Gordon and MacPhail opened their premises on South Street, Elgin on the 24th May 1895. The company was founded by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail and they decreed their product would be ‘a superior article at a popular price’. As did many whisky traders, Gordon and MacPhail sold other products in addition to whisky; they were a grocers as well as a wine and spirits merchant. However, there was always an inclination toward dark spirits. The original whisky products included their range of own-label blends and matured whiskies.
Today, Gordon and MacPhail are a leading distributor as well as a selector and vendor of many whiskies and blends. Today, they have an extensive range of fine, and often rare, single malts, known as Connoisseur’s Choice. Gordon and MacPhail also stock one of the largest ranges of whisky to be found anywhere, operating from their original premises on South Street. In 1993, Gordon and MacPhail purchased the silent Benromach distillery which was reopened by the Prince of Wales in 1998. In 2004, Benromach launched Traditional, the first official release from Benromach since its previous closure.
On the 24th May 2005, the company celebrated 110 years of business. Gordon and MacPhail have also released various blends under names including Glen Calder, Avonside and Ben Alder.
€159Original price was: €159.€130Current price is: €130.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Dark gold. This is directly supported by the official tasting information.
Nose: Red apple and lime zest give way to strawberry jam, followed by cinnamon spice, vanilla custard, and toasted oak. This is directly supported by the official tasting note.
Palate: Sweet toffee combines with rich smoke and orange oil, while stewed apples are balanced by slight ashy tones and white pepper. This is directly supported by the official tasting note.
Finish: Full and spicy, with citrus fruit and bonfire embers. This is directly supported by the official tasting note.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to rich amber. This is an inference based on the refill sherry puncheon maturation and the published tasting profile.
Nose: Red stewed berries, ginger spice, and pressed apple, followed by toffee, raspberry compote, and cocoa powder. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
Palate: Rich blackcurrant combines with Demerara sugar and clementine, while dark plum and figs are balanced by black pepper. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
Finish: Full and long, with charred oak and dark forest fruit. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden. This is directly supported by the reviewed tasting information.
Nose: Waxy lemon peel gives way to ripe tropical fruit, subtle coconut, and malted biscuit. This is directly supported by the reviewed tasting information.
Palate: Sweet and creamy, with fresh lime, mango, and ripe pineapple balanced by cracked black pepper and oak. This is directly supported by the reviewed tasting information.
Finish: Vibrant and fruity. This is directly supported by the reviewed tasting information.
€130Original price was: €130.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to amber. This is an inference based on the first fill sherry butt maturation and reviewed bottle presentation.
Nose: Raisins, cocoa powder, and caramel, with a fine herbal edge and sherried spice. This is based on reviewed retailer tasting notes for this exact bottling.
Palate: Dates and orange combine with mint, fruity sweetness, and a rich sherried depth. This is based on reviewed retailer tasting notes for this exact bottling.
Finish: Lingering mixed nuts and vanilla, with a warming cask strength close. The nuts and vanilla are based on reviewed retailer tasting notes, while the warming feel is an inference from the 58.6% strength.
€220Original price was: €220.€190Current price is: €190.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden. This is directly supported by the official tasting information.
Nose: Bright lemon and fresh hay combine with vanilla pod, followed by green apple, fragrant jasmine, and charred oak. This is directly supported by the official tasting information.
Palate: Sweet and creamy, with custard giving way to nectarine, passion fruit, tangerine peel, lime, and pineapple. This is directly supported by the official tasting information.
Finish: Medium-bodied, with lingering tropical fruit and a fresh mint note. This is directly supported by the official tasting information.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and the whisky’s overall style.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla cream, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel cask type, age, and Speyside style.
Palate: Clean and elegant, with apple, pear, vanilla sweetness, gentle citrus, and a touch of peppery oak. This is an inference based on the cask type, cask-strength bottling, and the expected profile of mature refill-bourbon Speyside whisky.
Finish: Medium to long, with lingering vanilla, soft spice, and drying oak. This is an inference based on the maturation style and bottling strength.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold to amber. This is an inference based on the 16-year maturation and refill sherry cask style.
Nose: Rich dried fruit, orange peel, soft caramel sweetness, and warming spice. This is an inference based on the refill sherry cask maturation and the broader style expected from mature Glenrothes at cask strength.
Palate: Full-bodied and concentrated, with sherried fruit depth, toffee richness, oak spice, and a firm natural strength. This is an inference based on the refill sherry cask maturation, 62.7% ABV, and the bottle’s mature single-cask style.
Finish: Long, warming, and drying, with lingering fruit, spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the cask-strength bottling and refill sherry cask profile.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Lightest gold. This is directly supported by the listed tasting note.
Nose: Ripe banana and poached pear are followed by fresh-cut grass, with fresh mango, mandarin orange, and malted biscuit. This is directly supported by the listed tasting note.
Palate: Red apple and pomegranate juice combine with bright lime peel, while subtle milk chocolate leads into a herbal hint and charred oak. This is directly supported by the listed tasting note.
Finish: Light and delicate, with tropical fruits and heather honey. This is directly supported by the listed tasting note.
€67Original price was: €67.€57.90Current price is: €57.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s style, age period, and 46% presentation.
Nose: Soft orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, light malt, and gentle oak. This is an inference based on the bottle’s Speyside single malt style and approachable bottling strength.
Palate: Smooth and balanced, with apple and pear notes, mild honeyed sweetness, and a clean malty core. This is an inference based on the Speyside classification, the independent bottling style, and the 46% ABV.
Finish: Medium in length, clean, and softly warming, with lingering fruit and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s stated style and strength.
€75Original price was: €75.€63Current price is: €63.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s style, vintage, and 46% presentation.
Nose: Soft orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, light malt, and gentle oak. This is an inference based on the bottle’s Speyside style and approachable bottling strength.
Palate: Smooth and balanced, with apple and pear notes, mild honeyed sweetness, and a clean malty core. This is an inference based on the Speyside classification, the independent bottling style, and the 46% ABV.
Finish: Medium in length, clean, and softly warming, with lingering fruit and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s stated style and strength.
€230Original price was: €230.€199Current price is: €199.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the whisky’s 25-year age statement and first-fill sherry cask maturation.
Nose: Rich dried fruit, dark toffee, polished oak, orange peel, and warming spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, cask type, and overall style.
Palate: Full and rounded, with sherried fruit depth, caramel sweetness, gentle nutty richness, and firm oak structure. This is an inference based on the first-fill sherry cask maturation and cask-strength presentation.
Finish: Long, warming, and drying, with lingering fruit, spice, and mature oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, cask style, and strength.
€55Original price was: €55.€46.60Current price is: €46.60.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Pale gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, strength, and likely cask-led presentation.
Nose: Soft peat smoke, coastal air, malt sweetness, citrus peel, and a lightly earthy note. This is an inference based on the usual Ledaig style and the approachable Discovery-series positioning.
Palate: Gently smoky and balanced, with sweet malt, pepper, light salinity, citrus, and a touch of ash. This is an inference based on the distillery profile and the whisky’s 43% strength.
Finish: Medium in length, with lingering smoke, soft spice, and a dry coastal edge. This is an inference based on the expected style of a 12-year-old Ledaig bottled in an approachable Discovery format.
€95Original price was: €95.€86.80Current price is: €86.80.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, strength, and likely cask-led presentation.
Nose: Soft orchard fruit, floral malt, vanilla, and gentle oak. This is an inference based on the expected style of a mature Linkwood bottled at 46%.
Palate: Smooth and balanced, with apple, pear, light honeyed sweetness, vanilla, and a clean malty core. This is an inference based on the distillery style, age, and bottling strength.
Finish: Medium in length, elegant, and softly warming, with lingering fruit and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s likely Speyside profile and 46% presentation.
€190Original price was: €190.€168Current price is: €168.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Honey gold. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile and product description.
Nose: Syrup and toffee lead into bright raspberry and orange zest. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
Palate: Autumn spices, stewed berries, and orange marmalade, with a rich sherried weight through the middle. The flavour notes are supported by the reviewed tasting profile, while the texture note is an inference from the age and strength.
Finish: Long, warming, and layered, with mixed nuts and ripe oak. This is supported by the reviewed tasting profile.
€220Original price was: €220.€199Current price is: €199.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s 25-year age statement and mature presentation style.
Nose: Soft orchard fruit, floral malt, vanilla sweetness, and gentle polished oak. This is an inference based on the expected style of a mature Linkwood bottled at 46%.
Palate: Smooth and balanced, with apple, pear, light honeyed sweetness, vanilla, and a clean malty core. This is an inference based on the Speyside classification, long maturation, and approachable bottling strength.
Finish: Medium to long, elegant, and softly warming, with lingering fruit and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, style, and 46% presentation.
Colour: Deep mahogany amber. This is an inference based on the 53-year age statement and first-fill sherry butt maturation.
Nose: Sweet fruitcake aromas with a rich mature sherry character. This is supported by the official release note, while the sherry wording is reinforced by the stated cask type.
Palate: Dark fruits, concentrated richness, and a full old-style Speyside depth. The dark fruit note is supported by the official release note, while the texture wording is an inference from the age and cask style.
Finish: Long, polished, and gently oaky. The hint of oak is supported by the official release note, while the length and polish are inferences based on the whisky’s maturity and style.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.99Current price is: €99.99.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the first fill bourbon barrel maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the first fill bourbon barrel cask type and the whisky’s Highland single malt style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, vanilla, gentle citrus, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the first fill bourbon barrel maturation and 59.1% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s cask-strength presentation and maturation style.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel cask type and the whisky’s Highland single malt style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, vanilla, gentle citrus, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and 54.9% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s cask-strength presentation and maturation style.
€435Original price was: €435.€370Current price is: €370.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age and sherry-wood maturation.
Nose: Baked apples, almonds, raisin, and apricots. This is supported by the reviewed tasting note.
Palate: Chocolate, tangerine, and toffee, with a rich and elegant old Speyside feel. The flavour notes are supported by the reviewed tasting note, while the texture wording is an inference based on the age and style.
Finish: Long, smooth, and gently warming, with lingering fruit, sweetness, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, sherry-wood style, and overall profile.
€95Original price was: €95.€86.80Current price is: €86.80.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s 15-year age statement and 46% bottling strength.
Nose: Rich malt, orchard fruit, soft spice, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the expected style of a mature Mortlach bottled at 46%.
Palate: Rounded and balanced, with fruit, malty sweetness, gentle weight, and a lightly savoury edge. This is an inference based on the distillery style, age, and bottling strength.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and characterful, with lingering fruit and soft oak spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age and likely style.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft honey, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel cask type and the whisky’s Highland single malt style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, vanilla, gentle citrus, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and 55.4% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s cask-strength presentation and maturation style.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the first-fill sherry butt maturation and the whisky’s natural presentation.
Nose: Rich dried fruit, dark toffee, polished oak, and warming spice. This is an inference based on the first-fill sherry cask style, the 15-year age statement, and the cask-strength bottling.
Palate: Full and concentrated, with sherried fruit depth, malty sweetness, spice, and a firm natural cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the cask type, age, and 60.2% ABV.
Finish: Long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, oak, and spice. This is an inference based on the whisky’s maturation and natural strength.
Colour: Golden. This is supported by your site’s tasting notes.
Nose: Baked apple aromas lead to demerara sugar and faint dried herbs, followed by grapefruit zest, white chocolate, and freshly cut grass. This is supported by your site’s tasting notes.
Palate: Dried pineapple combines with passion fruit and crystallised violet, while lemon curd comes through alongside subtle icing sugar and a faint herbal edge. This is supported by your site’s tasting notes.
Finish: White pepper and charred oak linger with citrus fruit. This is supported by your site’s tasting notes.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age and cask-strength presentation.
Nose: Rich orchard fruit, soft vanilla, honeyed malt, and warming oak spice. This is an inference based on the expected profile of a mature Speyside single malt bottled at natural strength.
Palate: Full and concentrated, with fruit sweetness, malty depth, gentle spice, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the age statement and 56.8% ABV.
Finish: Long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s likely mature Speyside style and bottling strength.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel cask type and the whisky’s mature Speyside style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, gentle honeyed sweetness, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the cask type, age, and 59.4% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s maturation and natural strength.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel cask type and the whisky’s mature Highland single malt style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, gentle honeyed sweetness, and a firm natural-strength structure. This is an inference based on the cask type, age, and 52.8% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s maturation and strength.
€135Original price was: €135.€115Current price is: €115.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill bourbon barrel cask type and the whisky’s mature Highland single malt style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, gentle honeyed sweetness, and a firm natural-strength structure. This is an inference based on the cask type, age, and 54.3% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s maturation and strength.
€55Original price was: €55.€46.60Current price is: €46.60.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Light gold. This is an inference based on the bourbon-cask maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Crisp apples, orchard fruit, floral oak, and vanilla. This is supported by the reviewed tasting snippet on your listing.
Palate: Juicy peach, vanilla cream, and soft tropical fruit, with a rounded and approachable texture. The flavour notes are supported by the reviewed tasting snippet, while the texture point is an inference from the 43% bottling strength.
Finish: Clean and gently sweet, with lingering fruit, vanilla, and soft oak. This is an inference based on the reviewed tasting snippet and the bourbon-cask style.
€195Original price was: €195.€168Current price is: €168.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the refill American hogshead maturation and overall presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the refill American hogshead cask type and the whisky’s mature Speyside style.
Palate: Clean and lively, with apple and pear notes, gentle honeyed sweetness, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the cask type, age, and 54.5% ABV.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, soft spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s maturation and natural strength.
€118.90Original price was: €118.90.€99.90Current price is: €99.90.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Bright gold. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age and high-strength presentation.
Nose: Fresh orchard fruit, vanilla sweetness, soft malt, and light oak spice. This is an inference based on the bottle’s Highland single malt style and the mature, higher-strength profile.
Palate: Full and lively, with fruit-led sweetness, gentle spice, and a firm cask-strength structure. This is an inference based on the stated 58.1% ABV and the overall style of the release.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and slightly drying, with lingering fruit, spice, and oak. This is an inference based on the whisky’s age, strength, and category.