HIGHLAND FUSILIER 8 YEAR OLD minature 1970s
HIGHLAND FUSILIER 8 YEAR OLD minature 1970s
Condition: Excellent Collector-Please note as this is a vintage/rare/limited edition bottle, conditions of bottle/label and liquid level can vary - Some years can varied and as estimations only (example: estimated 1970s/80s).
Fill level: In the neck.
Whisky still produced: No.
Category: Single malt.
Distillery: Gordon & MacPhail Still producing.
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: miniature
Bottling Year: 1970s
Stated Age: 8 years old
Casktype: Not stated.
Strength: 40 vol.
Size: not stated.
Colouring: Unknown.
Bottle code: no
Country Origin: Scotland.
Market: Worldwide.
Condition: Collector
Fill level: In the neck.
Founded in 1895, Gordon & MacPhail has been bottling single malt whiskies for 120 years and by the 1950s it held the largest range of bottled malt whiskies in the world. This family-run business has bottled the oldest single malt whisky in the world - a Mortlach 1939 75 Year Old - as well as being a distiller itself after buying Benromach in 1993. They bottle whisky across several ranges including Connoisseurs Choice, the Private Collection, and their most exclusive, Generations.
Tasting notes.
Nose: Smooth, sherries sweetness with a hint of spice and smoke.
Palate: Medium-body with more sweetness. There are notes of cereals and toasty oak, a touch of sherry develops with a little dryness.
Finish: Good length, with a touch of caramel and oak.
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