Strathisla 40 Year Old 1967 Gordon & Macphail

This Strathisla is of a whole other calibre. It matured for no less than four decades and was bottled by Gordon & Macphail in 2007.

The nose alone is a feast. Sherry, caramel, roasted almonds and hazelnuts, Nutella chocolate spread and a leaf of mint. Some cinnamon. Slowly but surely some roast beef creeps in. Rather complex and very, very good.

The attack is not very powerful, but nevertheless just enough punch. Quite some oranges now. And pretty spicy. Something slightly metallic. Could that be the beginnings of OBE? Really? Midpalate, it regains it balance, becomes sweet and warm. Coffee liqueur and parlines. Tannine and woodspice towards the end.

The finish is warm, long and spicy with a lot of oak on the deathbed.

Only (well) 215 EUR. Thanks, Jan, for the sample.

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