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General
Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Wood
Bitter Lemon
Apples Tea Oranges Ginger
Pepper Tannins |
MM
Distillery profile:
Coleburn is another Speyside distillery that didn't
survive the 1980's. Located between the Glen Elgin
and Speyburn distilleries, Coleburn was founded
in 1896 by John Robertson & Sons. They decided
to sell it to the Clynelish Distillery Co Ltd. in
1916, who in turn transferred it to DCL (one of
their co- owners) in 1925. There were some more
changes in ownership until Coleburn was finally
closed by DCL in 1985. One year later DCL became
part of United Distillers. The license was cancelled
in 1992, which means Coleburn will probably... More
on Malt Madness. |
| Check all the 'winners' (90 points or more) on this wee list (PDF) |
| Cadenhead
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- Coleburn 13 yo (46%, Cadenhead Dumpy, -/+ 1980) - by Angus - 300319
- Coleburn 12 yo 1968/1980 (46%, Cadenhead, black dumpy) - 010312
- Coleburn
17 yo 1968/1985 (46%, Cadenhead's Dumpy, Black
Label, 75cl) - 110909
- Coleburn-Glenlivet 17 yo 1978/1995 (62%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 050118
- Coleburn-Glenlivet 19 yo 1978/1998 (59.1%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 050118
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| Douglas
Laing |
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- Coleburn 34 yo 1967/2002 (50.4%, Douglas Laing, Platinum, 287 bottles) - 240411
- Coleburn 28 yo 1971/1999 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, 198 bottles) - 010312
- Coleburn 25 yo 1980/2005 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, refill butt, cask #2128, 661 bottles) - 020519
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| Exclusive
Malts |
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- Coleburn 26 yo 1983/2010 (48.6%, Exclusive Malts, cask #1463, hogshead, 209 bottles) - by Angus - 220220
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| Gordon
& MacPhail |
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- Coleburn
17 yo 1965 (40%, G&M CC Old Brown Label)
- 070405
- Coleburn 1972/1996 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, old map label) - 270324
- Coleburn
1972/2002 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s
Choice) - 290604
- Coleburn 47 yo 1972/2020 (62.4%, Gordon & MacPhail 125th Anniversary, cask #3511, refill sherry puncheon, 363 bottles) - 260121 - by Angus - 071120
- Coleburn 1981/2008 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, refill sherry hogshead) - 020519
- Coleburn 38 yo 1981/2019 (55.9%, Gordon & MacPhail, Private Collection, refill sherry hogshead, cask #476, 101 bottles) - 020519
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| Jack
Wiebers |
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- Coleburn 27 yo 1983/2011 (47.1%, Jack Wiebers, Auld Distillers, 82 bottles) - 170611
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| MacKillop's
Choice |
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- Coleburn
1980/2004 (62.9%, McKillop’s Choice, sherry
wood, cask #1261) - 080106
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| Samaroli |
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- Coleburn 12 yo 1969 (46%, Duthie for Samaroli, Flowers, 300 bottles, +/-1981) - 240411
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| Signatory
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- Coleburn
30 yo 1970/2000 (57%, Signatory, cask #100,
300 bottles) - 280805
- Coleburn
36 yo 1970/2006 (62.4%, Signatory, cask #00/1142,
233 bottles) - 120806
- Coleburn
19 yo 1981/2001 (46%, Signatory Unchillfiltered,
sherry, dist 22/10/81) - 070405
- Coleburn
14 yo 1983/1997 (43%, Signatory, cask #796)
- 120806
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| The
Whisky Fair |
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- Coleburn
26 yo 1983/2009 (49.5%, The Whisky Agency Fossiles
Series, Bourbon, 120 bottles) - 110909
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| Various
IB |
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- Coleburn 35 yo 1964/1999 (46.9%, The Bottlers, cask #2210) - 151217
- Coleburn 26 yo 1983/2010 (47.5%, Glen Fahrn Germany, cask #1465, 179 bottles) - 170611
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(all
current rankings 
90 points
- Last tasted: January 8, 2006
- Tasting notes: 
