52,4°
Distillery : Strahisla - Speyside
1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Independent Bottling
By Hidden Spirits
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
One of the secret treasures at Hidden Spirits is this 17-year-old Strathisla, bottled in 2020 and released in just 201 bottles. Bourbon cask-aged Strathisla are rare, so this one deserves a closer look.
Let's Taste It :
Bubbles of iodine, coconut milk, mellow vanilla, a slice of melon, butterscotch, almond paste, lychees, discreet herbaceous notes, candied angelica, a little hay, reeds, liquid caramel, acacia honey, exotic wood. Cake dough. On the palate, very white fruit, white grapes, white peaches, perhaps a hint of banana. Slight country roughness, tobacco leaves, disparate spices. A zest of lemon. Long finish, braised chestnuts, roasted walnuts, gradually gaining strength, small squid, pecans, bounty crumbs. Toasted wheat.
In Short,
A few years ago, the Artist range launched a series of Strathisla, including a magnificent 15-year-old. However, these were almost only aged in Sherry casks. Whereas this bottling, aged in a Bourbon cask, reveals a unique and very pleasant character. La Maison du Whisky was right to highlight this distillery, but perhaps it put a little too much emphasis on the Sherry. Fortunately, this one sheds light on the true nature of this underestimated distillery, since most of its production is reserved for Chivas Brothers blends. The price, on the other hand, is a bit high, which is a shame.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer
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