Strathisla 2008-2020 Distillery LabelsSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl 46% Gordon & MacPhail's revamped Distillery Labels series have recently upped their bottling strength to a welcome 46%, so this Strathisla 2008 is even more of a guaranteed winner than ever. Strathisla is one of those distilleries that's too important for blends (in this case Chivas Regal) to be fully marketed as a single malt. Thankfully Gordon & MacPhail have a long history of

This Mortlach 25 year old is full of rich sherry aromas with hints of rum-soaked fruit

resulting in full bodied whisky a favourite to many whisky lovers at a very competitive price

Mouth: Nicely textured arrival

Finish: Elegant

flecks of peat and phenolic subtleties

bottled back in 2009

a pair of sister hogshead casks

The sherry seems to really compliment the naturally vigorous and spicy distillate

These modern bottlings in the 'Easter Elchies' series from Macallan are surprisingly brilliant

Ballymorgan 1

Bottled to celebrate the first running of Glenallachie's stills in February 1968

collectively deep-pocketed friends who have bought and bottled a series of spectacular Islay casks