Strathclyde 29 Years Old 1994 Cask #456594 (The Caskhound)

A Strathclyde single grain, selected and bottled by The Caskhound, a 29 year old grain whisky from 1994, drawn from cask 456594 and bottled at 41.9%. The outturn was 177 bottles. Strathclyde, founded in 1927 by Seager Evans in Glasgow, on the Clyde, is a Glasgow grain distillery. It is the only distillery left in Glasgow, once one of Scotland's great whisky cities.

It was drawn off continuous Coffey stills from a wheat mash, for a delicate spirit that leans on the cask for flavour. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, with vanilla and crème brûlée. At this age it is rich and waxy, the sweet grain folded into a buttery, oily body. Decades in oak build a waxy, polished depth over the clean spirit. Decades in ex-Bourbon wood turn light grain into a rich, oily whisky. Strathclyde is the only grain distillery in Glasgow, once one of Scotland's whisky cities. It was built by the gin distiller Seager Evans in 1927 on the site of an old cotton mill.

At a natural 41.9% it is full and oily. The ex-Bourbon gives toffee, vanilla and a soft oil. The mouthfeel is oily, the coconut carried on a sweet body. The finish is deep, oily and creamy. This is a soft, dessert sweet Lowland grain whisky.