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St Magdalene 1981 Gordon and MacPhail

Lot: 5078892

St Magdalene 1981 Gordon and MacPhail

Winning Bid: £500

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Lot:
Distillery: 
St Magdalene
Vintage: 
1981
Region: 
Lowland
Bottler: 
Gordon & MacPhail
Bottled Strength: 
40%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

St Magdalene 1981 Gordon and MacPhail

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 bottle of Connoisseurs Choice St Magdalene from Gordon and MacPhail. Distilled at the closed Lowland distillery in 1981, and bottled in 1997.

Gordon & MacPhail are one of the largest and most recognisable whisky companies in the world. Although they began distilling at the newly refurbished Benromach distillery in 1998, for most of their history they were an independent bottler. Their labels are recognised by whisky lovers the world over, and their licensed bottlings from distillery's like Macallan and Talisker in the 1970s and 1980s, when the companies were not bottling themselves, are a huge part of the success of those distillers today.

The Connoisseurs Choice label is one of the most recognisable independent bottlings on the market. It was initially created for renowned Italian importer, Edoardo Giaccone in the early 1970s, but became a mainstay of the core Gordon & MacPhail portfolio in 1979.

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