GORDON & MACPHAIL RELEASES HISTORIC SINGLE MALT WHISKY
Gordon & MacPhail is releasing its final cask laid down within the Nineteen Forties from Milton Distillery, right now referred to as Strathisla. That is the oldest and final ever single malt to be launched by Gordon & MacPhail to hold the Milton Distillery title.
Matured in a cask crammed for Gordon & MacPhail, the 72-Yr-Outdated Gordon & MacPhail 1949 from Milton Distillery is exceptionally uncommon, with solely 180 bottles accessible worldwide. The title pays homage to the distillery’s unique title given by founder George Taylor, and it represents one among only a few releases ever to hold the Milton title.
Within the mid-Nineteen Forties, the location was present process a number of modifications in possession which resulted within the eventual title change to Strathisla in 1951. The picturesque distillery, with its distinctive twin pagodas, has been in steady manufacturing because the 1700s.
Regardless of the numerous challenges of the whisky trade together with financial despair and struggle, Milton continued to function even when the vast majority of whisky manufacturing was halted within the Nineteen Forties as a consequence of a post-war shortage of barley.
It was thanks to shut ties with Milton that the valuable spirit was entrusted to Gordon & MacPhail’s to mature in a first-fill Sherry puncheon, the place it could gently slumber for 72 years, lastly bottled at a exceptional ABV of 48.6%.
Gavin D Smith, whisky skilled, famous:
Retailing at £50,000*, the whisky has been described by famend whisky author Gavin D Smith as “gloriously drinkable.”
He continues, “As soon as once more, Gordon & MacPhail has delved into the darkest recesses of their Elgin warehouse and provide you with a novel chapter in Scotland’s liquid historical past. That is the primary time in my profession that I’ve sampled a whisky distilled at Milton Distillery – previous to it changing into referred to as Strathisla – which illustrates simply how really treasured and vital this launch is.”
Ewen Waterproof coat, Managing Director at Gordon & MacPhail, mentioned:
Ewen Waterproof coat, Managing Director at Gordon & MacPhail provides: “Milton, or Strathisla as it’s identified right now, has small copper stills with a particular form that helps to offer the spirit its wealthy, fruity and full-bodied character. A long time of expertise led us to fill the spirit into a primary fill Sherry puncheon for long-term maturation.
“Having fastidiously assessed its progress down the many years, we really feel now’s lastly the proper second to disclose this landmark single malt to lovers and collectors. When it comes to rarity, this deserves true ‘icon standing. A Gordon & MacPhail whisky of this age bearing the Milton title has by no means – and can by no means – be seen once more. Its lengthy maturation has seen the cask present the spirit notes of toffee, spice and a touch of smoke not historically discovered in additional fashionable Speyside releases.
“Whether or not it was produced underneath the title Milton or Strathisla, drastically aged single malts from the location have all the time been met with anticipation. On condition that so few releases have ever carried the Milton title – and that this bottling represents the oldest and our final – we count on demand for the 180 decanters to be extraordinarily excessive.”
For extra info, go to www.gordonandmacphail.com #GordonandMacPhail
TASTING NOTES – GORDON & MACPHAIL 1949 FROM MILTON
DISTILLERY – BY GAVIN D SMITH
Matured in cask 383, a first-fill Sherry puncheon, and bottled at 48.6% ABV. Outturn of 180 bottles.
COLOUR: Darkish Gold
AROMA: Sherry influences intertwine with SWEET VANILLA POD and SEVILLE ORANGE. STEWED FOREST FRUIT aromas give option to vibrant FESTIVE SPICE and SOFT LEMON ZEST.
TASTE: Flavours of BUTTERSCOTCH give option to vivid CITRUS and NUTMEG. BAKED APPLE notes come to the fore alongside POACHED PEAR and HONEYCOMB.
FINISH: A protracted end with lingering APPLE, DARK TOFFEE and SUBTLE SMOKE. *Costs in worldwide markets could range as a consequence of native taxes and import duties.
ABOUT GORDON & MACPHAIL WHISKIES
For over 125 years, Gordon & MacPhail has been pushed by a easy mission: to create single malt Scotch whisky of outstanding high quality.
By means of 4 generations of household possession, the corporate has matched spirit from over 100 Scottish distilleries to its personal bespoke casks.
It’s this distinctive depth and breadth of expertise that permits Gordon & MacPhail to mix oak, spirit and time to create a portfolio of iconic whiskies discovered nowhere else on the earth.
‘DISCOVERY’
This flavour-led vary is the proper introduction to our portfolio of high quality single malt Scotch whiskies.
‘DISTILLERY LABELS’
A spread celebrating our long-standing relationships with Scotland’s distilleries.
‘CONNOISSEURS CHOICE’
The center of our portfolio. At all times distinctive, these non-chill-filtered, pure colored, small batch expressions are real one-offs.
‘PRIVATE COLLECTION’
Vastly-aged single malts from celebrated, little-known, or closed distilleries specifically chosen by members of the Urquhart household
‘GENERATIONS’
A prestigious assortment of previous, uncommon, and unique masterpieces.
