title":"Grand Old Parr 12 Year Old Brown Box 1970s 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eGrand Old Parr 12 Year Old Brown Box 1970s 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Parr has not been available in UK or Europe since the 1980s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScotch whisky firms were once obsessed with longevity, be it Johnnie Walker ‘born 1820 and still going strong’, or John Haig \u0026amp; Co. which celebrated its tercentenary in 1927 – the year the company’s founded became a tenant farmer near Stirling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greenleess brothers of London took inspiration for their blended Scotch whisky from Old Tom Parr, who was said to be Britain’s oldest man when he died in 1635 aged 152 (he’s now buried at Westminster Abbey).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brothers – James and Samuel – established Greenlees as a whisky blender and merchant in 1871, and created the Old Parr blend soon after in 1909. It quickly became a big seller in London, but eventually grew to become more successful as an export.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenlees was merged with the firm of Alexander and Macdonald at the end of the 19th century and became known as Macdonald, Greenlees and Williams (Distillers) Ltd, known simply as Macdonald Greenlees when it became a subdivision of the Distillers Company Ltd in 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Old Parr brand was eventually passed on to DCL’s successor, Diageo, and remains part of the British company’s ‘Local Stars’ portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn keeping with its name, Old Parr has always been a deluxe aged blend, starting with a 12-year-old which claimed to have 52% of the entire Colombian Scotch whisky market in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 18-year-old Old Parr Superior was launched in 1989, while Old Parr Elizabethan and Tribute extensions were dropped. The latter was re-released for the Colombian market in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Parr has not been available in the UK or Europe since the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*DUE START EARLY SEPTEMBER 2024*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis product is not to be purchased by anyone under the age of 18 or drinking age in their country.\u003cbr\u003eWe reserve the right to ask for your identification should it be necessary to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Old Parr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54687045255493,"sku":"000208","price":159.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4514682552.jpg?v=1746549382","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/grand-old-parr-12-year-old-brown-box-1970s-75cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}