| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Saint Magdalene |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Range | Rare Malts Selection |
| Brand Name | Saint Magdalene |
| Age | 19 |
| Year Distilled | 1979 |
| Year Bottled | 1998 |
| Alcohol By Volume | 63.8% |
| Issued | 1998 |
| Average Score | 89 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Serge Valentin | 92 |
| Johannes van den Heuvel | 97 |
| Olivier Humbrecht | 93 |
| Michel van Meersbergen | 92 |
| Robert Karlsson | 90 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 60 |
| Davin de Kergommeaux | 94 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 89 |
| Craig Daniels | 86 |
| Krishna Nukala | 93 |
| Luca Chichizola | 86 |
| Pit Krause | 87 |
| Thomas Lipka | 88 |
| Rich Howard | 94 |
| Retired Maniac Ratings | |
| Bert Bruyneel | 95 |
| Martin Diekmann | 89 |
| Luc Timmermans | 90 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Krishna Nukala | Well- First of all, million thanks to Ben for treating me with this rare dram which incidentally is Johannes's favorite dram and he used to talk about a lot. Nose: First impression- Beeswax with grassy notes and peat and smoke plays a truant. Spices like cinnamon and heavy sweet notes that accompanies an old style whisky. On palate you get immediately salt licorice and my God, this has lot of depth. Add a little water and you get those lemony notes of a low lander and after some time heather and old leather. The finish is everlasting full bodied and after swallowing you make that typical sound of the tongue with palate signifying extreme satisfaction. Tremendous whisky. |
| Rich Howard | huge maltiness, huge vanilla and butter, multigrain bread, blackboard chalk, hint of fresh cherries, fresh coffee cream. the palate is incredibly rich and vibrant, with warm bread dough, heather, oatmeal with honey, chamomile tea, lemon meringue, denim, eucalyptus, herbal cough drops, pie crust and old lace. this one will leave you practically speechless. |