Gordon & MacPhail, Private Collection,

St. Magdalene 1982 (39YO)

54.8% ABV

Passion for single malt Scotch whisky has been at the heart of Gordon & MacPhail's family business for four generations. This range is an ever-changing collection of unique perspectives on distilleries’ own bottlings, non-chill-filtered single cask and small batch expressions bottled at cask strength and exceptional one-offs. For the malt whisky explorer, it promises a journey of discovery through different flavours, finishes, strengths and vintages.

Also known as the Linlithgow Distillery, St Magdalene was established in the mid-eighteenth century. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Provost Adam Dawson, owner and distiller on the adjacent Bonnytoun Farm, purchased the distillery and merged the two together in 1826. renaming it in recognition of the site it occupied – St Magdalene’s Cross.

Cask: Refill American Hogshead

Cask No. 2094

Region: Lowlands

Outturn: 165

Distilled: 1982

Bottled: 2021

Age: 39 Years

ABV: 54.8%

Non Chill Filtered, No Colour Added

Tasting Notes

Nose: Baked apple aromas lead to demerara sugar and faint dried herbs. Grapefruit zest develops accompanied by white chocolate and freshly cut grass.

Finish: White pepper and charred oak linger on the finish with citrus fruit.