Moray whisky firm launches rare malt to celebrate 125th anniversary
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WHISKY specialist Gordon and MacPhail is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the launch of four rare single malts.
Each whisky – either from a closed distillery or made on Lomond Stills no longer in production – is from the last cask held in the company's warehouse in Elgin.
The four malts will be released periodically during the rest of 2020, which is the company's anniversary year.
The first of the anniversary whiskies is the Gordon & MacPhail 1972 from Coleburn Distillery. Situated four miles south of Elgin, the distillery started production in 1897 and remained active until 1985.
Just 363 bottles are available, each costing around £1500.
Stephen Rankin, a fourth-generation member of Gordon & MacPhail’s owning family, said: "The whiskies we have chosen to commemorate our 125th Anniversary are all truly unique and seldom seen in the market.
"They are bottled from the last remaining casks we have from these distilleries, and marks an emotional moment for my family as they leave the Gordon & MacPhail warehouse after being left to mature by my grandfather many decades ago.
"These single malts represent not only the skills and expertise in whisky maturation built and passed down through generations, but also the passion we have in advocating the discovery of rare whiskies from some of Scotland’s lesser known, but much sought after, distilleries.
"We intend to reveal details of the other three whiskies over the coming year, with each single malt honouring this important milestone for Gordon & MacPhail."
Since 1895 Gordon & MacPhail has released single malts from over 100 celebrated, little-known, or closed distilleries.
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