Strathisla Distillery
ABV 55.1%
Make the effort to sample a cracking dram and to visit the bonniest distillery in Scotland.
Martine Nouet
Chivas Brothers
Brand
Chivas Brothers
Bottler
1988, Aged 15 Years, Cask Strength
Expression
Single Malt
Type
15
Age (Years)
2004
Year of Bottling
55.1%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Attractive, vivid. Lots of citrus fruit. Orange marmalade. Lemon meringue pie. Floral hint.
Palate: Ample. Velvety, mouth coating. Complex and tasty festoon of spices. Mint cream. Hazelnut toffee. Liquorice. Shortbread. Malty sweetness.
Finish: Warm, lasting, soothing on creamy notes.
Comment: Make the effort to sample a cracking dram and to visit the bonniest distillery in Scotland.
Score: 8.8
Taster
Nose: Milky. Light hazelnut, cocoa powder, haystacks, unmalted barley, popcorn, flour sacks.
Palate: Medium-bodied. Some complexity beneath a pretty firm structure. Flour, nutmeg.
Finish: Dry, nutty.
Comment: Strathisla is a funny beast - rigid when young it takes a long time to come out of its shell. This is just starting to do so.
Score: 7.8
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