{"product_id":"aultmore-15-year-old-2009-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-1st-fill-bourbon-barrel-4679-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl","title":"Aultmore 15 Year Old 2009 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel #4679 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAultmore 15 Year Old 2009 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel #4679 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 200 bottles produced from a single 1st fill bourbon barrel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArguably the most famous independent bottler of Scotch whisky there is. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail was founded in Elgin in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail. It is now owned by the Urquhart Family who have bow bottled over 350 different expressions from around 69 different distilleries. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail is the Trading name of Speymalt Whiskies while also owning the Benromach distillery, which they purchased in 1993. Some of the brands include Connoisseurs Choice, Cask Strength, Rare Old and Speymalt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-page-layout__content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Connoisseurs Choice series is known for independently bottling carefully selected individual casks to showcase distillery character and cask influence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFragrant lemon zest combines with gorse flowers and apricot jam. Honeydew melon gives way to charred oak and a hint of ginger. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIntense pineapple leads to baked apple and vanilla pod. Crystalised violets and honeycomb come to the fore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMedium-Bodied and sweet with tropical fruit notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Aultmore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"description\" class=\"introduction\"\u003eIntensity is what helps to define Aultmore. Its wort is clear, the fermentations long, but its stills are relatively small with downward lyne arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning the stills slow helps to maximise reflux, but the shape also allows some heavier elements to come across. In character, therefore, Aultmore shares some of the same characters as Linkwood – fragrant on the nose, substantial on the tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen drinking locally, you wouldn’t ever ask for an Aultmore, but for ‘a dram of the Buckie road’. Located in splendid isolation on the route which runs from that fishing port to Keith, it has – until very recently – been a rare bird as a single malt. Built by the enterprising\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/magazine\/whisky-heroes\/13541\/alexander-edward-craigellachie\/\"\u003eAlexander Edward\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[see Craigellachie] in 1896 it was always going to be pressed into service for blends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1923 it became part of the John Dewar \u0026amp; Sons estate and has remained so ever since. In fact, so highly prized is it as a blending malt that it is said that when Bacardi was in the process of buying Dewar’s from Diageo, it was willing to walk away from the deal if Aultmore wasn’t included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompletely refurbished in the 1970s it is easy to dismiss as little more than a functional plant, but the character of its single malts, now finally being given an official release, shows what the blenders have been keeping to themselves for all these years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e56.8% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tamnavulin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948133151058,"sku":"G\u0026MAULT15CC2009","price":133.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Aultmore15YearOld2009Gordon_MacphailConnoisseursChoiceSingle1stFillBourbonBarrel_4679SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2025_70cl.jpg?v=1773604501","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/aultmore-15-year-old-2009-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-1st-fill-bourbon-barrel-4679-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}