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Strathisla 1970 Whisky Agency 40 Year Old Private Stock / Malts of Scotland

Lot: 273141

Strathisla 1970 Whisky Agency 40 Year Old Private Stock / Malts of Scotland

Winning Bid: £1,700

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Strathisla
Age: 
40 Year Old
Vintage: 
1970
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
The Whisky Agency
Cask Type: 
oloroso hogshead
Bottled Strength: 
59.6%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Strathisla 1970 Whisky Agency 40 Year Old Private Stock / Malts of Scotland

The Whisky Agency was founded in Germany by Carsten Ehrlich, who is also the driving force behind The Whisky Fair in Limburg, one of the world's most renowned annual whisky gatherings. Their passion is unquestionable, and they have a regular release schedule of high quality single casks, often in collaboration with some of the most respected whisky bars and retailers. The Whisky Agency's labels include The Perfect Dram, Liquid Library, Private Stock, and Liquid Sun.

This 1970 vintage Strathisla was matured for an impressive 40 years in an Oloroso hogshead before bottling in 2011. This was a joint bottling with fellow German bottler, Malts of Scotland. One of 204 bottles.

Speyside's oldest operating distillery, Strathisla was founded in 1786 as Milltown, and later renamed Milton in 1890. The distillery was an early advocate of its single malt, which it sold under the brand name, Strathisla, after the river that runs past the site. Strathisla single malt was bottled as early as the late 19th century, and proved very popular. None-the-less, by the 1940s it was struggling, needing rescued by Canadian giants, Seagram, who bought it in 1950, renaming it Strathisla the following year, and tasking it as a key contributor to its Chivas blends. Despite this, the single malt brand remained a core part of the business, and remains so to this day.

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