Pronounced ‘Cull-Eela’, the iconic Caol Ila Distillery is situated on the North-Eastern shores of Islay, with magnificent views across the Sound of Islay to the spectacular Paps of Jura.

DISTILLERS EDITION 2021

70cl | 43% ABV

Part of the 2021 Distiller’s Edition range, this superb Single Malt Whisky has been double matured in ex-bodega Moscatel casks, adding layers of rich fruitiness and complex sweetness to enhance the smoky, fresh aroma and flavour of Caol Ila.

£65.95

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MOCH

ISLAY SINGLE MALT

70cl | 43% ABV

The Caol Ila Moch is the first Single Malt from the distillery to be selected entirely on the basis of its taste, rather than age, cask wood, strength or finish. Caol Ila’s trademark smoky, antiseptic character is here, along with a silky smooth medium-bodied palate that packs a peaty punch.

£54.95

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12 YEAR OLD

ISLAY SINGLE MALT

70cl | 43% ABV

Fresh, sweetly fruity and smooth-bodied, The Caol Ila 12 year old is a delicate yet complex balance of flavours. It begins sweetly, and then yields a fragrant smokiness and a sweet-smoky, lingering finish. A perfect entry point into the world of peaty malt whiskies.

£44.95

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MILTONDUFF DISTILLERY

31 Year Old 1990 Connoisseurs Choice

Cask #19440

£929.40

1990 vintage single sherry butt for Connoisseurs Choice. Miltonduff 31 Year Old 1990 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single first fill sherry butt #19440 bottled December 2021 by Gordon & MacPhail for the Connoisseurs Choice series. 437 bottles.

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Nose: Dark toffee interwines with orange oil and roasted coffee beans. Dark chocolate comes to the fore accompanied by subtle marzipan and a hint of aged leather.

TASTE: Orange marmalade gives way to cinnamon and ginger spice. Raspberry liquorice combines with stewed red fruit and spiced plums.

Finish: Long with hints of citrus and salted almonds.

Miltonduff Distillery was established by Andrew Peary and Robert Bain in 1824 on the site of an old meal mill which once belonged to Pluscarden Abbey. In 1964 a pair of Lomond stills was installed and operated until 1981 at which time they were sliced and diced and partially incorporated into new pot stills. Whilst the whisky produced from the pot stills at Miltonduff is called Miltonduff the malt whisky produced by the Lomond stills is called Mosstowie. Miltonduff Distillery is a Speyside malt whisky distillery and a contributor to Ballantine’s blends of scotch.

Glenburgie 31 Years

1990 vintage single sherry butt for Connoisseurs Choice.

Glenburgie 31 Year Old 1990 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Single first fill sherry butt #12524 bottled December 2021 by Gordon & MacPhail for the Connoisseurs Choice series. 482 bottles.

Nose: Dark forest fruit notes complement clove spice and treacle. Toasted hazelnuts give way to rich stewed apples and charred oak.

Taste: Smooth morello cherry flavours interwine with dark chocolate and black pepper. A hint of liquorice develops alongside toasted almonds.

Finish: Full and long with mature oak and bitter marmalade.

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£929.40

Glenburgie Distillery was originally established west of Forres in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region as Kilnflat Distillery by John Paul in 1829. Equipped with two pot stills until 1958 when two Lomond stills were installed and two differing malt whiskies were produced, Glenburgie from the pot stills and Glencraig from the Lomond stills. The Lomond stills were removed in 1981 and replaced with two pot stills. Glenburgie is now producing malt whisky from six pot stills primarily for Chivas blends. Whilst very little is released in official bottlings it is available from some independent bottlers including Gordon & MacPhail.

The Lakes Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.5

Matured in a stunning combo of Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez, and red wine casks before being bottled at 52% abv – this dram from the glorious Lake District is some real tasty stuff and putting English whisky right on the map!

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Nose: dark choc, red apples, shortbread, walnuts

Palate: papaya, brown sugar, coffee

Finish: smooth, sweet

2005 Aberlour 15 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive Single Hogshead Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) (Pre-Arrival)

($89.99)

*Pre-arrival item expected to be available for shipment or pickup in summer 2022.

K&L Notes: For years, we never saw Aberlour bottled by independents. Considering the current interest in the distillery, it doesn’t seem prudent for the current owners to be releasing stocks for others to bottle, but nevertheless we’ve seen three or four barrels of Aberlour pop up on the independent market over the last couple of years. One of the most interesting and exciting parts of enjoying independently bottled single malts is finding unique expressions of distilleries you know and love. Connecting the familiar with the idiosyncratic nature of each individual barrel is a wonderful sensory experience. The Aberlour distillery is simply one of Speyside’s finest. The character exemplifies the region in a way that few other distillers do, and while many associate it with big, bold sherry, its creamy, rich character and complex malt profile are on full display here. It’s an insightful and intriguing example that expands our understand of the distillery’s profile. But best of all it just really tastes great. That said, please do add some water, as it’s simply a shadow of itself without it.

Andrew Whiteley | K&L Spirits Buyer | Review Date: October 13, 2021

One of my favorite aspects of independent casks is that you get a chance to see a distillery’s character unvarnished by the master blender’s hand. Any one cask may seem an oddity, but as part of a complete understanding of any distillery, the insights they yield are invaluable. While A’bunadh put Aberlour on the map as a sherry-wielding powerhouse, and in recent years Alba has showcased the beauty of American oak hung on Aberlour’s frame, it is often in a refill hogshead at a respectable age that the character of the malt itself is best revealed. Straight away there is abundant fruit on the nose, a touch of fresh cream, and a little bit of sweet milk chocolate. The palate is rich and sweet in its own right, even at its big 63.5% ABV. With water, everything changes. The general fruitiness breaks apart into clear and pronounced ripe beauties ranging from snow peaches to bursting nectarines, golden apples, and even blackberry. The cream and milk chocolate seem to shift into more of a chocolate pudding situation as you get to the mid-palate. While it’s easy to call Aberlour a big, bold spirit, that’s often confusing it with the heavy sherry influence of A’bunadh. In reality, this cask of whisky shows more of a Sugar Ray Robinson kind of power and versatility. The finish ties a nice bow on the whole package with a bit of spice, a very easy-going savory note, and a reprise of all that sweet fruit.

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Spirits Buyer | Review Date: September 10, 2021

This pretty little Aberlour is starting to offer some excellent complexity even in this relatively youthful and naked style. We all know Aberlour can be excellent, but there’s so little experience with it not totally overshadowed by sherry or even fresh bourbon casks. While it might not be the big punch in the gut the A’bunadh provides, we’re definitely starting to tease out some gorgeous distillery character at this fine age. Please note that the ABV is quite high, and this whisky is but a whisper of its true self without at least a few drops of water. The color is pale gold. The nose has yellow flowers and ripe pear, a bit of fresh hay, and a tiny dusting of cocoa. Add water and a bit of air and the complexity improves significantly, moving toward greengage, mirabelle, hints of fresh hessian, and clean pulverized limestone. On the palate, it’s much more supple and round with water. Sweet barley tea, fresh biscuits, Bartlett pear, a slight gravelly quality, and a lovely peppery spice on the finish. Not as tropical and fudgey as the one we sold last year, but so vibrant and alive. Please, please, please skip this one if you’re against adding water.

The Balvenie
16 Year Old
Pineau French Oak Finish

An abundance of vanilla spice and warm honey notes alongside grapefruit, geranium, glazed fruits and vibrant ginger

£130.00
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Glenturret 30 Year Old

The Glenturret 30 Years Old has been shaped by three distinct distillery visionaries from both Scottish and French influence. This expression has been drawn from eight casks. American oak refills sweet and fruity evolving over time. European oak first fill add depth, vibrancy, and texture. These cask influences brought together create this luxuriant single malt.

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£1,650.00

Natural colour and non-chillfiltered.
One of only 750 bottles available worldwide.

Tasting notes:

Toffee Bonbons, dried fruit soaked in brandy. A citrus edge appears but only just with milled mature oak. The oak softens allowing vanilla to come through as a creamy dessert. Wood spices drift late coming alive on the palate. Wisps of ginger, gentle cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg mingle with rich dark fruits. Harmonious. Sweet fruit and toffee interwoven before oak meanders to a gentle warm finish.

Tomatin 30 Years Old Batch 5

This award-winning single malt from Tomatin Distillery was aged for 30 years in a combination of an ex-bourbon and oak casks. It was bottled without chill-filtration or artificial colouring.

NOSE: Soft fruits, golden honey and smooth white chocolate.

PALATE: A fusion of tropical fruits and creamy buttered vanilla mingle in an explosion of sensational mixed spices.

Only 3900 bottles were produced.

£430.00

A Singular Sherry Cask from at a Jaw-Dropping Price
2006 Ledaig 15 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive Single Refill Sherry Butt Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) (Pre-Arrival) ($99.99)
“One thing is for sure, you’re in for a wild ride everytime you buy a Ledaig—but of the many we’ve bottled over the years, this may be one of the most obviously delicious.”
— David Othenin-Girard, K&L Spirits Buyer

As part of our recent haul from our friends at Old Particular, we’ve brought in a spectacular cask from everyone’s favorite iconoclast, Ledaig. From the treasured Tobermory distillery on the far-flung Isle of Mull, Ledaig is always a hotly debated topic among connoisseurs, for the simple fact that it has one of the most singular and estoreric profiles in Scotch whisky. Of course, no two single barrels are the same, and it’s safe to say that the casks of Ledaig to come through our doors in the past several years compare to nothing else in our program. Today’s cask is one for a broader audience than your usual Ledaig. To start, it’s just compellingly delicious, but not without its trademark Ledaig features. It’s a powerhouse of a whisky that does well with water, but the savory complexity is off the charts (as is the peat), and it carries the refill sherry butt with a subtle flair. As buyer David Othenin-Girard puts it, “The sherry is there but takes a serious back seat to the powerful spirit … just pure peat and wild, oceanic Ledaig character behind.” Best of all, we’ve sourced this utterly unique gem at a jaw-dropping, sub-$100 price, making it an undeniable steal for those savvy enough to get in on it.

2006 Ledaig 15 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive Single Refill Sherry Butt Cask Strength Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) (Pre-Arrival) ($99.99)

David Othenin-Girard | K&L Spirits Buyer | Review Date: September 10, 2021

A second fabulous Ledaig, this time slightly leveled by sherry, which we acquired at a seemingly outrageous value. The Tobermory distillery on the hard-to-reach Isle of Mull is one of the least explored. The lovely town of Tobermory is famous for its colorful houses, but the distillery has stayed off many drinkers’ radars for lack of availability. We’ve managed to score several casks of the limited production smokey variant like this one, pronounced “La-chick,”, and they’ve been among the most controversial bottlings in our history. One thing is for sure, you’re in for a wild ride everytime you buy a Ledaig—but of the many we’ve bottled over the years, this may be one of the most obviously delicious. The sherried expressions of Ledaig are highly sought-after, although their profiles range wildly from the extremely unusual to the only slightly strange. This falls toward the slightly less crazy flavor profile, although it still has plenty of dense umami, gorgeous peat, and measured sherry character. Still don’t expect complete smooth sailing. The route to Mull is always a bit unpredictable, and this nicely aged peater in refill sherry is no exception. The color is pale gold. Much more restrained and approachable than the 12 Year. A pungent nose of amino acids, overripe tropical fruit, dark tarry smoke and pine sap. On the palate, the peat turns up, with a lovely meatiness and a big peppercorn finish. This one loves water—six drops in a half-ounce pour. Very much more open now. Bacon smoke, orange marmalade, pine again, leather, rust, hyssop, seagrass, barnacles, old wooden trawler, snuff box. The sherry is there but takes a serious back seat to the powerful spirit. This is clean for a sherried Ledaig with no sulphur at all, just pure peat and wild, oceanic Ledaig character behind.

GORDON & MACPHAIL UNVEILS 64-YEAR-OLD WHISKY AS SECOND EDITION IN THE ‘MR GEORGE LEGACY’ SERIES 

The latest single malt in a series of timeless classics to emerge from the Gordon & MacPhail warehouse has been revealed.

Honouring Mr George Urquhart, a member of the second generation of the company’s owning family and the man who helped bring single malt whisky to the world, the Gordon & MacPhail Mr George Legacy 1957 from Glen Grant Distillery is the second expression to be released as part of the whisky creator’s annual Legacy series.

It was laid down 64 years ago while ‘Mr George’, as he was known to those who knew him best, was at the helm of the business. Only 298 bottles of this single cask whisky are available, highlighting the scarcity of this rarely seen vintage from Speyside’s Glen Grant Distillery.

The Mr George Legacy 1957 from Glen Grant Distillery celebrates Mr George’s long-term approach to maturation, where he was guided by the philosophy that whiskies take as long as they need to mature into the perfect dram. Achieving great quality and flavour takes time, and patience and trust in the process is still very much at the heart of Gordon & MacPhail’s ethos today.

Distilled on Thursday 10^th October 1957 and spending its entire maturation in cask no. 3483, a first-fill Sherry butt, the second edition of the Legacy Series [RSP £6000*] was bottled on Tuesday 9^th November 2021 at a cask strength of 56.1% ABV.

On the nose, the rich mahogany whisky releases aromas of fruitcake, festive spices, marmalade and treacle. To taste, notes of morello cherries, tobacco and garden mint greet the palate, followed by ripe red apple, citrus peel and subtle aniseed. It finishes in an explosion of flavour, with lingering notes of spice, forest fruits and charred oak.

As the second whisky in the Legacy series, the Mr George Legacy 1957 from Glen Grant Distillery celebrates the expertise and patience required to match cask to spirit for long-term maturation.

Stuart Urquhart, grandson of Mr George and Gordon & MacPhail’s Operations Director, said: “In some industry quarters my grandfather was fondly thought of as slightly eccentric due to his relentless focus on maturation, painstakingly selecting the right cask to match with each particular spirit. He was intrigued to know how long the whisky might take to reach its peak and would have known he might not be around when that moment came. That is his legacy to our family and to whisky drinkers who love the rich complexity of the ultra-aged single malts he laid down decades ago.

“The latest release in the Legacy series comes from Glen Grant distillery, for which my grandfather had a particular affinity. Local to us in Speyside, Glen Grant was the first distillery to use a purifier in distillation which resulted in a lighter spirit. Back in the 1950s, the spirit would have been slightly smoky due to floor maltings and a small level of peat being used – which is a style rarely seen in today’s modern Speyside whiskies – giving this whisky a charred oakiness that is perfectly balanced by long-term maturation in a Sherry cask made of American oak.”

Charles Maclean, whisky expert, noted: “This is a gorgeous whisky, rich and multi-layered, still vibrant and vital in spite of its great age. A worthy tribute to the man who first drew the world’s attention to the glories of single malt – Mr George Urquhart”.

Celebrating its 125^th anniversary in 2020, Gordon & MacPhail has built up an impressive collection of whiskies from over 100 distilleries housed in its liquid library, a testament to the close relationships forged with Scotland’s distilleries over many decades.

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*Prices in international markets may vary due to local taxes and import duties.

Tasting notes: Gordon & MacPhail Mr George Legacy Series, 1957 from Glen Grant distillery
Matured in cask 3483, a first-fill Sherry butt, and bottled at 56.1% ABV. Outturn of 298 bottles. 

COLOUR: Mahogany

AROMA: Rich FRUITCAKE aromas intertwine with FESTIVE SPICES; CINNAMON and GINGER. Notes of ORANGE MARMALADE is accompanied by DARK TREACLE and a hint of BEESWAX POLISH.

TASTE: MORELLO CHERRIES are followed by subtle dried TOBACCO and GARDEN MINT. Ripe RED APPLE undertones combine with CITRUS PEEL and soft ANISEED.

FINISH: A SPICY full-bodied finish with lasting flavours of FOREST FRUITS and CHARRED OAK.

About Gordon & MacPhail Whiskies:

For over 125 years, Gordon & MacPhail has been driven by a simple mission: to create single malt Scotch whisky of exceptional quality.

Through four generations of family ownership, the company has matched spirit from over 100 Scottish distilleries to its own bespoke casks.

It is this unique depth and breadth of experience that enables Gordon & MacPhail to combine oak, spirit and time to create a portfolio of iconic whiskies found nowhere else in the world.

• ‘Discovery’ – This flavour-led range is the perfect introduction to our portfolio of quality single malt Scotch whiskies
• ‘Distillery Labels’ – A range celebrating our long-standing relationships with Scotland’s distilleries
• ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ – The heart of our portfolio. Always unique, these non-chill-filtered, natural coloured, small batch expressions are genuine one-offs.
• ‘Private Collection’ – Greatly-aged single malts from celebrated, little-known, or closed distilleries specially selected by members of the Urquhart family
• ‘Generations’ – A prestigious collection of old, rare, and exclusive masterpieces