The Whiskyphiles

Gordon & MacPhail

  • Aberfeldy 25 Years Old 1993 Connoisseurs Choice

    Aberfeldy 1993 Connoisseurs Choice whisky review: A beautifully sherried Aberfeldy, dry and leathery with plenty of dark fruits and chocolate, with water this opens up a lot more and just gets better. 88/100 Continue reading

    Aberfeldy 25 Years Old 1993 Connoisseurs Choice

  • Glenrothes 1974 Private Collection

    Glenrothes 1974 Private Collection whisky review: A delicious nose and initial palate on this old Glenrothes before the sherry wood really takes over, a shame really as if it reserved a little body and sweetness throughout this could be an… Continue reading

  • Inverleven 1985 Private Collection

    Inverleven 1985 Private Collection whisky review: A lovely old ex-bourbon matured expression, unfortunately I have little frame of reference for this as I haven’t previously sampled Inverleven output. Certainly display’s its age and is full of lively and entertaining flavours… Continue reading

  • Longmorn 57 Years Old 1961 Cask 512

    Longmorn 57 Years Old 1961 Cask #512 whisky review: More closed on the nose, this one rewarded a little more fruit on the palate but again another Cask-heavy wood-centric expression that sadly could have come from any number of distilleries.… Continue reading

  • Longmorn 57 Years Old 1961 Cask 508

    Longmorn 57 Years Old 1961 Cask #508 whisky review: Great nose, and a wonderful experience to try such an old Longmorn, but, the contrast between the nose and palate is too great. Far too over-oaked for my palate, too spicy,… Continue reading

  • Ledaig 12 Years Old Discovery

    Ledaig 12 Years Old Discovery Island single malt Scotch whisky review: For me Ledaig can be brilliant and on a par with Ardbeg with the first sip and like drinking out of stale beer can used as an ashtray from… Continue reading

    Ledaig 12 Years Old Discovery

  • Bunnahabhain 11 Years Old Discovery

    Bunnahabhain 11 Years Old Discovery Islay single malt Scotch whisky review: A lot more balanced – of course, classic Gordon & MacPhail’s pairing of spirit and cask. I’d have loved much more sherry influence, but this excels in its balance.… Continue reading

    Bunnahabhain 11 Years Old Discovery

  • Tomatin 2007 Discovery

    Tomatin 2007 Discovery Highland single malt Scotch whisky review: A creamy dessert-filled expression, this is so redolent of banana split I expected twice the calories of a standard whisky! Fresh bananas and masses of ‘Bourbon’ flavours such as vanilla and… Continue reading

    Tomatin 2007 Discovery

  • Glendullan 24 Years Old 1993 Connoisseurs Choice

    Glendullan 24 Years Old 1993 Connoisseurs Choice whisky review: Apart from the initial sensation of chewing on wood chips this Glendullan expression has plenty to get excited about. Lovely tropical fruits in syrup followed by vanilla tablet, chocolate limes and… Continue reading

  • Blair Athol 20 Years Old 1997 Connoisseurs Choice

    Blair Athol 20 Years Old 1997 Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Review: A juicy, sweet and fruity expression with touches of citrus and exotic spices, mouth watering. 86/100 Continue reading