Linlithgow 1975-2004 - 28 Year Old - Signatory Vintage - Single Cask 96/3/37

INFORMATION

Linlithgow 1975 - 2004. 28 Year Old. Bottled by Signatory Vintage. Cask number 96/3/37. One of 308 bottles. 70cl. 48.1%.

DISTILLERY:St. Magdalene / Linlithgow

DISTILLERY STATUS:Closed

Bottle ABV:48.1%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:308

BOTTLER:Signatory Vintage

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:96/3/37

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Lowland

DISTILLED YEAR:1975

BOTTLING DATE::2004

AGE:28

St. Magdalene distillery (sometimes known as Linlithgow) is one of the greatest and most sorely missed of the lost Lowland distilleries. The distillery’s 1983 closure attracted little outcry but a handful of extraordinary Rare Malts bottlings in the late 1990s brought home the scale of the loss. Thankfully, a great many casks of St. Magdalene/Linlithgow have appeared from independent bottlers, with high strength versions by Cadenhead’s, SMWS, Douglas Laing and Gordon & MacPhail all performing well at auction.

St. Magdalene’s spirit, although sometimes showing a typical Lowland grassiness, was also frequently considerably more robust and austere than one would expect, with the pre-1975 vintages in particular displaying a minerally, oily waxiness more akin to the old Highland style malts than the soft Lowland archetype, while post-1975 vintages sometimes tend more towards elegance and fruitiness. A marvellous distillery that malt fans must try while bottlings still exist.