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1979 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Mosstowie Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)
Speyside, Highlands,
SCOTLAND
$599. 00
Bottle
$7188.00 Dozen
ABV: 40%
Here's something you don't come across every day...
Mosstowie is the name given to whisky produced in the Lomond Still at Miltonduff and was first made in 1964, but ceased production in 1981 (or 1985, depending on your source) when the stills were decommissioned. The Lomond still was a hybrid pot still / column still system developed by Hiram Walker in 1955. By combining the copper pot with a rectifying column, distilleries were able to produce different types of whisky under one roof, giving wide scope for experimentation. Hence, this 1979 indie is a particularly rare whisky. In fact, it's the first ever Mosstowie to land on our shelves.
Very collectable. One only. Other reviews... Not the most complex of drams, but the weight of the malt is amazing.
86 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008
Mosstowie is the name given to whisky produced in the Lomond Still at Miltonduff and was first made in 1964, but ceased production in 1981 (or 1985, depending on your source) when the stills were decommissioned. The Lomond still was a hybrid pot still / column still system developed by Hiram Walker in 1955. By combining the copper pot with a rectifying column, distilleries were able to produce different types of whisky under one roof, giving wide scope for experimentation. Hence, this 1979 indie is a particularly rare whisky. In fact, it's the first ever Mosstowie to land on our shelves.
Very collectable. One only. Other reviews... Not the most complex of drams, but the weight of the malt is amazing.
86 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008