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| Strathisla |
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| Region | Highlands |
| District | Speyside (Strathisla) |
| Water source | Broomhill Spring |
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| Owner | Pernod Ricard |
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| Visitor centre |
2nd April to 2nd November 2007: Monday to Saturday 09.30 – 16.00. Sunday 12.00 – 16.00. 5th November to 14th December 2007: Shop open Monday to Friday from 09.30 – 12.30 & 13.30 – 16.00. Admission price: Adults: £5.00 - Under 18's: free This includes:
- Welcome dram of Chivas Regal 12 Year Old
- Introductory video in the Isla Room
- In-depth guided distiller tour
- View traditional boned warehouse
- Enjoy a dram of Strathisla 12 Year Old
- Shop offers a wide range of whiskies and gifts
- Free personalised Label service with Chivas Regal 12 purchase
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| Address | Seafield Avenue, Keith, Banffshire, AB55 3BS |
| Phone | +44 (0)1542 783 044 |
| strathisla.admin@chivas.com | |
| History | 1786 : Established as Milltown Distillery 1830 : acquired by William Longmore 1870 : distillery name changed to Strathisla 1876 : distillery was damaged by a fire 1950 : acquired by Chivas Brothers Ltd |
| House Style | Dry, with lots of dark fruits. |
| Pronunciation | strat-eila |
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| Capacity per year | 2.400.000 litres |
| Independent Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail |
| Information | Major contributor to the blended Chivas Regal. |
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DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS
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Strathisla - 12 year old - 43% Cask: Colour: Nose: Rich and fruity, with a complex array of hay-like aromas balanced with a dry oakiness. Palate: Full, fruity and hay-like flavours, with a mellow nutty sweetness. Finish: Rich and mellow. |
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Strathisla - 25 year old - 43% This is a special limited edition of 600 bottles to celebrate the restoration of Strathisla Distillery on the 9th May, 1995. Cask: Colour: Nose: Rich with a subtle balance of fruits and hay-like aromas with a delicate smokiness and sweetness. Palate: Rich fruity flavours develop into a complex array of smoke and hay-like characters enveloped with a smooth sweetness Finish: Full, mellow and lingering. |
INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM GORDON & MACPHAIL
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Strathisla -
25 year old - 40% Cask: First Fill and Refill Sherry Casks. Colour: Orange gold. Nose: Sherry wood, hints of treacle and liquorice, some earthy charred oak notes. Palate: Rich sherry wood character. Mulled fruits and Christmas pudding. Hints of rum and raisin toffees. Finish: Charred oak with floral elements. |
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Strathisla -
30 year old - 40% Cask: First Fill & Refill Sherry Casks. Colour: Dark gold. Nose: Sherry wood with ripe fruit - apples, pears. Hints of toasted malt with some leather and hessian. A touch of heather honey. Palate: Smoky with rich sherry elements. Earthy and spicy with moss and other green leaf notes. Finish: Slightly dry with hints of sherry. |
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Strathisla -
40 year old - 40% Cask: First Fill & Refill Sherry Casks. Colour: Orange, copper. Nose: Rich fruit with sweet, caramel edge. Some smoky, burnt wood aromas. Palate: Smoky with spicy fruit flavours. Drying. Finish: Sherry wood. |
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Strathisla 1987 -
Distillery Malt - 40% Cask: Refill Sherry Hogshead. Colour: Pale orange. Nose: Fruit - orange peel with tobacco/leather note. Palate: Creamy initially, charred wood with fruitiness emerging. Finish: Slight oakiness. |
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Strathisla 1967 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: First Fill Sherry Butts. Colour: Deep golden brown. Nose: Rich, sweet sherry aromas, some menthol and camphor notes. Marmalade, Seville oranges and a hint of carnations. Palate: Sherrywood, some peat smoke and charred oak elements. Herbal flavours and a rounding treacle toffee sweetness. Finish: Charred oak with a subtle sherry edge. |
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Strathisla 1964 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: First fill sherry hogsheads. Colour: Deep amber. Nose: Closed - hints of sherry, treacle toffee and a hint of cloves. Palate: Smoky with rich sherry notes, cinnamon/aniseed also present. Finish: Delicate - hints of sherry and cinnamon. |
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Strathisla 1963 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: First Fill Sherry Hogsheads. Colour: Reddy gold. Nose: Sweet, slight hessian note, touch of camphor. Resinous - sherry aromas. Nutty, rum and raisin toffees. Palate: Rich, fruitiness - mature marmalade, citrus peel. Traces of smoke and charred oak. Finish: Rich, sherry and a touch of smoke. |
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Strathisla 1960 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: First Fill Sherry Butt. Colour: Golden brown. Nose: Sherrywood, floral (lavender) and fruity - bananas with developing smoky aromas. Palate: Sweet and sherry flavours with hints of fruit and wood, smoky as before. Finish: Long - sherry and smoke. |
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Strathisla 1957 - Rare Vintage - 43% Cask: Colour: Golden brown. Nose: Sweet, soft fruits - brambles and blackcurrents. Hints of menthol and spearmint with toasted oak aromas. Palate: Rich, sherrywood with treacle and spices - aniseed and cinnamon. Drying, smoky edge. Finish: Sweet, sherrywood. |
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Strathisla 1955 -
Private Collection - 59,2% Cask: First Fill Sherry Butt. Colour: Deep orange brown. Nose: Sherry wood, resinous, touch of green grass (leafy). Palate: Incredibly sweet, vanilla ice cream, followed by citrus fruits & spices (eucalyptus). Finish: Touch sherry with hints of smokiness. |
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Strathisla 1954 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: First Fill and Refill Sherry Casks. Colour: Golden yellow. Nose: Sherry with sweet vanilla notes. Aromatic - cut grass and leafy aromas. Palate: Sherry and sweetness as before with a slow build up of smoke. Rich, resinous flavours develop. Finish: Lasting with sherry wood flavours. |
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Strathisla 1953 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish: |
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Strathisla 1949 - Rare Vintage - 40% Cask: Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish: |
