Gordon and MacPhail unveils Rare Mosstowie Last Cask Release
Gordon & MacPhail has announced the release of a 1979 Mosstowie from Miltonduff Distillery.
The Mosstowie whisky was produced using Miltonduff’s Lomond stills, and is the third of the bottler’s special releases to come from casks filled at closed distilleries or made on Lomond stills that are no longer in production.
“With no official bottling ever available of the elusive Mosstowie malt, we are particularly excited to bring this special whisky to the market,” said Stephen Rankin, Director of Prestige for Godon and MacPhail.
Described as ‘smoky and soft’ the Mosstowie has a nose of vanilla pod, butterscotch and stewed apples. The palate offers black pepper, spiced grapefruit, dark chocolate and raspberry flavor.
Mosstowie was founded in 1964 by Hiram Walker, who used Lomond stills due to the variety of flavour profiles it produced. However, the stills used to make Mosstowie were removed in 1981 due to the difficulty of cleaning its longer arms.
The Gordon & MacPhail 1979 Mosstowie is the bottler’s last remaining cask from the distillery. The 40-year-old whisky was laid down in Gordon & MacPhail’s Elgin warehouse on Thursday 13 September 1979 in cask number 20323, a refill Sherry Hogshead.
Bottled at 49.8% ABV, there are only 164 bottles of the whisky available globally. Like the rest of the anniversary bottlings, the 40-year-old whisky is priced at RRP £1,500 (US$1,956).
The 1979 Mosstowie is the third of four Gordon & MacPhail rare single malts to mark its 125th anniversary this year.
“Each of the extremely rare whiskies released to commemorate our 125th anniversary is truly unique as they are the last cask of that particular make we have maturing in our warehouse,” said Rankin.
“They are bottled from the last remaining casks we have from these distilleries and marks an emotional moment for my family as they leave the Gordon & MacPhail warehouse after being left to mature by my grandfather many decades ago.
