1977 Strathisla 40 Year Old / TWE Exclusive 48.5%

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Strathisla 40 yo 1977/2017 (48.5%, Gordon & MacPhail for The Whisky Exchange, Book of Kells, refill American oak hogshead, 191 bottles)  TWE have been firing on all (12) cylinders this autumn, haven’t they! Oh and that Book of Kells label, what a glory!... Colour: gold. Nose: I’m a bit surprised, since we’re rather used to those full-sherry old Strathislas by G&M, while this one’s very clean, almost millimetric, with pink bananas and ripe apples, as well as some very fresh orange cake and the subtlest honeyness. Wee whiffs of mushrooms, moss, humus, then peaches… A very elegant nose, very complex, but in these kinds of instances, the palates could be a little more tired, let’s see… Mouth: not at all. This is almost some perfect old artisanal cognac, with these bright peaches, apricots, and tiny fruity herbs. Or those flowers than you can eat, hibiscus, perhaps primrose, pansies… Extremely to my liking, this, partly for it’s quite unusual. Finish: medium, superbly honeyed, slightly liquoricy/mentholy, and a little balsamic in the end. Comments: a great one, rather unlike any other, from one of those difficult vintages. Many stranger ones have been distilled around 1977-1980 all over Scotland, if you ask me, but this one’s sublime. 
SGP:661 - 92 points.

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