Strathclyde 27 Years Old 1994 Cask #455417A (Dramtime)

Dramtime selected this Strathclyde, aged 27 year old from 1994, drawn from cask 455417A and bottled at 41.8%. 28 bottles in all. Established in 1927 in Glasgow, on the Clyde, Strathclyde is Glasgow's only grain distillery. It is now part of the Chivas Brothers stable, quietly working by the Clyde.

It was drawn off continuous Coffey stills from a wheat mash, for a delicate spirit that leans on the cask for flavour. An ex-Bourbon barrel shaped it, American oak giving coconut and toffee. Past twenty five years the spirit turns oily and dessert sweet while staying clean. Decades in oak build a waxy, polished depth over the clean spirit. Glasgow once held distilleries across the city; today only Strathclyde remains. Aged single grain has become prized for its soft, oily, dessert sweet character. The continuous still gives a clean, high strength spirit that mellows with years. Strathclyde takes its name from the old region around Glasgow.

At a natural 41.8% it is full and oily. The ex-Bourbon gives crème brûlée, coconut and vanilla. The texture is oily and buttery, the sweetness coating. The finish runs buttery, soft and warm. This is a clean, oily single grain of real age.