Highland Fusilier 21-year-old Pure Malt Gordon & MacPhail/ 40%/ 757ml
- Gordon & MacPhail introduced the Highland Fusilier brand in 1959 to mark the founding of the regiment of the same name. There is not too much information about its formula but the whisky won several international awards.
Product description
Highland Fusilier is an old vatted malt brand from Gordon & MacPhail. It debuted in 1959 and has won several major accolades, although little is known about its formula.
The Royal Highland Fusiliers were Princess Margaret’s personal regiment in Ayrshire. Gordon & MacPhail have released a 21-year-old Pure Malt to celebrate their 300th anniversary (1678-1978). It was released under five different labels, but all signs point to it being the same whisky. We’ve heard that it uses Macallan whisky distilled in the 1950s.
Nose : rich with clear notes of sherry, raisins, dried apricots, figs and plums, vanilla, a trace of nutmeg, some leather and tobacco and a distant whiff of peat smoke.
Taste: initially sweet, raisins, candied orange peel, apricots, caramel, vanilla, after a while it shows strong oak and herbal tones, traces of leather and minimal peat.
Finish: medium long, with notes of caramel, dried fruit and bitterness of oak and dried herbs.