An exclusive invitation to taste the world’s oldest single malt Scotch whisky – Wednesday 24th September

Earlier this year, Gordon & MacPhail announced the release of the world’s oldest single malt Scotch whisky – Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery, due for release in October. We are delighted, then, to invite a select group of whisky-loving Members to sample this liquid, and to taste a drop of liquid history.

For more than 130 years, over four generations of family ownership, independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail has matched its own specially selected casks with spirit from over 100 Scottish distilleries. It was on 3rd February, 1940, in a quiet corner of the north-east of Scotland, that George Urquhart and his father, John, decided to lay down spirit from Glenlivet Distillery in a Gordon & MacPhail American oak cask to be enjoyed after their lifetime.

During wartime, whisky production was curtailed due to rationing and lack of manpower, with the vast majority of malt whisky destined for the blends that dominated the market. Gordon and MacPhail was unusual in earmarking casks to be bottled in their own right as single malts. Only when the whisky was deemed ready would Cask 336 be shared. That time ended up being 85 years later – longer than any other single malt Scotch whisky in history – when the decision was taken to finally empty the cask and a total of 125 decanters of the 85 years old whisky were bottled – ‘not because it’s very old,’ says 4th generation family member Stephen Rankin, ‘but because of the quality’.

Stephen will be our host to guide Members through not only the Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery, but three other rare single malts from Gordon & MacPhail’s Rare Spirit Liquid Library.

Please note that, while this is a complimentary event, it is limited to 24 attendees, and we have extended the initial invitation only to a select group of the Club’s Membership. We would ask, therefore, that if you sign up to the event and are then unable to attend, you let us know as soon as possible, so that we can offer your place to another Member.

Wednesday 24th September
St James’s Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

Please note the spaces are limited and work on a first come, first served basis. Since this is a complimentary event, we ask that once booked, if you are unable to attend, you kindly inform us via [email protected] so that we may allocate the ticket to another Member.

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