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Gordon &
MacPhail release a rare 70 year old
World War II distillation of The
Glenlivet.
Gordon & MacPhail has released a rare
World War II distillation of Glenlivet
single malt whisky. The Gordon &
MacPhail Glenlivet 1943 70 year old
single cask 121 is one of the oldest
Scotch single malt whiskies ever
released and the fact that it was
distilled during the World War II, a
period when very little whisky was
distilled and the little that was
produced has long since been drunk adds
to this whisky's rarity.
The single cask of whisky was distilled
and filled to a first-fill Sherry
hogshead cask 121 on 14th January 1943 at the Glenlivet
distillery, it was moved to Gordon &
MacPhail's Elgin warehouse on 2nd
February 1967 then bottled at 49.1% ABV on the 11th
June 2013 making it 70 year old and one
of the oldest Scotch single malt
whiskies ever bottled.
Released under Gordon & MacPhail's
Private Collection label, G & M describe
the rare whisky as being, "Rich chestnut
brown in colour, a whisky of great
balance and approachability with a full,
fresh flavour of dark chocolate,
oranges, and oakiness intermingles with
treacle and liquorice and culminates
with a subtle, ashy smokiness and an
incredibly long finish".
Presented in a handcrafted wooden box,
the bespoke hand blown decanter is
adorned with gold engravings of the
contours of the land surrounding the
Glenlivet Distillery.
Accompanied by a commemorative book,
each decanter is individually numbered
with a certificate of authenticity
signed by G & M director Stephen Rankin.
I am not sure where the whisky has been
since it was bottled in 2013 and I
cannot comment on its quality other than
to say that G&M's past record for
bottlings of a similar age from this
distillery has been outstanding. I can
tell you that there are only forty
decanters which will be available for
sale with a RRP of £30,000 from
specialist online whisky shops such as
Master of
Malt
and
The Whisky Exchange
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