It is becoming increasingly difficult, almost impossible to find vintage whiskies these days.

Thankfully over the years Gordon and MacPhail have released bottles like this, a great old Speysider distilled in 1955 and then aged 42 years before being bottled in 1997.

This is part of the Gordon & MacPhail Distillery Labels series, which replicates the livery the Elgin-based bottlers used in the mid-20th century when they produced the only official bottlings (under license) for many distilleries like this.

 Glen Grant 1962 Archives– Rich Sherry influences, dark fruits – dried figs and blackcurrant with spicy cloves. Thick treacle notes give way to polished oak and aged leather. The palate has fruitcake, intense spices , Seville orange and charred oak flavours. Morello cherries and liquorice give way to a charred edge and subtle coffee grounds. The finish is long and full bodied with plenty of spice and oak. DISTILLED: 17th September 1962 BOTTLED: 18th September 2018 AGE: 56 Years Old CASK TYPE: 1ST Fill Sherry Butt CASK #: 4405 COLOUR: Darkest Mahogany STRENGTH: 54.6% OUTTURN: 55 Bottles

 Linkwood 1967 (50 Year Old) Archives – Intense dried fruit aromas with plenty of oak and spices. A subtle hint of roasted hazelnut and underlying soft smoke. Mouth clinging and spicy – cloves, bitter orange and oak tannins offer a robust palate. Mouth drying, dark liquorice and oak persevere on the finish. DISTILLED: 23rd February 1967 BOTTLED: 26th January 2018 AGE: 50 Years Old CASK TYPE: 1ST Fill Sherry Hogshead CASK #: 695 COLOUR: Darkest Mahogany STRENGTH: 42.4% OUTTURN: 29 Bottles

Glenlivet 1979 Archives – Ripe fruit aromas with vanilla and delicate elderflower aromas. The palate has fresh peach and some ripe melon flavours with underlying lime. Medium bodied the finish has a touch of pepper , oak and citrus. DISTILLED: 24th September 1979 BOTTLED: 12th October 2018 AGE: 39 Years Old CASK TYPE: Refill American Hogshead CASK #: 19233 COLOUR: Amber STRENGTH: 46.2% OUTTURN: 37 Bottles