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St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1975 Murray McDavid 29 Year Old

Lot: 282372

St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1975 Murray McDavid 29 Year Old

Winning Bid: £500
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 21 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
St Magdalene
Age: 
29 Year Old
Vintage: 
1975
Region: 
Lowland
Bottler: 
Murray McDavid
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
46%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1975 Murray McDavid 29 Year Old

St Magdalene, also known as Linlithgow (after its home town) was a large distillery who's output was almost entirely for the purposes of blending. It was built in the 18th century, but was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1912, who operated it until its closure in 1983. Like many others, it was deemed surplus to requirements as the blended Scotch market hit a downturn, leaving DCL over-supplied. As a result of this, its single malt is particularly rare. It was only officially bottled three times by Diageo, but a number of increasingly sought after releases have been bottled by independent companies over the years. The collectability of which is likely only to increase, as unlike other members of the 1983 club, St Magdalene was demolished and is not in line for a resurrection.

A single cask bottling from Murray McDavid, this St Magdalene was distilled in 1975 and bottled after 29 years in the cask.

Murray McDavid were founded in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin and ex-Springbank distillery Director, Gordon Wright. The company bought re-opened Bruichladdich distillery in December 2000, hiring Jim McEwan as Master Distiller. The company was purchased by Remy Cointreau in 2012, with the Murray McDavid brand eventually returning to Scottish hands the following year. Murray McDavid is famed for coining the term "ACE-ing" (additional cask enhancement) in relation to their cask finishing process, something they continue to use to great effect to this day.

Bottle number 24 of 600. 

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