Gordon McPhail Whiskey Independent Bottler

Gordon McPhail whiskey bottler since 1865

You have to go to Elgin at 58/60 South Street to admire the Gordon & MacPhail Boutique which was established in 1865 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail. The whiskey activity is still there, (besides, you cannot buy whiskey before 10:00 am) associated with the original grocery store activity. Gordon & MacPhail's place in the world of independent bottlers and more generally in the world of single malts is very special.

The first bottling for distilleries, Gordon McPhail whiskey

Indeed, Gordon & MacPhail was in a way the first to invent bottling for the account of distilleries (Macallan, Glenlivet, Glen Grant, Linkwood and Mortlach), not content to fill only the bottles, they were the first to fill and maturing the whiskeys in their own cellars in barrels of various origins. In addition, in the 1960s the company introduced single malt whiskey from Scotland to post-war Europe through a collection called "Connoisseur's Choice whiskey". So we can say that the joint action of Glenfiddich and Whiskey Gordon & MacPhail at this time is at the origin of the craze for Scottish singles malts. Gordon & MacPhail is still a family company, it is the fourth generation that presides over the destinies of this monument of whiskey in Scotland.