Strathisla 12 Year Old 1999 Provenance Douglas Laing

Strathisla 2005/ Bottled 2016/ Gordon & MacPhail

As the majority of this distillery's output ends up in various Chivas blends, it is (with the exception of the un-inspiring 12 yo) not easy to come by. Gordon and MacPhail seems to have cornered the market for bottling the "unofficial" releases from Strathisla, and have put a nice selection on the market. This expression was distilled...

Score 83/100

Strathisla 14 Year Old 2002 AD Rattray

Last year A.D. Rattray, independent bottler with HQ in Glasgow, released two sister casks from this Speysider: #100006 en #100007, both of them bourbon casks. I was able to secure a sample of the first one. The nose is rather flat, actually. Lime and hazelnuts, cold coffee and some Turkish Delight but little else. Fresh, but simple. Nicely oily...

Score 81/100

Strathisla 50 Year Old 1957 Gordon & Macphail

Gordon & Macphail is the only bottler that brings out semi-official releases of Strathisla, the most picturesque distillery in Speyside. No less than 155 bottlings to date, going back to 1937! We are fortunate enough to try a 50 Year Old from 1957! That is correct: 1957. Yep, this is liquid history. We will take our time for this one. Ooh,...

Score 93/100

Strathisla 12 Year Old (flat bottle)

Strathisla is one of the oldest distilleries in the Highlands and has been continuously in production since 1786. The distillery had switched names multiple times in its early days, but in 1951 she regained her original name. Literally meaning "Valley of the river Isla". The company changed the packaging some time ago. The box in British...

Score 81/100