This whisky has been aged for 40 years and was bottled by legendary independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail.

As Strathisla was one of the distilleries that licensed its brand to Gordon & MacPhail to produce official releases in the 1970s and 1980s, this good standing with the distillery has furnished the Elgin-based independent firm with a steady supply of high quality casks, and subsequently, high quality releases.

Gordon & MacPhail are one of the largest and most recognisable whisky companies in the world. Although they began distilling at the newly refurbished Benromach distillery in 1998, for most of their history they were an independent bottler. Their labels are recognised by whisky lovers the world over, and their licensed bottlings from distillery's like Macallan and Talisker in the 1970s and 1980s, when the companies were not bottling themselves, are a huge part of the success of those distillers today.

Colour: amber. Nose: starts on fantastic notes of roasted hazelnuts, mint leaves and milk chosolate. Goes on with a superb ‘vinosity”, extremely elegant. Keeps developing on game, pepper, ham and all kinds of wild mushrooms. Extremely classy. Mouth: yes, superb, roasted, candied but quite nervous. Also lots of fresh fruits (oranges but also strawberries) and quite a dash of cinnamon. Perfect. Finish: surprisingly long but maybe a tad too oaky now. Very enjoyable smokiness in the background.

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