Coleburn 1981 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail (2015)

Name: Coleburn 1981 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail (2015)
Brand: Coleburn
Price: 1000.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

£1,000.00 GBP

£833.33 ex VAT

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A treasured relic from a bygone era, this Rare Old 2015 bottling by Gordon & MacPhail hails from a lost Scottish distillery, now silent but never forgotten. Read more

Coleburn 1981 Rare Old Gordon & MacPhail (2015)

£1,000.00 GBP

£833.33 ex VAT

Sale Sold out

Bottle Information

Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail

Cask: Lot #RO/15/08161

Cask Type: refill sherry hogshead

Type: Single Malt Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Speyside

Vintage: 1980

ABV: 46.00%

Tasting Notes

Nose: Subtle Sherry aromas lead to plum, red apple, and custard notes. A fresh lime undertone develops. Taste: Peppery but creamy with lemon, grapefruit, and hints of cocoa powder. Charred oak flavours combine with a hint of liquorice.

A treasured relic from a bygone era, this Rare Old 2015 bottling by Gordon & MacPhail hails from a lost Scottish distillery, now silent but never forgotten. Matured in a refill sherry hogshead, this single malt captures the refined spirit of a distillery whose whiskies are increasingly scarce. Bottled from Lot RO/15/08161, it forms part of Gordon & MacPhail’s revered Rare Old series, celebrated for reviving exceptional, mature whiskies from closed distilleries.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Distilled at a closed distillery, making it a rare and collectible piece of whisky history.
Matured in a refill sherry hogshead, ensuring balanced complexity and subtle sherry influence.
Bottled in 2015 by Gordon & MacPhail from Lot RO/15/08161—part of their highly regarded Rare Old series.
Offers a refined, old-style character seldom found in modern malts.
Unrepeatable and deeply evocative—perfect for collectors and connoisseurs alike.

A ghost of Scotland’s whisky-making past—elegant, rare, and timeless.

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The Distillery

Coleburn Distillery, designed by renowned architect Charles C. Doig in 1897 for a Dundee-based whisky blending firm, officially opened in 1899 at Coleburn Farm, just south of Fogwatt in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. Conveniently located beside Colburn Railway Station, it enjoyed swift transportation links to southern blenders, contributing to its early success. However, Coleburn closed in 1985, and while many of the historic buildings remain, much of the original equipment has been removed. Today, recent releases—such as Gordon & MacPhail’s Coleburn Rare Old—are highly collectable, reflecting the distillery’s status as a rare and sought-after Speyside malt.

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