Strathisla 8 Year Old Bottled 1980s Gordon & Macphail

Strathisla 12 Year Old

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. Fourth in the pack is Strathisla 12. Strathisla is home of Pernod Ricard’s Chivas Regal, one of the blended whisky global mega brands. Strathisla claims to be the oldest distillery in Scotland, but it is not alone in that claim! Pats notes Nose: Overripe fruit,...

Score 85/100

Strathisla 12 Year Old (flat bottle)

I have a love/hate relationship with Speyside whiskies. Many of the ones I've tasted are not according to my tastes, but once in a while I stumble upon as true gem. Strathisla is one of them. The 12 year old is an expression with a near-perfect balance of smoke and smoothness. From its citrus nose to its palate of dried fruit and the smoothness of...

Score 85/100

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

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