Description

Strathearn Inaugural Bottling 2024 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 50%           Age: No Age Statement           Country: Scotland

Every batch of whisky produced from this tiny distillery will be unique, that’s the Strathearn guarantee. Using various distillation methods from double distillation to triple distillation, using a mixture of peated malt and unpeated malt, using only small 50 litre casks. Experimenting with ex Sherry barrels, ex Bourbon barrels and ex Rum barrels to name a few. The distillery was founded in 2013 and holds the claim as Scotland’s tiniest distillery. Located in the village of Methven, close to Crieff in Scottish Highlands. Using an 800 litre wash still, and a spirit still with a 400 litre charge this is a small batch craft distillery. In 2019 independent bottler Douglas Laing & Co acquired Strathearn outright for an undisclosed sum – making it the company’s first distillery acquisition. We’re sure there’s many more surprises in store for this tiny distillery.

Douglas Laing acquired the Perthshire-based Strathearn distillery in 2019 and with a small team, set to work on re-launching the brand, and the creation of this, its first single malt. The whisky was drawn from a selection of 32 bourbon, sherry, and virgin oak casks, combining older spirit inherited with the acquisition of the distillery, and a portion of younger spirit distilled under the new ownership, overseen by lead distiller Angela Brown. Boasting a satisfying ABV of 50%, and housed in a handsome acorn-shaped bottle, this release declares the house style that Douglas Laing aims to produce at Strathearn, and it’s an exciting sign of what’s to come from the rejuvenated Highland distillery.

Distillery Tasting Notes

Nose: Malted barley and soft oak.

Palate:Mouth-coating and syrupy influences of honey and buttercream with baking spice and dried apricots.

Finish: Long, warming finish of home baking and buttery oat biscuits.