Glenlochy – 44 Year Old 1979/2024 Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Recollection Series (70cl, 53.2%)

This is a 44-year-old single malt from Glenlochy, distilled in 1979 and matured in a refill American oak hogshead. Gordon & MacPhail bottled it from cask 3312 on 19 June 2024 at a cask strength of 53.2%, filling 124 bottles for the third Recollection Series of its Private Collection. It is not chill-filtered and has no added colour. The whisky comes from the last years of production at Glenlochy, which closed in 1983. The nose opens with orange oil, pressed apples and a little ginger, alongside dried mango, honeycomb and beeswax polish. The palate offers pineapple, banana and lemonade, moving to stewed strawberries, vanilla fudge and pecan. The finish is full and smooth, with toasted almonds and oak.