The vast majority of the output of the Saint Magdalene distillery was used in blends. As a consequence of the big whisky slump of the late 1970s, it ceased production and closed in 1983.

This release was distilled in 1965 and bottled under Gordon & Macphail ‘s Connoisseur’s Choice ‘Map Label’ series. Three versions exist: one bottled in 1991, a second one bottled in 1993 and this version which doesn’t have a neck label to indicate the bottling year. I assume this predates the other two.

St. Magdalene 1965 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, late 1980s, 75 cl)

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