Strathisla The Distillery Reserve Collection 13 Years Old 2006

The Distillery Reserve Collection

500ml / 59%

Single Malt

$281

Single malt Strathisla, a 13 year old, from 2006 from the distillery, at 59%. Full bodied and fruity, showing rich fruit and creamy vanilla. Pear and honey in fine balance. A rich Speyside malt from Keith. A rich, honeyed Speyside malt. Full bodied, fruity and creamy. A classic Speyside single malt. Honeyed, fruity and well aged.

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SKU SLA021 Categories Scottish Whisky, Speyside, Strathisla, Whiskey Brand: Strathisla

Description

This official Strathisla single malt, a 13 year old from 2006, drawn from cask 211303 and bottled at 59%. A release of 876 bottles. Strathisla was founded in 1786 by the Isla in Keith, Banffshire, and it has distilled without a break for well over two centuries. Long scarce as an official bottling, Strathisla was for decades bottled mainly by Gordon and MacPhail.

Distilled on soft Isla valley water in traditional pot stills, building the classic Strathisla style. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, with vanilla under the orchard fruit. Still young, the malt is honeyed and fruity with a creamy lift. The unpeated make lets the wood and the fruit speak without smoke. Dunnage warehouses on site give a slow, humid maturation by the river. The make leans rich and fruity, fuller than the lighter Speyside style. Few distilleries can claim an unbroken run of distilling as long as Strathisla's. The Isla valley's soft water and old stills shape a honeyed, fruity spirit.

Undiluted at 59%, it is layered. Apple, almond and a warm spice meet honeyed oak sweetness underneath. Soft orchard fruit and almond sit behind the sweetness. It closes long, honeyed and fruity. This is Strathisla's classic honeyed Speyside style.