St Magdalene-Linlithgow 1982 Signatory Vintage 28 Year Old Cask Strength
Distillery: St Magdalene
Age: 28 Year Old
Vintage: 1982
Region: Lowland
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Cask Type: Wine-Treated Butt
Bottled Strength: 63.1%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Distillery Status: Closed
Beschreibung:
St Magdalene, also known as Linlithgow (after its home town) was a large distillery who's output was almost entirely for the purposes of blending. It was built in the 18th century, but was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) in 1912, who operated it until its closure in 1983. Like many others, it was deemed surplus to requirements as the blended Scotch market hit a downturn, leaving DCL over-supplied. As a result of this, its single malt is particularly rare. It was only officially bottled three times by Diageo, but a number of increasingly sought after releases have been bottled by independent companies over the years. The collectability of which is likely only to increase, as unlike other members of the 1983 club, St Magdalene was demolished and is not in line for a resurrection.
This St Magdalene was distilled in October 1982 and matured in single wine-treated butt #2202 for 28 years. It was bottled by Signatory Vintage in June 2011 as part of their Cask Strength Collection.
Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.
One of 351 bottles.