Showing posts with label Macphails 25. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macphails 25. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Week 11 - Macphails 25

March sample #3 is a birthday gift from brother Rick - a 25 yr old.  (bottle of scotch that is, not a person to replace/augment my wonderful wife Ellie... ;>) )

Here is the quotable from their website, and a link:

Located in the north-east of Scotland in the heart of the world famous whisky producing region of Speyside, Gordon and MacPhail is an independent family owned and managed firm which has been bottling Single Malt Whiskies for over 115 years.  From its humble beginnings as a retailer, Gordon and MacPhail has grown to become a diverse and dynamic company with a number of different business interests today which include the retailing, wholesaling, exporting, bottling and distilling of single malt Scotch whisky.  Owned by the third and fourth generation of the Urquhart family, Gordon and MacPhail celebrate family values, embracing the philosophy that the future is shaped by what is done today and today is represented by what has been done in the past.

http://www.gordonandmacphail.com/

The boring stuff aside, this one one is medium in color, and very mellow on the burn scale, thus you can actually take your time and discern some depths of the flavor.  This one is sneaky then, as it is so easy to drink, I feel pulled to keep taking sips, and soon my glass will be empty.  The thought of such an event evokes a need to refill it to keep trying to figure this one out.  Surely, both a trap and way to get intoxicated that I need to avoid.

The big question then - do I like it?  Yes, from the point of view that it is easy to drink and of interesting flavor, but there are times I want my tonsils ripped out, and this one just isn't up to that task.  Dad may threaten to take my beloved Abelour, but in truth, this is the bottle I predict he will try and part from me...