advice needed Teacher's Royal aged 12 years

[rafa]

can someone guide me regarding this bottling that I have please ?

it is a TEACHERS ROYAL HIGHLAND SCOTCH WHISKY AGED 12 YEARS OLD

cream label, long bottle body with shorter neck, and a golden colored cap , and I assume it is corked not screw type.

the carton container is also cream with a dark brown band.

I can submit foto id possible

sangiov4@gmail.com

many thanks!!

[Alastair]

Teachers bottles looked like this in the 1940s:


1960s not much change:


1970s more like it is today:


1980s:


Today:


There was a Teacher's Royal Highland 12 year old bottled in the1980s in a dumpy bottle:


A picture would help plus all the details off the label, info such as bottle size and alcohol strength can sometimes help determine when a whisky was bottled.

[rafa]

Hello Allistiar, may I ask if you can forward me an email where I can send some pics??

I cannot find any info of these bottles ive found.

cheers

ralph

sangiov4@gmail.com

[rafa]

http://s1344.photobucket.com/user/rafinu/library/?sort=3&page=1

hope this link is useful..... some pictures.

[William]

Going by your pics the bottle size is 75cl and it was bottled at 43% ABV. This can help roughly date the bottle.

Up until January 1st 1980 the UK used the Sikes system of measuring the proof strength of spirits, they then changed to the system we use today - Percentage of Alcohol by Volume (% ABV) at a temperature of 20 degrees C. So this tells us your whisky was bottled after January 1st 1980 assuming it was bottled for the UK market.

Also in 1980 in the UK the standard size changed from 26 2/3 flozs to 750ml. Along with the rest of Europe the size changed again in 1992 to 700ml. This confirms your whisky if bottled for the UK market was bottled between 1980 and 1992.

My guess is it is from the early 1980s and was replaced by the bottle of Teacher's Royal Highland 12 year old which Alastair has posted a picture of.

Hope that helps.
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[rafa]

Hello Alistair and William,

thank you very much for the information!! in the meantime, I went to the same shop and found that they have a whole box of these!. i bought two and will be opening one of them to see what it is like!! will let you know accordingly. i bought them for eur25 each so,,,,,,, not bad at all especially if it is a nice whisky. if so ill buy more, of course. we see!!! thanks ralph