Strathisla 1954 GM Licensed Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Strathisla |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | Licensed Bottling |
| Vintage | 1954 |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 42년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
스페이사이드 키스 마을의 좁은 골목 끝에 자리한 스트라스아일라가 1954년에 빚은 스피릿을 셰리 캐스크에서 42년 동안 다듬었다. 잔에는 짙은 적갈색이 잔잔히 잠긴다. 향에서는 농축된 건과일과 짙은 가죽, 마른 견과가 또렷이 드러난다. 입을 채우는 40도의 부드러운 질감이 입천장을 천천히 덮으며 호두와 정향, 옛 셰리의 단맛이 깊게 머문다. 여운은 짙은 우드와 카카오가 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
oooh… This is stunning! It’s even more complex than the 30, absolutely not tired, rather bright and vibrant, with blood oranges, these hints of old copper coins indeed (pennies, of course), honeydew rather than honey, honeysuckle and lime tree blossom, all ripe plums of the creation, and whiffs of old late harvest Gewurztraminer. Am I an Alsatian or what? After ten minutes, it’s rather old cigars, parsley, sandalwood, cedar wood… Perfect!
restaurant Palate
perfect indeed. Granted, the oak’s more prominent this time, but the honeys and the fruits more than support it. Fruit soup, crystallised tangerines, citrons, sultanas, some liquorice wood (the oak talking), honeydew again, a little sap, a little putty, a little triple-sec by a good maker, dried figs… It’s amazing how youthful it remained, and yet its very mature and complex. The casks must have been perfect, probably refill sherry of exquisite provenance
timer Finish
unexpectedly long and mouth-filling, with ripe apples, a little fudge, spicy oranges, tobacco and a grittier cedar wood in the aftertaste