Aug 2026In short · Strathisla (Speyside), 14 years, Dried Fruits & Spices.
“A deeply evocative nose of apricot wine, sticky gulab jamun and fruit waxes led to a hay loft in the summer sun.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 58.65 is a single cask of Strathisla, in the Speyside region, 14 years old, bottled at 57%, released in the Aug 2026 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 58.x is from Strathisla.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
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.