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SMWS 58.51: Strathisla

“Birch sap carpenter” · Past release, no longer on sale
Birch sap carpenter - SMWS 58.51Sold outJun 2023
58.51

Birch sap carpenter

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age12 years
ABV55.9%
Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 58
DistilleryStrathisla
RegionSpeyside

In short · Strathisla (Speyside), 12 years.

“We were first served a smoothie of fried plantain, birch sap and cotton candy, with a squeeze of lemon juice.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 58.51 is a single cask of Strathisla, in the Speyside region, 12 years old, bottled at 55.9%, released in the Jun 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 58.x is from Strathisla.

How the price compares
At £75, this 12-year-old cost more than 4 of the 7 Strathisla bottlings aged 11–14 released 2021–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £65 to £85, with a median of £74.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Strathisla

At Keith since 1786, by its own account the oldest working distillery in the Highlands, Strathisla is almost impossibly pretty, twin pagoda roofs and a waterwheel mirrored in the River Isla. It is the beating heart of Chivas Regal, and the place looks like a whisky postcard come to life. Pernod Ricard's.

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