MacPhail's 50-year-old GM

Overall rating
91.22/100
votes
26
Whiskybase ID
WB32825
Category
Single Malt
Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling serie
Single Malt
Stated Age
50 years old
Strength
40.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Label
Screw Cap
Added on
15 may 2012 1:53 pm
MacPhail's 50-year-old GM
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MacPhail's 50-year-old GM
Photo by lincolnimp

Average value

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Whisky reviews for MacPhail's 50-year-old GM

6 users have left 8 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 91.22 points.

  1. Griller76 scored this whisky 88 points Expert Junior

    an initially quite closed whisky. He needs time in the glass to open up. At the same time it is extremely complex. It will be exciting to get involved in it again in a new tasting.
    • Nose
      92 92
      sweet sherry paired with notes of sulfur and egg liqueur alike, freshly cooked boiled beef in the vegetable broth, ripe heart cherries, warm fresh sweet cereal baby porridge, fresh belgian waffles with whipped cream, pear compote
    • Taste
      87 87
      bitter oak that is very present and is getting stronger - so much that it already overridden to the bitter as bitter cough syrup, very short very restrained sweetness, then sliding off in aromas of menthol and old cognac
    • Finish
      86 86
      For a long time a medium strong bitterness remains, old cognac notes, sedate sweet sherry, involuntary bite into a dry dry herbal bag a la Bouquet garni

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  3. mudshark scored this whisky 91 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      91 91
    • Finish
      91 91

  4. Shugg did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    The difficulty here is that there were a good number of bottlings of MacPhails 50 in the screw cap. Lincolnimp mentions JG/CHI, I've seen IF/CA and I've heard of others. MasterQuill says it is Macallan, well G&M say it wasn't the same distillery for each bottling so who knows.

    I tasted enough of the younger ones in the range to appreciate there was a lot of variation so if anyone can add to the tasting notes at this late stage, it would be helpful to include the bottling code.

  5. ctu scored this whisky 91 points Connoisseur

    Interesting stuff. Very slowly opening, a lot of air help to find a lovely side. But sure this is a Macallan? The age doesn't come through, and 40% ABV is a bit low, but still has a potential.
    • Nose
      Sherry, honey, salted caramel, forest fruits and creamy peat. Herbals and negro candy.
    • Taste
      Sherry and spicy oak. Honey, milk caramel, fruits, citruses, nutmeg and ash.
    • Finish
      Long, spicy.

  6. lincolnimp scored this whisky 71 points Connoisseur

    This was from an almost full bottle, I had the 2nd or 3rd dram out of it, is my palate off because I cannot understand how this is averaging into the 90`s.

    Lacks body and finish but perhaps I am having an off night.I need to re taste this, to see what its like in a few days time.
    • Nose
      81 81
    • Taste
      67 67
    • Finish
      67 67

  7. lincolnimp scored this whisky 71 points Connoisseur

    Too weak for me, no wonder Macallan  let G&M have it.

    Underpowered in my view and promises far more than it delivers.Am I drinking something else to the other people that scored this?
    • Nose
      Restrained sherry, light and aromatic and also an oily/nutty smell, a little leather, cranberry, fudge an digestive biscuits.
    • Taste
      Some bitterness there and its flat, on the back of the palate there is almost a promise of what it should taste like, with honey and biscuit. Some fudge flavours emerge and then some sweet notes on dark honey and a little chocolate.
    • Finish
      Not the longest, and lacking to be honest.

  8. lincolnimp scored this whisky 71 points Connoisseur

    The bottle code for this is JG/CHI

  9. Master Quill scored this whisky 94 points Expert Senior

    Undisclosed Macallan

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