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Gordon & MacPhail 1972 from Coleburn Distillery
125 Anniversary Edition
The first of the 125th anniversary whiskies to be released is the Gordon & MacPhail 1972 from Coleburn Distillery in Speyside. Coleburn Distillery, situated just four miles from the company’s Elgin home, started production in 1897 and it remained active until 1985.
Just 363 bottles of the sweet, intense and complex 47-Year-Old whisky from Coleburn Distillery are available. After spending its entire maturation in cask 3511, a refill sherry puncheon, the golden-hued whisky has been bottled at cask strength (62.4% ABV), developing a sweet aroma with butterscotch notes.
Nose
Sweet butterscotch, ripe fruit and subtle floral aromas. Caramelised sugar develops alongside waxy citrus peel, slowly transforming into fresh guava.
Taste
Intensely sweet; fruity flavours of apricot and cooked apple with a subtle mouth-warming chilli spice edge. Subtle charred oak flavours give way to a soft undertone of mint leaves.
Finish
A medium finish with sweet and ripe autumnal fruit and a lingering dry herbal note.
Coleburn Distillery
Coleburn Distillery was established by John Robertson and Son in 1897, in the area of Longmorn just south of Elgin. Designed by the famous Victorian architect Charles Doig, the building was completed in 1899 and production ran until 1913 when the distillery suffered the first of its closures. Production was restarted three years later, but unfortunately like many other distilleries in the 1980s, it was mothballed in 1985. Rarely released as a single malt, for much of its life Coleburn was dedicated to producing Speyside spirit to be used in popular blended whiskies of the time.
Product information
Range
Region
Distillery
Coleburn
Status
New Releases
Vintage
1972
Strength
62.4%
Bottled year
2020
Colour
Golden
Cask Type
Refill Sherry Puncheon
Outturn
363 Bottles
Cask Numbers
3511
Market
Worldwide
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