Coleburn 1972-2013 - Gordon & MacPhail - Rare Old - Lot RO/13/06

INFORMATION

Coleburn 1972 - 2013. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for their Rare Old series. Lot number RO/13/06. One of 214 bottles. 70cl. 46%.

DISTILLERY:Coleburn

DISTILLERY STATUS:Closed

Bottle ABV:46%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:214

BOTTLER:Gordon & MacPhail

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

DISTILLED YEAR:1972

BOTTLING DATE::2013

Coleburn whisky distillery was founded in Speyside in 1897 and was owned by Diageo forerunner Distillers Company Limited (DCL) from 1915 until it closed in 1985. Coleburn's malt was old-school Highland style and the distillery was instrumental in early experiments on effluent purification techniques. Coleburn distillery is now the HQ of warehousers and bottlers Aceo Ltd.

Almost all of Coleburn’s whisky was blended away, and very little has survived as single malt - the only official bottling was an outstanding 1979 vintage Rare Malts Edition released in 2000. Aceo released a blended Scotch whisky under the Coleburn name in 2018 but it’s unlikely to have Coleburn single malt in it. Coleburn independent bottlings are rare, but generally very high quality. Gordon & MacPhail are the only company to have bottled Coleburn single malt since 2011, so the last casks may soon be exhausted.