Strathisla Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Strathisla

Scotch Whisky
Distillery Style
Tasting Notes

Nose: Malty with spice and fruit, and a whiff of smoke.

Palate: Medium bodied. Creamy, rich, dried fruit, malty, and a subtle background smokiness.
 
Finish: Long, smooth and warming.

Strathisla Scotch Whisky Distillery History

Alexander Milne and George Taylor established The Strathisla Distillery in 1786 making it the oldest distillery in Speyside.

Although their illicit distillery was built in the Strath (Gaelic for valley) by the river Isla, it was initially called Miltown because of its proximity to Miltown Castle. However, The whisky produced was called Strahisla-Glenlivet. Although a considerable distance from the Livet the use of Glenlivit in the name was to capitalise on the reputation of the Glenlivit whiskies that were highly regarded

The distillery was sold to William Longmorne in 1828, who profitably ran the distillery for many years and expanded the capacity by replacing the original 100 gallon stills with two stills holding 2,200 and 4,400 gallon each.

In 1876 part of the distillery was damaged in a fire and was replaced with the buildings we see today. The twin pagoda roof is thought to be one of the very first in Scotland. Strathisla was one of the first distilleries in Scotland to market their whisky as a single malt besides supplying the blended industry. Also the distillery was the first to become a limited company

At this time of the reconstruction the name of the distillery first changed to Strathisla
The distillery changed names between Strathisla and Milton or Milltown in the late 19th century, however ended up being called Milltown Distillery until 1950 when it was sold to Chivas Brothers who renamed it Strathisla Distillery

In 1965 the number if stills were expanded from two to six. Chivas Brothers still own the distillery and have moved their headquarters to the distillery together with a laboratory and a research and development department.

A major contributor to Chivas Regal, Blended Scotch Whisky.

Strathisla Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottlings 
Strathisla 12 Year Old

Strathisla Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Older Distillery Bottlings
Strathisla Distillery Edition15 Year Old

Strathisla Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Independent Bottlings
Blackadder,
Cadenhead’s,
Cask Strength (Gordon & Macphail)
Coopers Choice
Duncan Taylor Collection,
Gordon & Macphail
Kingsbury (Japan Imports System)
Lonach (Duncan Taylor),
Mission (Murray McDavid),
Norse Cask (Denmark)
Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing),
Peerless (Duncan Taylor),
Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail),
Provenance (Douglas Laing),
SMWS
Un-Chill Filtered (Signatory).
Whisky Agency (Germany)
Whisky Doris (Germany)

Strathisla Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1987 40%
Gordon & Macphail

TASTING NOTE
Colour: Pale orange.

Neat
Nose: Fruit - orange peel with tobacco/leather note.
Palate: Creamy initially, charred wood with fruitiness emerging.

With Water
Nose: Slight honey note with winey hint and a touch of mint.
Palate: Smoky with oak flavours. Sherry slowly develops.
Body: Delicate.
Finish: Slight oakiness.
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Hogshead.
Whisky Style: Balanced Speysider with subtle sherry influence.

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