The distillery is build on the site of an old leper colony dating
back to the 12th century. It has been altered to settle a covent and
later an hospital .
The distillery, situated in Linlithgow dates from 1765. It was
originally called Linlithgow.
The distillery is build near the Union Canal, which made it easy
to carry the whisky.
St Magdalene was the property of Adam Dawson, one of the first
to apply for a legal distilling licence.
DCL (which would later become UDV, after merging with Guinness)
bought the distillery in 1912, and closed it definitively in 1983/
It has been converted into flats, but its external character
has been preserved. The pagoda roofs are still present.
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| StMagdalene | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | |||
| O.B. | Rare Malts 19 years | 17 | |
| Douglas Laing | Old Malt Cask 1982 | 18 | |
| Gordon & MacPhail | Rare Old 1975 | 19 | |
| Hart Brothers | Hart Brothers 21 years | ||
| Signatory | Linlithgow Vintage 1975 | 18 1/3 | |
| The Whisky Exchange | Single Malts of Scotland, 25 years |
St Magdalene
|
|
Age |
19 years |
Alcohol |
63.8% |
Particularity |
Cask strength |
Bottler |
Official |
The nose is quite fresh and gives off some nice fresh hay and cut grass hints, and some citrus (lemon) fragrances.
A bit of vanilla on the background and quite a tingling, probably due to the percentage of alcohol. Very rich,
the nose announces a great and complex whisky. The mouth is however first very dry and marked by alcohol and acid
hints, those already detected by the nose. At the second sip, the dryness of the palate already fades, but a kind
of aggressivity remains. The finish is long and warm, wtih still a domination of acid hints. This bottle deserves
certainly a second taste, after a few days of aeration.
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St
Magdalene
|
|
Age |
21 years |
Alcohol |
56,5% |
Particularity |
Cask strength |
Bottler |
Hart Brothers |
St
Magdalene
|
|
Age |
28 years |
Alcohol |
48,1% |
Particularity |
Cask strength |
Bottler |
Signatory |
St Magdalene
|
|
Age |
30 years |
Alcohol |
43% |
Bottler |
Gordon & MacPhail |
St
Magdalene
|
|
Age |
25 years |
Alcohol |
57,4% |
Particularity |
Cask strength |
Bottler |
The Whisky Exchange |
There are only three active distilleries left in the Lowlands. This area was during the 18th and 19th century the main producer of whisky. This area has seen the birth of the industrail production of whisky.
Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information about the Lowlands area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow
| Last update:
Wednesday, 02-Jul-2008 23:05:19 CEST
Mon 21 07 2008, 00:40 - 41 visiteurs au cours de la dernière heure et 3 visiteurs sur le site en ce moment. Copyright:Jean-Marie Putz (2003-2007) |
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