Kinclaith 1967-1991 - Gordon & MacPhail - Connoisseurs Choice

INFORMATION

Kinclaith 1967 - 1991. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for their Connoisseurs Choice series. In presentation box. 70cl. 40%.

DISTILLERY:Kinclaith

DISTILLERY STATUS:Closed

Bottle ABV:40%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Gordon & MacPhail

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Lowland

DISTILLED YEAR:1967

BOTTLING DATE::1991

Kinclaith distillery came to life in 1957, when two pot stills were installed at the Strathclyde grain distillery in Glasgow. Kinclaith’s Lowland single malt whisky was made for owner Seager Evans’ blended whiskies, most notably Long John, but the distillery was dismantled in 1975 by new owners Whitbread to accommodate an expansion of Strathcyde’s grain whisky capacity.

Kinclaith was never officially bottled, but independent bottlings by Cadenhead’s and Gordon & MacPhail began in the late 1970s and early 1980s. More recently some 1969 and 1975 Kinclaiths were bottled by Signatory and Duncan Taylor, but the last of these appeared over a decade ago, so it seems likely the last cask has been bottled. Kinclaith’s quality was generally surprisingly high and its rarity means that this is one of the most valuable ‘unicorn’ malts at auction.