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The epitome of rare

The latest addition to our prestigious Private Collection range – The Gordon & MacPhail 1949 from Glenlivet Distillery. 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.

 
 
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The Whisky

“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

 

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Liquid 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

 

Aroma

Sweet stewed fruit aromas combine with fragrant cinnamon spice and aged leather. A hint of aniseed gives way to clementine and beeswax polish.
 

Taste

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.
 

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