Private Collection 1979 Imperial Distillery
Sweet honeycomb notes combine with vanilla custard and a subtle hint of beeswax polish. Cocoa powder develops alongside pecans and soft baked apple.
Ripe red apples intertwine with clove-studded tangerine. Malted biscuit flavours come to the fore accompanied by chocolate-covered hazelnuts and faint Seville orange zest.
A full and long finish with black pepper and light herbal tones.
Imperial
Founded in 1897 by Thomas MacKenzie, the opening of the rather grandly named ‘Imperial’ distillery coincided with Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, no doubt an influencing factor in its naming! Sadly the distillery closed just one year after opening, with a 20 year gap in production.
It kicked back into life again in 1919… this time for only six years. Stop-start production happened throughout the 20th century until it was purchased in 1989 by Allied Distillers who reopened the distillery in 1991. It was mothballed in again in 1998 and demolished in 2013.
On the site now sits the impressive, and brand-spanking new Dalmunach distillery, which was opened in 2015.
Product information
- Range
- Private Collection
- Region
- Speyside
- Distillery
- Imperial
- Status
- New Releases
- Vintage
- 1979
- Strength
- 49.2%
- Bottled year
- 16 December 2021
- Colour
- Dark Gold
- Cask Type
- Refill American Hogshead
- Outturn
- 61
- Cask Numbers
- 5619
- Market
- Worldwide *Available Markets May Vary
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