Region – Speyside – 45% ABV
Advent Calendar day # 7 brings us another Samaroli. You maj recall the Samaroli blended malt we tasted in day 3 . Cracking stuff (though a bit soft at 43% ABV).
Strathisla is a very classic Speyside whisky owned by Chivas Bros/Pernod Ricard. The regular bottlings of Strathisla are known to be dense and rich (with some good sherry cask maturation) but most of the juice goes into various Chivas blends.
Today’s dram is a Strathisla that spent 18 years in an American Oak bourbon barrel. The color is incredibly light which tells me...
