Gordon & MacPhail Whiskies recently unveiled a special single malt to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III.
A statement from the independent bottler notes that The Private Collection 1948, from Glen Grant Distillery, first made its way into a first-fill Sherry cask on April 10th, 1948 … the year of the new monarch’s birth.
Only 281 bottles will be available of this ultra-rare whisky, which was recently bottled on Dec. 15th, 2022. That’s 74 years to the day after King Charles’ christening.
Spending more than seven decades maturing in a barrel, the whisky retained an impressive cask strength of 50.4% ABV. The distiller’s notes show the whisky to be a “vibrant and fragrant single malt packed with festive spices, mulled berries, a hint of raisin and lemon zest.”
And to celebrate the release, Gordon & MacPhail will make a donation of £25,000 to The Prince’s Foundation, a charity that runs a diverse program of education and training for all ages and backgrounds, including traditional arts and heritage craft skills, horticulture, wellbeing and hospitality and regeneration projects to support communities.
Stephen Rankin, director of Prestige at Gordon & MacPhail, said that this special whisky release is a fitting tribute to the new King. “This release has been carefully nurtured for over 70 years and is testament to great patience, long-term thinking and commitment to creating high quality products; principles that have been handed down through generations of people working for our family business.”
He said that for more than 50 years, “King Charles has placed a firm focus on sustainability and supporting communities, and our donation to The Prince’s Foundation will support his vision of a more sustainable world and aims to help create future legacies.”
The Private Collection 1948 tasting notes are:
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- Color: Amber.
- Nose: Fragrant festive spices complement mulled berries with a hint of raisin. Lemon zest comes to the fore alongside demerara sugar and subtle beeswax polish.
- Taste: Red apple flavors infuse with bitter orange and milk chocolate. Subtle smoke develops accompanied by fresh peppermint leaves.
- Finish: Full finish with lingering grapefruit and mature oak.
The commemorative whisky is available to pre-order through selected global whisky retailers, including the Gordon & MacPhail shop in Elgin, Morayshire, in the UK. For more information, check out www.gordonandmacphail.com or contact [email protected].
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