{"product_id":"linkwood-30-year-old-1993-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-1st-fill-sherry-puncheon-6184-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2024-70cl-copy","title":"Tormore 31 Year Old 1993 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single 2nd Fill Sherry Butt #15381 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTormore 31 Year Old 1993 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single 2nd Fill Sherry Butt #15381 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 518 bottles produced from a single sherry butt. \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\u003eRaisin and dark treacle aromas give way to subtle beeswax polish. Clove and ginger lead to a faint hint of aged leather. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRich fruitcake with milk chocolate and orange zest. Festive spices combine with peanuts and red berries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFull bodied with lingering aniseed and charred oak. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Tormore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituated on the side of the A96 overlooking the river Spey, Tormore is unmissable. If ever there was a statement distillery this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo crescents of whitewashed houses (which formerly housed the distillery workforce) sit on either side of a grand, palatial building which has been variously described as looking like a Baltic hydropathic hotel and a power station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was another distillery which was built to capitalise on whisky’s growth in the late 1950s and early 60s. Since its opening, the number of stills has doubled from four to eight. All have purifiers attached which helps with lightening the spirit which also has a notably firm edge to it when mature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it began to be bottled as a single malt soon after it became part of the Chivas Brothers portfolio, it has never received significant backing, although two bottlings specifically for the French market in 2014 suggest that this may change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/media.scotchwhisky.com\/images\/media\/0a9e2174d76f856fb530b83dfd25c6f5.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"377\" height=\"377\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/media.scotchwhisky.com\/images\/media\/87a0d35433ed163ca8cdfec04d519098.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"375\" height=\"375\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstruction began in 1959 (Tormore began to distil in 1961) to the design of Sir Albert Richardson, then president of the Royal Academy. At that time Tormore was part of Long John Distillers and its make was used mostly in the firm’s eponymous blends that were major sellers in North America. It is now one of the malts used in Ballantine’s, an association which dates back to when the Long John stable was bought by Allied Distillers in 1989. 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