St. Magdalene - aka Linlithgow - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Lowlands
WF Distillery Ranking: Premier Cru Classé (all current rankings here)

Status: silent since 1983 - Stills: 4 (2 wash, 2 spirit) - Founded: 1798
Address: Linlithgow, West Lothian - Phone:
Web: - More info: Distillery Profile by MM’s Robert Karlsson - Malt Madness

One of my favourite expressions so far:
St. Magdalene 15 yo 1964/1979 (45.7%, Cadenhead)
94 points - Last tasted: August 27, 2007 - Tasting notes: here

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Lemons Tea Grassy Oil Peat Apple peelings Austere Oak Ashes Hay Olives

MM Distillery profile:
Saint Magdalene distillery (a.k.a. Linlithgow; named after the town where it was loacted) is one of the long lost distilleries I weep for. I wasn't always as sentimental about Lowland distilleries though - my first experiences with young Lowlanders like Auchentoshan and Glenkinchie (in the early 1990's) pushed me towards Highland and Islay malts. After pretty much neglecting Lowland malts for almost a decade, a chance encounter with the 1979 Rare Malts bottling set me straight. The distillery may have been established .... More on Malt Madness.

• St. Magdalene 23 yo 1970/1994 (58.1%, Rare Malts) - 030322
• St Magdalene 23 yo 1970 (58.43%, OB, Rare Malts, 70cl, 1995) - 061022
• Linlithgow 30 yo 1973/2004 (59.6%, OB, 1500 bottles) - 270807
• St Magdalene 19 yo 1979/1998 (63.80%, OB, Rare Malts)  - 061022 - by Angus - 090520

• St Magdalene 1982/2008 (46%, Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #2199) - 080209

• Linlithgow 26 yo 1975/2002 (59.3%, Blackadder, cask #30012, 328 bottles) - 310307
• St Magdalene 25 yo 1982/2008 (61.8%, Blackadder Raw Cask, cask #2180, 603 bottles) - 080209

• St. Magdalene 15 yo 1964/1979 (45.7%, Cadenhead) - 270807
• St. Magdalene 20 yo 1964/1984 (46%, Cadenhead Dumpy) - by Angus - 071118
• St Magdalene (Linlithgow) 30 yo 1964/1994 (48.5%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 280716
• Saint Magdalene 23 yo 1975/1999 (41.5%, Cadenhead's) - no notes - 88
• Linlithgow 26 yo 1975/2001 (50%, DL Old Malt Cask) - no notes - 86
• Linlithgow 9 yo 1982/1992 (62.6%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, 150th Anniversary) - 280716
• St. Magdalene 10 yo 1982/1993 (61.6%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 080520
• St. Magdalene 11 yo 1982/1994 (61.5%, Cadenhead) - 270807
• St. Magdalene 11 yo 1982/1994 (62.6%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 231214
• St-Magdalene 12 yo 1982/1995 (63.8%, Cadenhead) - 150105
• St. Magdalene (Linlithgow) 14 yo 1982/1997 (58.7%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 080523
• Linlithgow 1982 (64.3%, Cadenhead, White Label, cask #2841) - 050110
• St Magdalene 26 yo 1982/2008 (52.7%, Cadenhead) - 050110
• St. Magdalene 30 yo 1982/2012 (55.4%, Cadenhead, 192 bottles) - 231214
• St. Magdalene 32 yo 1982/2014 (58.1%, Cadenhead) - 231214

• St Magdalene 26 yo 1982/2009 (55%, Chieftain's, butt, cask #2219, 348 bottles) - 180112

• Linlithgow 31 yo 1970/2002 (52.4%, Douglas Laing Platinum series, 139 bottles) - 250107
• Linlithgow 26 yo 1974/2000 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC, 330 bottles) - 291107
• Saint Magdalene 24 yo 1978/2002 (50%, DL OMC, 504 bottles, Btl. 12/'02) - no notes - 90
• St Magdalene 24 yo 1978/2002 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, 504 bottles) - by Angus - 300319
• St Magdalene 23 yo 1982/2006 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC, DL ref 2718, 329 bottles) - 041106
• St Magdalene 30 yo 1982/2013 (58.5%, Douglas Laing, Platinum, refill butt, 99 bottles) - 170314

• Linlithgow 23 yo 1982/2006 (61.4%, Duncan Taylor, Rarest of the Rare, cask #2204, 282 bottles) - 280716

• St. Magdalene 1964 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, +/-1990) - 080520
• St Magdalene 18 yo 1964 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, old brown label) - 240211
• St Magdalene 1975/2005 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail Reserve, for Brookline Liquor Mart, USA, cask #21, 270 bottles) - 280716
• St Magdalene 1980/1995 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Centenary Reserve) - 280716
• St. Magdalene 36 yo 1982/2019 (53%, Gordon & MacPhail, Private Collection, refill American hogshead, cask #2092, 161 bottles) - 050819
• St Magdalene 39 yo 1982/2021 (54.8%, Gordon & MacPhail, Private Collection, The Recollection, refill American oak hogshead, cask #2094, 165 bottles, 2022) - 061022

• St Magdalene 21 yo 1982/2003 (56.5%, Hart Bros) - 041106 - by Angus - 140418
• St Magdalene 23 yo 1982/2006 (56%, Hart Bros, Finest Collection, USA) - 190613
• St Magdalene 31 yo 1982/2013 (53.5%, Hart Bros, Finest Collection) - 041213

• Linlithgow 1982/1999 (62.7%, Mackillop’s Choice, cask #1337) - 270807
• Linlithgow 28 yo 1982/2011 (57.3%, MacKillop’s Choice, cask #2206) - 280716

• Linlithgow 29 yo 1975/2004 (46%, Murray McDavid Mission IV) - 250107
• St Magdalene 24 yo 1982/2006 (58.3%, Murray McDavid Mission Gold, enhanced in Vintage Port casks, 446 bottles) - 310307
• Linlithgow 25 yo 1982/2007 (51.4%, Murray McDavid, Mission Gold, 1000 bottles) - 291107

• St Magdalene 1975/1987 (64.6%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #49.1, 75cl, screw cap) - 180112

• Linlithgow 1975/2001 (50.2%, Scotch Single Malt Circle, cask #96/315) - 250107

• Linlithgow 1975/1999 (56.3%, Scott’s Selection) - 070404
• Linlithgow 1982/2000 (61.6%, Scott's selection) - no notes - 82

• Linlithgow 22 yo 1975/1998 (51.7%, Signatory Vintage, Silent Stills, cask #96/3/01, 335 bottles) - 280716
• Linlithgow 29 yo 1975/2005 (48.7%, Signatory Cask Strength Collection, cask #96/3/38) - 220305
• Linlithgow 18 yo 1982/2001 (43%, Signatory, cask #3002, 472 bottles) - no notes - 80
• Linlithgow 25 yo 1982/2008 (59.2%, Signatory for LMDW, cask #2201, 388 bottles) - 101008
• Linlithgow 26 yo 1982/2009 (61.2%, Signatory Vintage, wine treated butt, cask #2200, 225 bottles) - 280716
• Linlithgow 26 yo 1982/2009 (61.2%, Signatory for Claudio Bernasconi, wine treated butt, cask #08/458, 300 bottles) - 050110

• Linlithgow 27 yo 1974/2001 (50%, Silver Seal, First Bottling, 220 bottles) - 240211
• Linlithgow 27 yo 1974/2001 (50%, Silver Seal, First Bottling, 180 bottles) - 061022
• Linlithgow 25 yo 1982/2007 (63.4%, Silver Seal, cask #789, 601 bottles) - 280716
• St. Magdalene 27 yo 1982/2009 (54%, Silver Seal, 400th Anniversary of Galileo, 180 bottles) - 240211

• Linlithgow 23 yo 1982/2006 (60.0%, The Single Malts of Scotland, cask #2891) - 250107
• Linlithgow 25 yo 1982/2008 (46%, The Single Malts of Scotland, cask #8902, 245 bottles) - 101008

• Linlithgow 1982/2011 (46%, The Ultimate, Rare Reserve, 284 bottles) - 041213

• Linlithgow 25 yo (62.4%, David Croll and www.whisk-e.co.jp) - 050110
• Linlithgow 1982/2008 (61.8%, Càrn Mor, Celebration of the Cask, refill sherry butt, cask #2220, 582 bottles) - 041213
• St Magdalene 27 yo 1982/2009 (58.6%, Whisky Tales, 184 bottles) - 180112
• Linlithgow 28 yo 1982/2011 (46%, Mo Or collection, release #7, cask #2203, 900 bottles) - 180112
• St. Magdalene 34 yo 1982/2017 (50.4%, Malt Musketeers) - 191118
• St. Magdalene 27 yo 1983/2010 (52.7%, Part des Anges, Closed Distilleries, bourbon barrel, 132 bottles) - 030322