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Strathisla

Strathisla 12 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8 A malt that dares to be truly oaky. Thank heavens for boldness and individuality in a world where blandness is always an easier option. This beautiful old distillery is Chivas' showpiece, but it is mo...

Strathisla 15 Years Old, Cask Strength
Single Malt - Scotland - 55.10%
8 Make the effort to sample a cracking dram and to visit the bonniest distillery in Scotland.

Cooper's Choice Strathisla 1976, 27 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8 Always a complex whisky, hard to pin down. This sample seems to have triggered an oriental mood.

Duncan Taylor Strathisla 37 Years Old, Cask 1332
Single Malt - Scotland - 47.60%
7 More complexity on the nose than on the palate. A pleasant whisky though. But quite disappointing for a Strathisla of that age.

Gordon & MacPhail Strathisla 1960
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
8 Strathisla has its own distinct, rather dry style-and this is a good example.

Hart Brothers Strathisla 34 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
7 Classic Strathisla, in good shape for it's age.

Murray McDavid Mission II Strathisla 1976
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8 A good example of this distinctive and under-rated malt.

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    Hart Brothers
  • PO Box 5562. Glasgow. Lanarkshire. Scotland. G77 9AP
  • Tel : +44 8709 220 250
  • Fax : +44 141 427 9300
    Murray McDavid
  • Drumore House. Campbelltown. Argyll & Bute. Scotland. TA28 6HD
  • Tel : +44 1586 554 875
  • Fax : +44 1586 554 905

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