Glentauchers 1979 Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 100 Years Production Anniversary (1998) 70cl

Glentauchers 1979 Gordon & Macphail Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 100 Years Production Anniversary (1998) 70cl

A very rare bottle indeed.

Glentauchers from 1979 bottled in 1998 to commemorate 100 years of production at Glentauchers.
If you know what you're looking at you will know this sits far below the market. Single malts were rare in these days.

Glentauchers is an important single malt for blended Scotch, most recently a named component of Ballantine's. As such, it is rarely seen in single malt form. Over the years, some bottlings were officially licensed to Gordon & MacPhail, and 2017 saw a distillery bottling launched under the Ballantine's banner along with a Glenburgie and Miltonduff. Prior to that, enthusiasts were limited to seeking out independent bottlings like this one.

When Gordon & MacPhail were producing official bottlings under license in the 1970s, each distillery was labelled using a specific branding determined by their parent companies, such as DCL, Hiram Walker or Highland Distillers. By the 1980s, single malts were increasing in popularity and Gordon & MacPhail began to create a “house label” for every distillery, each with its own unique style, as is presented here. Although no longer the licensees, Gordon & MacPhail still produce bottles like this for many distilleries today, renamed in 2018 as their Distillery Labels range.

The malting began in May 1898, with the first spirit running from the stills the next month.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: vanilla, Seville orange, fried banana, baked apples and pineapple

Palate: red apple, poached pears, roasted cashew nuts, grapefruit, toasted oak and white pepper throughout

40% ABV

70cl

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