Presented with remarkable provenance, this vintage Glen Mhor was drawn from Major P. R. Reid MBE, MC’s Special Reserve and bottled in the mid-1980s as a numbered limited edition of 2,000—this is bottle 1033. The whisky was matured in oak hogsheads in Inverness from its 1967 distillation before bottling, and many examples were personally signed by Major Reid, famed for his daring escape from Colditz Castle during WWII. Filled on the Major’s behalf by Peter Thomson of Perth, this is a rare confluence of Highland whisky heritage and extraordinary personal history.

Glen Mhor Distillery

From its inception in 1892, this distillery’s history was intertwined with that of its neighbour, Glen Albyn, until the two of them were unceremoniously shut down together in 1983 by United Distillers, which had acquired the pair in 1972, when DCL bought out the then owners, Mackinlays & Birnie. When I visited them in 1985 their demolition was well underway, although their licenses to distill were still extant.

Unusually, Glen Mhor was being bottled as a single malt from its very early days. It also featured as one of the whiskies in the bottles of Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt found in 2007 intact in the ice under Sir Ernest Shackleton’s hut! This whisky has been successfully replicated and put on sale by the current owners of Mackinlays, Whyte & Mackay Ltd.  as limited edition releases called The Discovery and The Journey, both of which contain Glen Mhor

Why Add Glen Mhor 1967 Major P R Reid’s Special Reserve 18 Year Old to Your Collection?

A true piece of whisky history from a closed Highland distillery, this numbered 2,000-bottle release combines vintage 1967 spirit, classic hogshead maturation, and the unique Colditz connection of Major P. R. Reid. The impeccable provenance and limited outturn, together with the bottle’s historical narrative, make it a compelling and highly collectible addition.