Silvers, blues, reds and russets. Colours were somehow more vivid after the drab, downplayed years of rationing. Fashions readied themselves for bolder steps to come. Art asserted itself in ways demanding redefinition. Close by Easter Elchies, the home of exceptional, single malt whisky, the artistry was captured in familiar, burnished golden form.

The 1953 Fine & Rare bottle is a perfect representative of that shared, positive time. Canny, future guardians of this unrepeatable souvenir will be able to share that joy with the greatest pleasure.