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The latest addition to our prestigious Private Collection range – The Gordon & MacPhail 1949 from Glenlivet Distillery.
This 74-year-old Glenlivet, distilled on 01/01/1949, matured in a Refill Sherry Hogshead cask before being bottled at its natural strength in the prestigious Private Collection range from Gordon & MacPhail. The “Private Collection” range brings together a collection of exceptional single malts in terms of their age and quality, personally selected by members of the Urquhart family. Originating from unique casks shaped by time, they pay homage to distilleries, whether they are famous, discreet, or closed. Private Collection captures the very essence of Gordon & MacPhail: to elevate whisky to its finest.
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OVERVIEW
This unique liquid was laid down in a refill Sherry butt selected by Gordon & MacPhail on New Year’s Day 1949 and bottled on 6th March 2023. Its remarkable age means it is among one of the oldest Glenlivet whiskies released by Gordon & MacPhail, having been aged for over seven decades. Adding an extra layer of rarity, this single malt is the company’s last ever 1949 cask from Glenlivet Distillery.
TASTING NOTES
FROM THE PRODUCER
NOSE
Sweet stewed fruit aromas combine with fragrant cinnamon spice and aged leather. A hint of aniseed gives way to clementine and beeswax polish.
PALATE
Autumnal spice and fruitcake flavours are balanced by cracked black pepper. Undertones of garden mint come to the fore alongside dark treacle.
FINISH
A spicy finish with lasting citrus fruit and mixed nuts.
HISTORY
Matured for 74 years and with only 192 bottles available worldwide:
Distilled 1st January 1949
Bottled 6th March 2023
Cask type Refill Sherry Butt
Cask no.11
REVIEW
“When you taste it, you taste time. You can taste all the vintages and everything that’s happened. The concentration of fruits, the layers and the complexity are off the scale. You’d think it’s an old whisky but it’s not just an old whisky. It’s an EXTRAORDINARY whisky.”
Dave Broom
Whisky Writer
