Inchgower 1998/2025 G&M CC CS Refill Sherry Butt #11274

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 54.8% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This Inchgower spent 26 years in a sherry butt that had been used before. Distilled in 1998, the whisky was bottled by Gordon & MacPhail on 6 March 2025 from cask no. 11274 for the Connoisseurs Choice range. The single cask yielded 533 bottles at 54.8% ABV. The whisky is not chill-filtered and contains no added colouring.

Milk chocolate, raisins, figs and toffee with dark sugar syrup form the sweeter side of this bottling. Roasted coffee and Seville orange contrast with oak, black pepper and anise. The spice suits the distillery’s characteristic style, while the refill sherry butt shapes the long cask maturation.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, milk chocolate, stewed raisins and dried figs mingle with toffee and dark sugar syrup. Roasted coffee beans, a delicate citrus note and vanilla round out the aroma.
• Palate: On the palate, spicy oak gives way to stewed plum and chocolate. Seville orange and black pepper add bitter and piquant accents.
• Finish: The medium-length finish feels fresh: citrus and oak linger together, followed by a hint of anise.

Distillery/Bottler:

Inchgower Distillery stands near Buckie on the Scottish coast. Alexander Wilson founded it in 1871; it now belongs to Diageo. Most of its malt goes into blends, so independent single-cask bottlings offer a distinct way to explore the distillery. Short fermentation and the shape of its stills contribute to its full-bodied, spicy spirit.

Gordon & MacPhail began in Elgin in 1895 as a grocery and spirits merchant. The Urquhart family developed the business into a specialist in selecting and maturing single malts over long periods. George Urquhart introduced the Connoisseurs Choice range in 1968 to make whiskies from different Scottish distilleries available as single malts. For this Inchgower, Gordon & MacPhail managed the cask maturation and bottling; the whisky was distilled at Inchgower.

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