{"product_id":"braes-of-glenlivet-47-year-old-1975-gordon-macphail-private-collection-1-single-refill-american-oak-hogshead-15371-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2021-70cl","title":"Braes Of Glenlivet 47 Year Old 1975 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Private Collection #1 Single Refill American Oak Hogshead #15371 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2021) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBraes Of Glenlivet 47 Year Old 1975 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Private Collection #1 Single Refill American Oak Hogshead #15371 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2021) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 120 bottles produced from a single American oak hogshead.\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\u003ePart of Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail's Private Collection Series 1. Personally selected by members of the Urquhart family that has owned Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail for four generations. Private Collection whiskies are greatly‐aged single malts from celebrated, little‐known, or closed distilleries.\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\u003eRich heather honey aromas lead to fragrant ripe tropical fruits and hints of lime blossom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmooth, with cracked pepper, apricot conserve and white peach flavours followed by vibrant citrus and aged oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFull bodied finish with lingering exotic fruits giving way to a faint note of aged leather.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full mt-6 leading-relaxed product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose max-w-full\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Braes of Glenlivet\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 class=\"introduction\"\u003eThe Braes of Glenlivet was a major location for illicit stills in the 18th and 19th centuries, and if local rumours are true, the practice continued until relatively recently. This remote, sheltered, high pasture land was ideal for moonshining – the first road to ‘the Braes’ was only laid in the 1960s. The distillery followed in 1972.\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\u003cp\u003eBraeval has steadily grown in capacity and is now home to six stills (two large wash and four smaller spirit) all with thin necks and upward sloping lyne arms helping to generate a lighter style with some floral notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is rarely seen as a single malt – even independent bottlers scarcely have any. It shares the honour of being the joint highest distillery in Scotland with Dalwhinnie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe site was chosen by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/5888\/seagram-distillers\/\"\u003eSeagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– at that point still in pursuit of The Glenlivet – purportedly because of the quality of its water. Famously, the first mash took place before the roof had been put on the distillery because the chairman was coming from Canada to inspect his new baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was one of the first wholly automated distilleries in Scotland and one of the first to contain all of the equipment in a single open-plan space. Although it sports a pagoda roof, no malting has ever taken place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt became part of Pernod Ricard’s portfolio when the firm took over Seagram’s Scotch whisky division in 2000. The following year, its new owner mothballed it for six years. It is now in full production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally known as Braes of Glenlivet it changed its name to Braeval to avoid any confusion with its more famous neighbour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45.6% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Braes Of Glenlivet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53010044748114,"sku":"G\u0026MBRAES47PC1975","price":2749.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/BraesOfGlenlivet47YearOld1975Gordon_MacphailPrivateCollection_1SingleRefillAmericanOakHogshead_15371SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2021_70cl.jpg?v=1774238892","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/braes-of-glenlivet-47-year-old-1975-gordon-macphail-private-collection-1-single-refill-american-oak-hogshead-15371-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2021-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}