On 24 May 1895, a new grocers shop opened on South Street in Elgin. One of the first new employees was John Urquhart, a 15-year-old serving his apprenticeship under owners James Gordon and Alexander MacPhail. When MacPhail retired in 1915, Urquhart became a partner and sole partner when Gordon passed away two weeks later. Since then, his family has run the company.

With the fourth generation now in charge, Gordon & MacPhail continues to grow. The Whisky Shop is still on South Street; the company's whisky business is its focus. Along with an award-winning and widely respected range of single cask bottlings, G&M also owns Benromach and The Cairn distilleries and produces a wide range of single malt expressions. 

With such a long history, G&M has some of the most impressive archives in the whisky business. With almost 100 years of bottlings available, we look forward to seeing what they will bring to the Old & Rare show.