Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 49.2%
A single cask 42-year-old Imperial 1979 bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 2021 and released in late 2022 as part of the company's launch of the Recollection series which focuses on Scotland's lost distilleries.
This 1979 Imperial 42-year-old came from a single refill American oak hogshead that yielded just 61 bottles at its cask strength of 49.2% and we reckon this is the oldest whisky ever bottled from this excellent distillery, which closed for the last time in 1998 and was later demolished by owners Pernod Ricard to make way for their new Dalmunach distillery.
Attributes
Distillery
Imperial
Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail
Series
Private Collection - The Recollection Series
Country
Scotland
Region
Speyside
Distilled Year
1979
Bottling Year
2021
Age
42
Limited Edition
Yes
Bottles Produced
61
Cask Type
Refill American Hogshead
Cask Number
5619
Bottle Size
70cl
ABV
49.2%
Pre-Owned
No
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Sweet honeycomb notes combine with vanilla custard and a subtle hint of beeswax polish. Cocoa powder develops alongside pecans and soft baked apple.
Palate: Ripe red apples intertwine with clove-studded tangerine. Malted biscuit flavours come to the fore accompanied by chocolate-covered hazelnuts and faint Seville orange zest.
Finish: A full and long finish with black pepper and light herbal tones.
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Imperial 1979-2021 | 42 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Single Cask 5619
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Admittedly, I haven't tried every whisky in the world. I like the Laphroaig, peaty and uncompromising end of the single malt scale. This is my current favourite. A brutal and beautiful drink. Harsh and refined; sour and sweet. Dangerously tasty. A real find for me, this one.
I acquired mine after someone had poured it away, and used the empty as a candle holder. Despite imbibing this Glenrothes from a drain, it was decent. 57.1% seemed to remove any of the drain ickiness. It has also somewhat dulled the pain I'm still in from recently trapping my, ahem, in my zipper.
