Strathisla 1937 35 Year Old Sherry Wood Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Strathisla 13 Year Old 1998 Gordon & Macphail

This Gordon & Macphail bottling contains a young Strathisla, both age-wise and distillation year. It has a surprisingly bright color. The nose shows the typical fruitiness of Strathisla, but also has a metallic side, as if it was poured from a can. Some toffee and caramel on the sweet side. Hazelnuts. Coffee. Pleasant, but simple. Rather light...

Score 80/100

Strathisla 40 Year Old 1967 Gordon & Macphail

This Strathisla is of a whole other calibre. It matured for no less than four decades and was bottled by Gordon & Macphail in 2007. The nose alone is a feast. Sherry, caramel, roasted almonds and hazelnuts, Nutella chocolate spread and a leaf of mint. Some cinnamon. Slowly but surely some roast beef creeps in. Rather complex and very, very...

Score 86/100

Strathisla 12 Year Old (flat bottle)

The nose is meaty and well balanced. Smooth, malty, with a hint of peat and a little citrus. Fragrant but solid. The taste is smooth, woody and vanilla sweet with sherry notes and just a hint of spice. Gently dries the mouth. Not as meaty as the nose, but still fun. The finish is decent, full of oak, with spicy overtones and a hint of peat. This...

Score 80/100

Strathisla 12 Year Old

This was a whisky a picked up as an 'everyday dram'. Whilst I think any single malt should be given maximum attention there are those which I expect to be drinkable and pleasant without being anything spectacular. Something to sip while watching a DVD perhaps. This was also another untried distillery to tick off the list. On the nose I get a sweet...

Score 80/100