2010 bottling of the lost Lowland distillery. Matured in refill sherry hogsheads. Bottled by Gordon & Mac Phail under their Rare Old label. A smooth, sweet whisky with the Lowland style still evident. St. Magdalene (Linlithgow) St. Magdalene malt whisky distillery was established by Sebastian Henderson in Linlithgow sometime between 1753 & 1798. During the 1810s St. Magdalene Distillery was amalgamated with its near neighbour Bonnytoun Distillery. The Union Canal was constructed right on its southern doorstep during the early nineteenth century then the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway steamed right past on its northern doorstep & ensured easy access to rapidly expanding markets. St. Magdalene Distillery closed in 1983 & was later converted into private housing & is now a lost Scottish Lowland malt whisky distillery. All the whisky from St. Magdalene’s four stills went into blends during its working life, the few single cask bottlings are a modern development. On the nose sherry notes with strong fruit aromas
- melons, red apples. Dry, hessian note with herbal, bracken aromas. Sweet palate, winey with oak & hop flavours. Some heather blossom (honey) elements.
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St. Magdalene 1981 vintage Lowland single malt Scotch whisky. Bottled 1999 by Gordon & Mac Phail for the Connoisseurs Choice series. ...

Single wine treated butt 2200. 225 individually numbered bottles. Linlithgow (St. Magdalene) St. Magdalene malt whisky distillery was established by Sebastian Henderson in Linlithgow sometime between 1753 & 1798. During the 1810s St. Magdalene Distillery was amalgamated with its near neighbour Bonnytoun Distillery. The Union Canal was constructed right on its southern doorstep during the early nineteenth century then the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway steamed right past on its northern doorstep & ensured easy access to rapidly expanding markets. St. Magdalene Distillery closed in 1983 & was later converted into private housing & is now a lost Scottish Lowland malt whisky distillery. All the whisky from St. Magdalene’s four stills went into blends during its working life, the few single cask bottlings are a modern development. No tasting notes at present. ...

St. Magdalene 31 Year Old 1982 vintage Lowland single malt Scotch whisky. Distilled September 1982 & bottled October 2013 by Hart Brothers for the Finest Collection series. ...

St. Magdalene 31 Year Old Lowland single malt Scotch whisky.  The Dynasty decanter was created to celebrate the evolution of Scotch whisky distilling during the 200 years spanned by seven Stuart monarchs. Cast in silver & decorated with pure gold medallions of the heads of the seven Stuart monarchs. The h&-blown decanter comes from one of the world’s leading crystal-glass manufacturers; ATLANTIS. Bottled by Hart Brothers. ...

Strathclyde 26 Year Old 1988 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single cask 62111 bottled 2015 by Gordon & Co. for the Pearls of Scotland series. 169 numbered bottles. ...

Strathclyde 26 Year Old 1990 vintage Lowland & single grain Scotch whisky. Single cask refill barrel 13045 bottled October 2016 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 241 bottles. ...

Strathclyde 28 Year Old 1990 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single refill barrel 16786 bottled 2019 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. 174 numbered bottles. ...

Strathclyde 30 Year Old 1988 vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single barrel 62125 distilled 9th June 1988, bottled 10th June 2018. Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Glasgow Garden Festival held on the banks of the river Clyde in the Summer of 1988. 138 numbered bottles exclusive to The Whisky Barrel. MAXIMUM 2 BOTTLES PER CUSTOMER. The Glasgow Garden Festival transformed derelict land on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow into greenspace, a theme park & adventure playgroups for 5 months from April to September 1988. The National Garden Festivals were based on the German post-war ‘ Bundesgartenschau’ idea for reclaiming large areas of disused or neglected land in cities. The Glasgow site is now home to the Glasgow Science Centre & a digital media village on the banks of the River Clyde. ...

Single cask 1501. 31-year old Strathclyde single grain whisky from the award winning Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld series. Distilled January 1980 & bottled March 2011. 182 numbered bottles. Strathclyde Strathclyde Distillery was established in 1927 on a site which had previously supported mills in Moffat Street by the south bank of the River Clyde in the heart of Glasgow. Strathclyde Distillery is a Scottish Lowland grain whisky distillery is equipped with two Coffey continuous stills for grain whisky production & also a further five Coffey continuous stills which produce neutral spirit. Loch Katrine situated amongst the hills to the north of Glasgow provides the water. In 1957 Kinclaith malt distillery was constructed within the Strathclyde Distillery complex but closed in 1975 & was dismantled the following year. No tasting notes at present. ...