{"product_id":"st-magdalene-40-year-old-1982-gordon-macphail-private-collection-1-single-refill-american-oak-hogshead-2100-lowland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2023-70cl","title":"St Magdalene 40 Year Old 1982 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Private Collection #1 Single Refill American Oak Hogshead #2100 Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSt Magdalene 40 Year Old 1982 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Private Collection #1 Single Refill American Oak Hogshead #2100 Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 150 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\u003eClove studded orange aromas combine with sweet red apple and a hint of grapefruit. Butterscotch develops alongside subtle cocoa powder and mature oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSweet, smooth citrus fruit flavours are balanced by subtle black pepper, poached pear comes to the fore leading to walnut and subtle marzipan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFull and spicy with lingering aniseed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full mt-6 leading-relaxed product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose max-w-full\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout St. Magdalene\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLost 18th century malt distillery that was also known as Linlithgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSt Magdalene, or Linlithgow as it was also known, was a sizeable distillery occupying a prime position between the Union Canal and railway line. The distillery benefitted not only from its own rail sidings but its own wharf as well, where coal and coke were landed to fire St Magdalene’s stills. Water from the Union Canal was used for cooling, though process water was drawn from an artesian well on-site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it was eventually acquired by DCL St Magdalene was a relatively large distillery, with 14 washbacks, five stills (two wash; three low wines), three worm tubs, 19 warehouses and the capacity to produce over 1 million litres of alcohol per year. At the time of whisky writer Alfred Barnard’s visit in the later 19th century, he noted some ‘very old’ whisky stored in the warehouses, distilled in 1875 and 1877, and some older. He would have been surprised by the age of some stocks available today, albeit in limited quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough most of the distillery’s whisky was destined for blending, it has been bottled by independents under both the St Magdalene and Linlithgow brands. Diageo released two official bottlings as part of its Rare Malts series in the 1990s – a 23-year-old 1970 vintage, and a 19-year-old 1979 vintage. A 30-year-old bottling named Linlithgow was also released in 2004 as part of Diageo’s Special Releases for that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e54.5% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"St Magdalene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53010046812498,"sku":"G\u0026MSTMAG40PC1982","price":2749.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/StMagdalene40YearOld1982Gordon_MacphailPrivateCollection_1SingleRefillAmericanOakHogshead_2100LowlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2023_70cl.jpg?v=1774239296","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/st-magdalene-40-year-old-1982-gordon-macphail-private-collection-1-single-refill-american-oak-hogshead-2100-lowland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2023-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}