Strathisla 15 Year Old 2005 (Private Label) | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Strathisla 15 Year Old 2005 (Private Label) | 700ML

A glorious golden hue and plenty of juicy sherried fruit character. Distilled in 2005, the whisky whiled away its time in a refill hogshead, before finishing its 15-year maturation in a Pedro Ximnez octave.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 112.4 (56.2%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Strathisla

Distilled in 2005, the whisky whiled away its time in a refill hogshead, before finishing its 15-year maturation in a Pedro Ximnez octave. A glorious golden hue and plenty of juicy sherried fruit character.

Strathisla 15 Year Old 2005 (Private Label) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Tarte Tatin, fluffy pancakes with maple syrup, and a tangy note of underripe pear and tangerine. Dried berries and sweet oak follow in time.

Palate: Golden syrup leads, joined by a scattering of pepper and nutmeg before vanilla cream and buttery sponge appear. Boozy cherries and sultanas follow, with more hearty spice to balance.

Finish: Balsamic poached fruits tangle with layers of rich, woody spice, red apple, stewed tea, and sherried oak.

Distillery Information

The Strathisla whisky distillery draws its waters from the calcium rich, peat-less Broomhill Spring. Rumour has it, kelpies – the supernatural shape shifting water horses from Scottish folk lore – haunt the spring at night. The distillery was founded by George Taylor and Alexander Milne in 1786 under the name Milltown, latterly changing the name to Milton. The original name was most probably a reference to the town of Keith in which the distillery lies, for around this period the area was a nucleus for the production of linen and the milling thereof. The name ‘Strathisla’ first came into being as the moniker given to spirit from the Milton distillery. The name stuck and was subsequently applied to the distillery proper in 1870. Strathisla is the oldest distillery in the North of Scotland and it started out life as a farm distillery. During the nineteenth century, Strathisla was expanded, particularly so after a devastating fire in 1876. William Longmore owned the distillery from 1830 and when it came to his retirement in 1880 it was passed down to his son-in-law, John Geddes-Brown. A decade later, the name reverted to Milton.