Glen Mhor
Cask #85026801

Glen Mhor 49 Year Old 1973 Private Collection

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Glen Mhor 49 Year Old 1973 Private Collection (2023) is a majestic and historic Highland single malt Scotch whisky from the revered, long-closed Glen Mhor Distillery, which ceased production in 1983. Read more
Glen Mhor 49 Year Old 1973 Private Collection
Regular price £4,500.00 GBP
Regular price Sale price £4,500.00 GBP
£3,750.00 ex VAT
Sale Sold out
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Bottle Information

Cask: #85026801
Cask Type: refill sherry hogshead
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Volume: 70cl
Region: Highland
Vintage: 1973
Age: 49 Year Old
ABV: 47.20%

Tasting Notes

Nose: Sweet stewed raisin aromas complement morello cherry and cocoa powder. Treacle toffee develops alongside soft polish and mature oak. Taste: Seville orange zest combines with brown sugar and berry compote. Notes of baked apple come to the fore accompanied by a hint of menthol. Finish: Long and full with lingering spice and citrus.
Glen Mhor 49 Year Old 1973 Private Collection (2023) is a majestic and historic Highland single malt Scotch whisky from the revered, long-closed Glen Mhor Distillery, which ceased production in 1983. Distilled on 30th April 1973, this exceptional whisky was patiently matured in a single refill Sherry hogshead (#85026801) for nearly five decades before being bottled on 10th January 2023 by Gordon & MacPhail for the Private Collection – Lost Distilleries Recollection Series #2. Only 170 hand-blown crystal decanters were released, making this a rare and collectible relic from a vanished era of Scotch whisky.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

  • From the historic Glen Mhor Distillery (closed in 1983)

  • Distilled in 1973 and aged for 49 years

  • Matured in a single refill Sherry hogshead

  • Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for the Recollection Series #2

  • Limited to 170 hand-blown crystal decanters

A hauntingly elegant dram from a lost Highland treasure—crafted for the true connoisseur.

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The Distillery

Glen Mhor
Glen Mhor Distillery, commissioned by John Birnie and James Mackinlay and designed by the renowned architect Charles C. Doig, was founded in 1892 and constructed at Muirton Basin on the Caledonian Canal in Inverness, within Scotland’s prestigious Highland whisky region. As a pioneering Highland malt whisky distillery, Glen Mhor was equipped with two stills and became one of the first distilleries to release single malt whisky in the 1960s. Despite its innovative contributions to the whisky industry, the distillery closed in 1983, was dismantled in 1986, and ultimately demolished in 1988, marking it as one of Scotland’s lost malt whisky distilleries. Today, remaining stocks of Glen Mhor whisky are highly prized, especially rare independent bottlings from Gordon & MacPhail, making Glen Mhor expressions coveted collectibles among whisky enthusiasts and collectors worldwide
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