Gordon & Macphail Macallan 19 Year Old 2005 1st Fill Seasoned Hogshead Foundations - 70cl
Gordon & MacPhail, founded in Elgin in 1895, is one of the world's oldest and most respected independent bottlers — identifying exceptional casks and nurturing them over decades in their own Elgin warehouses across 125+ years of continuous family ownership. Part of the Foundations series produced in partnership with La Maison du Whisky, this 2005 vintage Macallan was matured for nineteen years in a first-fill seasoned hogshead — a measured sherry richness that develops beautifully over nearly two decades. Non-chill filtered, natural colour. Available to buy online in Singapore from The Liquid Collection.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Rich and deeply inviting with fragrant vanilla pod, orange peel, and aniseed leading the way, layered with dried sultanas and figs, soft caramel, hints of dark chocolate, warm cinnamon, and a gentle complexity that speaks directly to nearly two decades in a single first-fill sherry hogshead.
PALATE
Full-bodied and silkily textured with stewed berries, Medjool dates, and cocoa powder at the fore, complemented by juicy red cherries, plums, toffee, milk chocolate, and a warming interplay of nutmeg, clove, and gentle wood spice — rich, layered, and entirely satisfying.
FINISH
Long, warming, and beautifully sustained with lingering honey sweetness, caramel, toasted oak, a touch of citrus brightness, and an elegant spiciness that unfolds gracefully — a deeply harmonious close that rewards patient contemplation.