Age: 42 Year Old
Alcohol ABV: 43%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Description: First Fill Sherry Hogshead - Single Malt
Distillery: Strathisla
Region: Speyside
Vintage: 1964
Year Bottled: 2006
A first fill sherry hogshead matured 1964 vintage from the Strathisla distillery.
This was bottled by Gordon and MacPhail - nicely smoky, the sherry provides great balance.
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In years gone by many of these unique designs were used officially to bottle the whisky under licence from the distillery.
Today these trusted relationships with distillers enables Gordon & MacPhail to bottle exclusive vintages of single malt at various strengths, all with their unique distillery label.
Nose: Relatively tight and compact with notes of mixed peels and rubbery tones. Hints of warming wiinter spice and marmalade with golden syrup and sherried sultanas later emerge.
Palate: Similar to the nose with marmalade and sherried fruits - this time with a the slightest hint of creosote with a good level of sweetness and smoke.
Finish: Quite refined and subtle with a little oaken spice.