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Connoisseurs Choice

Famous amongst whisky connoisseurs, this brand offers unusual single malt whiskies.

In 1980, 114 malt distilleries were in production; in 1995 there were just 85. Some of these distilleries have been completely closed with no plans to re-open them; others have temporarily ceased production, i.e. 'mothballed'.

The reasons for the closures are varied, but it would be a great pity if the malt whiskies produced by these distilleries were lost forever. Each one has its own unique and distinctive characteristics, which could never be recreated by another distillery.

For years, we have made a policy of buying malts in bulk from distilleries, maturing them and bottling them, therefore saving many of them from extinction. You will find most under the Connoisseurs Choice label.

Gordon &MacPhail has made a policy of buying distillery malts in bulk, maturing and bottling them and saving them from extinction.There are over 40 different single malts available from the Scottish regions; their colour-coded labels easily distinguish each region.

Connoisseurs' Choice is considered to be highly 'collectable'.