{"product_id":"tomintoul-24-year-old-2001-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-american-oak-hogshead-6273-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl","title":"Tomintoul 24 Year Old 2001 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single American Oak Hogshead #6273 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTomintoul 24 Year Old 2001 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Single American Oak Hogshead #6273 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 263 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\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\u003eRipe tropical fruits combine with lemon zest and a hint of cocoa powder. Baked apple gives way to soft herbal influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBright pineapple and coconut are followed by toasted almonds. Sweet heather honey notes complement fresh pear and a hint of passionfruit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMedium-Bodied with lingering citrus and mature oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Tomintoul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSituated on the banks of the Spey’s main tributary, the Avon (pronounced A’an), and taking its name from Scotland’s highest village nearby, Tomintoul is another 1960s distillery whose make has only recently been more widely seen as single malt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting life as a small site with two stills, the number has since doubled. Its style also appears to have shifted on at least two occasions from the overtly fruity manifestations of its earliest guise to a more cereal-accented make in recent years. A peated variant, bottled as Old Ballantruan, is also now part of the portfolio. Its growing presence in the malt category will hopefully convince more people of its undoubted quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe distillery was built in 1965 by a pair of whisky-broking firms, Hay \u0026amp; MacLeod and W. \u0026amp; S. Strong, before being folded into the Whyte \u0026amp; Mackay stable in 1973. It remained part of the blending firm until 2000 when it was purchased by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/2565\/angus-dundee-distillers\/#\/\"\u003eAngus Dundee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e where it performs dual functions as provider of mature spirit for contract blends and under its own guise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e55.7% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tomintoul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948156711250,"sku":null,"price":203.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Tomintoul24YearOld2001Gordon_MacphailConnoisseursChoiceSingleAmericanOakHogshead_6273SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2025_70cl.jpg?v=1773654644","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/tomintoul-24-year-old-2001-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-single-american-oak-hogshead-6273-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2025-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}