Single Malt
Scotland
1 Dec 2005
1 Jun 2021
Sherry
From Speyside's Strathisla distillery, a superb single malt joins our own Master of Malt collection. Distilled in 2005, the whisky whiled away its time in a refill hogshead, before finishing its 15-year maturation in a Pedro Ximénez octave. With a glorious golden hue and plenty of juicy sherried fruit character, we wish there were more than 74 bottles of this one.
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Tarte Tatin, fluffy pancakes with maple syrup, and a tangy note of underripe pear and tangerine. Dried berries and sweet oak follow in time.
Golden syrup leads, joined by a scattering of pepper and nutmeg before vanilla cream and buttery sponge appear. Boozy cherries and sultanas follow, with more hearty spice to balance.
Balsamic poached fruits tangle with layers of rich, woody spice, red apple, stewed tea, and sherried oak.
Absolutely delicious. Compares favourably with heftier offerings. You get all the flavours without feeling you have been assaulted.
