St. Magdalene 1975 Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old bottled 2010

  • 43% |
  • 0.70L

Small batch St. Magdalene, distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2010 by Gordon & MacPhail. The company was founded in Elgin in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail, initially operating, as was common at the time, as a grocer and wine merchant. John Alexander MacPhail retired in 1915 and John…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: St. Magdalene
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Lowlands
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 4cm
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label

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Lot presentation
St. Magdalene 1975 Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old bottled 2010

Cuvée presentation

Small batch St. Magdalene, distilled in 1975 and bottled in 2010 by Gordon & MacPhail. The company was founded in Elgin in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail, initially operating, as was common at the time, as a grocer and wine merchant. John Alexander MacPhail retired in 1915 and John Urquhart joined the business as a new partner. His son George followed in 1933, a few years after James Gordon was killed in a car accident. The company worked with several major Speyside distilleries, building up substantial stocks and bottling whisky under licence for many of them, including Glen Grant, Linkwood, Mortlach, Macallan and Glenlivet. Business flourished in the 1970s, with distributors in several countries and casks sold to a number of Italian bottlers, many of whose selections have since acquired legendary status. Today, Gordon & MacPhail remains under the stewardship of the Urquhart family and operates from its original premises. One of the most iconic names in independent bottling, it holds vast stocks of whisky, including exceptionally old casks that are difficult to match elsewhere. Gordon & MacPhail oversees maturation from start to finish and has also owned Benromach distillery since 1993.

The distillery St. Magdalene

St Magdalene was built by Sebastian Henderson circa 1753 in Linlithgow, a royal burgh in the Lowlands of Scotland, at the time home to five distilleries. The distillery prospered and grew as it changed hands, before, like so many others in the early 20th century, falling into decline due to a surplus of competition in a failing market. Distillers Company Limited (DCL) bought St Magdalene from liquidators in 1912, making it one of the founders of Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD) two years later. It was a second crisis in the 1980s that eventually got the better of the distillery and, like so many others, it closed in 1983. All that remains is the pagoda roof, with the rest of the building being converted into apartments in the 1990s. Curious enthusiasts will need to turn to independent bottlings or Diageo’’s Rare Malts and Special Releases to get a taste of St Magdalene whisky, which is also found under the name Linlithgow.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: St. Magdalene
  • Vintage: 1975
  • Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Lowlands
  • Alcohol percentage: 43 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 4cm
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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