Miltonduff 1974 Moon Import / The Birds II Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980 and he bottled his first whisky in 1982. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, often using images found in old books. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity. The company is still going strong, and their early releases are some of the brightest gems in any whisky collection. A 1974 vintage of this fairly unusual Speyside. Moon Import released two The Birds series, the first in 1987 and the second in 1990. This Miltonduff is from the second releases. A single hogshead #1538 yielded 600 bottles number 315. Miltonduff is located in Speyside and is perhaps best known as one of the key malts in the Ballantine's blends. It was purchased by Hiram Walker in the 1930s, who installed the Lomond stills that briefly produced the now sought after Mosstowie single malts in 1964, but these were removed again in 1981. The distillery passed through the hands Allied Distillers before arriving with current owners, Pernod-Ricard, and despite its continued requirements for Ballantine's blends, official bottlings of its single malt have been deemed worthy of bottling by each of its proprietors, a sentiment shared by many independent companies too. The bottle and the box are in good condition. Please examine all images of the lot and satisfy yourself to their condition before making a bid No shipping to US, Canada, China, Singapore, Cyprus and Russia