Closed Distilleries
These rare and highly sought after bottlings come from distilleries that have either been mothballed or knocked down for good and lost forever. This was due to a number of reasons and changes in economy over past centuries; US prohibition drying up export trade to the states, followed by the Second World War. Some of these popular distilleries were Port Ellen, Rosebank, St. Magdalene and Brora.
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Pittyvaich 29 Year Old 1993 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) 48.6% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
A single cask Pittyvaich from Gordon & MacPhail's Recollection Series, distilled in 1993 and matured in a refill American hogshead for 29 years. Aromas of rich banana, green apple and tropical fruit, complemented by notes of grapefruit, charred oak and...
Convalmore 46 Year Old 1975 - Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) 47.8% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
A rare bottling of 46-year-old Speyside single malt from Convalmore, a distillery whose history stretches back to the late 1800s and sadly closed in 1985. Rarely seen as a single malt, Gordon & MacPhail are one of the few bottlers to still have casks maturing in their warehouses...
Imperial 42 Year Old 1979 - Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) 49.2% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
A release of just 61 bottles, this 1979 vintage Imperial has been bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as part of its exceptional Recollection Series. This rare Speyside single malt spent 42 years maturing in a refill American hogshead before it was bottled at natural...
Lochside 40 Year Old 1981 - Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) 49.2% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
Released as part of Gordon & MacPhail's Recollection Series, this 1981 vintage Lochside spent four decades maturing in a refill sherry hogshead before it was bottled in 2022. The distillery was sadly closed in 1992 following the difficult years of the 1980s,...
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Port Ellen 33 Year Old 1983 - Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing) 56.8%
A 33 year old from Hunter Laings Old & Rare Pltinum range, distilled at the long-closed Port Ellen distillery on Islay. Although their maltings are still active. This one was aged in a sherry butt from March 1983 to November 2016 with a small outturn of 174 bottles.
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Port Ellen 25 Year Old 1983 - Provenance (The McGibbon's) 46% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
Distilled the same year as Port Ellen's closure in 1983 and matured for 25 years, this is a rare single sherry cask bottling from the McGibbon's Provenance series, before Provenance became part of Douglas Laing's portfolio. A highly collectible piece...
Port Ellen 23 Year Old 1978 - Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) (Italian Import) 50% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
An independently bottled expression of highly collectible Port Ellen whisky, a famous Islay malt distillery that closed in 1983. This 23-year-old single cask release was finished for six months in a sherry cask before being bottled in 2001...
Port Ellen 21 Year Old 1982 - Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) 50%
A rare single cask Islay single malt from the legendary Port Ellen distillery, drawn from a sherry cask in May 2004. The whisky was distilled a year before closing in 1982, and aged for 21 years before being independently bottled by...
Port Ellen 30 Year Old - Old Malt Cask 60th Anniversary (Douglas Laing) 55.6% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
Closed in 1983, this 30-year-old bottling of Port Ellen single malt marks some of the last spirit ever produced at the distillery. Bottled by Douglas Laing & Co. under their Old Malt Cask series, this expression provides a rare insight into pre-closure distillate,...
Port Ellen 40 Year Old - 9 Rogue Casks 50.9%
Most certainly a piece of liquid history from Islay's Port Ellen distillery, 9 Rogue Casks is a limited edition 40-year-old single malt, made from a parcel of re-discovered casks which were collectively married before being bottled...
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Brora 30 Year Old 1972 The Plowed Society Brorageddon (Douglas Laing) 50.8% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
An old and rare expression from the now silent Brora distillery. Bottled for the Plowed society by Douglas Laing & Co, this is a rare piece from an enigmatic distillery. One of only 201 bottles and bottled at 50.8% ABV
Littlemill Testament 1976 42.5% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
An exceptionally rare outturn of just 250 bottles from Scotland's oldest licensed distillery, the now silent Littlemill distillery in the Lowlands region. The oldest release to date when bottled in December 2020, the spirit was distilled in 1976 and matured...
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Port Ellen 40 Year Old 1979 - Xtra Old Particular The Black Series (Douglas Laing) 49.6% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
One of the oldest Port Ellen releases to date, this whisky was distilled back in 1979 and aged for 40 years before it was bottled as part of the Xtra Old Particular Black Series by Douglas Laing. This rare and exquisite Islay single malt was bottled...
Pittyvaich 30 Year Old 1989 - Special Releases 2020 50.8% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
The Diageo Special Releases wouldn't be the same without a closed distillery bottling. This 30-year-old Pittyvaich was initially distilled in 1989 before being matured in refill casks and later finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. This is the...
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Convalmore 32 Year Old 1984 - (Special Releases 2017) 48.2% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
Convalmore is a name we have seen in previous Special Releases and its back again with some serious attitude. The 2017 release was aged for 32 years before being drawn from refill American oak hogsheads. The result is a decadent Speyisde single malt with a harmonious character.
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Pittyvaich 28 Year Old (Special Releases 2018) 52.1%
A rare appearance for the Pittyvaich distillery that was closed in 1993 and this 28 year old official bottling was released for the 2018 Diageo special releases range. Distilled in 1989 and matured in refill American oak hogsheads and only the...
Port Ellen 33 Year Old 1982 - Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) 55.6% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
Independently bottled single malt Scotch whisky from the now-sadly closed distillery of Port Ellen. It was distilled on the Island of Islay in 1982 and bottled in August 2016 by Douglas Laing. After 33 years of maturation in cask #11120, there was a small outturn of just 198 bottles produced.
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The Cally 40 Year Old 1974 (Special Release 2015) 53.3% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
40 Year old single grain from the closed Caledonian distillery in Edinburgh, bottled for the Special Releases. This is the oldest whisky from the 2015 Special Releases, also the only grain to be a part of the series. A single grain whisky with a...
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Brora 27 Year Old 1981 - Rare Auld (Duncan Taylor) 53.8% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
An indie release of Brora from Duncan Taylor as part of the "cask strength rare auld" series. Distilled in November 1981 a couple of years before the distillery was closed and bottled in the same month of 2008 after 27 years in a single cask and bottled at 53.8%
Rosebank Distillers Agency (Green Bottle/White Label) 70 Proof (Bottle - 1/75cl)
A highly desirable official bottling of closed Lowland distillery, Rosebank. Bottled at 70 proof in a 75cl bottle by The Distillers Agency Ltd, a subsidiary of official owner of the time, Diageo.
Glen Mhor 34 Year Old 1975 (Cask 6034) - Tantalus (Duncan Taylor) 43.7% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
As a closed distillery, Glen Mhor is now in its ascendency in terms of collectibility. This splendidly aged single malt from Glen Mhor was distilled all the way back in 1975, and was matured for 34 years before being released by Duncan Taylor as part of their premium Tantalus range.
Port Ellen 24 Year Old 1978 - Port Wood Finish Edition 1 (Signatory) 58% - (Bottle - 1/70cl)
A rare single cask Port Ellen finished in Port wood and released by the "Signatory" independent bottler. Edition 1 is presented in an Ibisco decanter and bottled at 24 years old on 16th September 2002 from a 5th September 1978 distillation and only 804 bottles were released at natural cask strength of 58% abv.
Littlemill 27 Year Old - Private Cellar Edition 2017 51.3% (Bottle - 1/70cl)
Released in 2017, only 500 bottles of this Private Cellar Edition were produced from this long-closed and now demolished Lowland distillery. Distilled in 1990, the whisky was aged in refill and first -fill ex-bourbon casks and packaged...
littlemill 40 Year Old Celestial Edition 46.8%
A rare 40 year old release from what used to be the oldest distillery in Scotland and can trace distillation back to 1772 before it fell silent in 1994. Presented in a stunning presentation box with a map backdrop of the night sky that was seen above the distillery on the night the liquid went into the...