Imperial 1991 Gordon & Macphail

Imperial Signatory Cask Strength 1995 16yo

Maltmadness have some interesting info on this distillery and it does seem to be one of the most obscure ones. As of 2013 it has been demolished with plans in place to build a new distillery. At 57.8% I've added water immediately. The nose is a bit odd - hard to decipher but I get burnt sugar with a bit of earthiness. Toffee-liquorice becomes...

Score 71/100

Imperial 20 Year Old 1995 Signatory Vintage

I was somewhat surprised when I found in my archives that so far I have only tried six Imperial. There are plenty of bottlings on the market, despite the fact that the distillery was closed in 1998 (since October 2014, the brand new Dalmunach is operational on the site). This one came from the stables of Signatory and is bottled at cask strength...

Score 86/100

Imperial 12 Year Old 1991 Gordon & Macphail

The most famous and probably oldest independent bottler, from Elgin, Gordon & Macphail, have released quite a few Imperial. This one was bottled almost ten years ago and bottled under their RESERVE label. Have you seen the ABV? Wow. The nose of this Imperial is quite different from the other two I have just tried. A lot less fruity. I get a...

Score 79/100

Imperial 16 Year Old 1995 Archives

My second Imperial is another one from the Dutch Archives label. Imperials is, by the way, the only distillery owned by Chivas brothers that is still closed, now that is has been officially confirmed that Glen Keith will reopen. Let us see if this new Archives release can please the tastebuds. What a wonderfully clean, creamy and fruity nose!...

Score 85/100