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Well thank you. I've looked around and people on other forums have been stumped by Diageo's corporate paranoia about giving out information. The consensus amongst people who appear to be knowledgeable ...

Well thank you. I've looked around and people on other forums have been stumped by Diageo's corporate paranoia about giving out information. The consensus amongst people who appear to be knowledgeable ...

It's an Oban Single Malt, 14 years old, 750 ml, 43%. I believe it was purchased in 2005.
The code on the bottle is:
L5011M000
00078301

Hello,
I am a complete neophyte, so please excuse what might be a very naive question: how would one ascertain the date a whisky was bottled? I have looked at the bottle and the "tube" ...