St Magdalene 1982 26 años Dun Bheagan

St. Magdalene 26yo 1982, Douglas Laing, OMC 2008, #DL4712, 511 btls

Nose: Initially grassy, chalky and mineral with rubbed orange peel, lemon rind and yellow apple; beautifully old style. With a little time it grows richer with hints of tropical fruit, mainly pineapple, delicate vanilla, beeswax and a mix of floral honeys. A touch dusty now, unlit cigar, hints of butter and paraffin with a touch of mocha adding...

Score 90/100

St. Magdalene 1982/2006 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask (DL ref 2718)

The St Magdalene distillery from the Lowlands was closed in 1983. This is a 23 year old expression, distilled in 1982 and bottled in 2006 in the so-called Old Malt Cask series by the Glasgow based independent bottler Douglas Laing (founded in 1948). DL seems to have quite a few casks from 1982, for they have bottled a few already. Old Malt Cask...

Score 90/100

St. Magdalene 15 Year Old G&M Centenary Reserve

Saint Magdalene was built in the city of Linlithgow in a place where the Knights Templar had built a hospital to treat lepers in the 12th Century. There was even a time Linlithgow had five operational distilleries. Today, what is left of Saint Magdalene, which was closed by Diageo in 1983, is merely the outer walls and the pagodas. The rest was...

Score 80/100

St. Magdalene 1970 Rare Malts

I tried the official St Magdalene 1994 release from Diageo’s Rare Malts series. This 23 year old expression has become very scarce and as such, very expensive as well (about 350 EUR). The 19 year old version from 1998 is much more common and will hurt your wallet a lot less. This one was distilled in 1970, my year of birth. A sturdy nose with...

Score 84/100