{"product_id":"littlemill-1991-21-year-old-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice","title":"Littlemill 1991 21 Year Old 'Gordon \u0026 MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice'","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittlemill is gone. The distillery closed in 1992 and burned in 2004, which means every bottle carrying its name is a finite thing, drawn from spirit that can never be made again. This one was distilled in 1991, near the very end, then held for 21 years and released by Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail under their Connoisseurs Choice label. For anyone building a shelf of lost Lowland distilleries, it belongs there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittlemill stood at Bowling, on the north bank of the Clyde, and has a claim to being one of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries. Its make was classic Lowland: gentle, delicate, built on soft fruit rather than smoke or heavy sherry. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail, the Elgin house whose maturation warehouses are the stuff of legend, laid this cask down and let those quiet qualities lengthen over two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nose is sweet and fruit-led, with citrus to the fore, grapefruit and lemon, a touch of cedar. The palate keeps that softness: ripe apples and pears, a light perfumed note, mellow through the middle. It rewards a little water, which coaxes out a lemonade brightness. The finish is smooth and quite long for so gentle a spirit. This is elegance rather than power, and all the rarer for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen it slowly, and drink to a distillery that is no longer with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeat, in a tulip glass, at room temperature. A few drops of water if you wish, but let its delicacy speak first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDukes Bar in St James's, for quiet contemplation of something scarce. The Connaught Bar, if the occasion warrants it. Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood, for an unhurried evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it clean: a few salted almonds, or a slice of lemon tart to echo the citrus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53681336877380,"sku":"HO9001C91","price":299.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/000-SBSPLDSM1991_1_2826d1a8-68fe-4405-b1b1-72874706d2c6.png?v=1733175246","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/littlemill-1991-21-year-old-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}