Macduff 1975 (Bottled 1991) Connoisseurs Choice / 40%/ 0.7l

The Connoisseurs Choice series debuted in 1968 in the Gordon & MacPhail offering.

It was created by George Urquhart, a second-generation family owner and a great whisky visionary at a time when most Scottish malt distilleries were producing for blenders, not even considering promoting their whiskies as single malts. Today, over half a century later, the “Connoisseur’s Choice” competes successfully in the single malt market and has its devoted fans. The Macduff presented here, distilled in 1975 when the distillery was owned by William Lawson Distillers, was aged for over 15 years mainly in refilled Oloroso sherry hogsheads. The whisky was bottled at 40% abv in 1991.

Aroma: malty and fruity, apples, peaches, orange peel, vanilla, milk fudge, lemon pepper, notes of wax, potpourri and oak.

Palate: sweet, vanilla pudding, honey, toffee, caramel, sultanas, red apples, grapes, bananas, lemongrass, a pinch of pepper and a light bitterness of oak.

Finish: medium long, with notes of breakfast cereal, toffee, sweet bread, summer fruits, vanilla and oak tannins.