Strathmill

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STRATHMILL

12 years old

60.7%
Distilled Oct 80
Bottled Oct 92
Society Cask No. code 100.1
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

STRATHMILL

10 years old

43%

SCOTTISH WILDLIFE
Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co, Ltd,
Edinburgh

(1983) RED SQUIRREL (Sciurus vulgaris)

This little creature has lived in Britain since prehistoric times but is now mainly restricted to large areas of mature forest especially Scotc pine woods. Their de¬cline is thought to be due to loss of habitat, clear felling and a little competition from the 'grey'.

The squirrel's diet is mainly cone seeds, buds and shoots but it also forages for nuts and acorns. A tell-tale signs of their presence is a tree stump often used as a table. Being rather shy it tends to stay up in the tree tops and squirrels have their own system of 'roads' among branches.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a charitable organisation whose aims are to promote the conservation of the wildlife of Scotland. A donation will be made to the Trust for each bottle sold.

STRATHMILL

11 years old

43 %

JAMES MAC ARTHUR'S
FINE MALT SELECTION
James MacArthur & Co, Ltd, Edinburgh

Uitgebracht 1997

STRATHMILL

12 years old

43 %

FLORA & FAUNA
Strathmill Distillery, Keith, Banffshire

Uitgebracht in 2001

Strathmill Distillery was established in 1891 in a converted grain mill. The Pied Wagtail is a familar sight in the distillery yard and on the banks of the nearby River Isla, which provides water for cooling. A spring on the site provides processing water.

This deep amber, single malt has a light, rounded body, a creamy sweet flavour, with a dry finish and choclaty aftertaste.

Nose: Dry, apples, nutty and banana. Grassy. Palate: Soft, smooth, syrupy, vanilla, nuts. Finish: Soft, flowery, vanilla, dryness

STRATHMILL

VINTAGE 1986
13 years old

43 %
Distilled on 24.10.86
Bottled 10.8.2000
Cask No. 2835
388 Genummerde flessen
Natural Colour
Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co, Ltd,
Edinburgh

STRATHMILL

12 years old

59,5%
GORDON & MACPAHIL RESERVE
Distilled 1991
Bottled 2003
Cask No. 100454
Limited Edition
222 Bottles
Proprietors: Justerini & Brooks Ltd
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

STRATHMILL
25 years

46 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
Speyside Single Malt
Distilled: 26/03/90
Matured in a Hogshead
Cask no: 1530
Bottled: 26/10/15
276 Numbered Bottles
Natural Colour
Non Chillfiltration
Selected by The Ultimate
Whisky Company.NL.

STRATHMILL
Keith, Banffshire. Licentiehouder: Justerini & Brooks Ltd. Onderdeel van International Distillers & Vintners Ltd. (I.D.V.). Eigendom van Grand Metropolitan. (GrandMet)

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Strathmill betekent 'De molen in het brede dal'. Strathmill is in 1823 gebouwd als graanmaalderij.

Er wordt beweerd dat Strathmill, voordat het een graanmaalderij werd, eerst een distilleerderij was, Strathisla geheten.

De ketels zouden in 1837 zijn verwijderd.

Glenisla - Glenlivet, zoals de distilleerderij eerst werd genoemd, werd in 1891 omgebouwd van graanmaalderij in een distilleerderij.

In 1895 werd Glenisla - Glenlivet gekocht voor E 9500 door W. & A. Gilbey, wijnhandelaren en ginproducenten te Londen.

De naam werd toen veranderd in Strathmill.

Gilbey bracht de malt uit met vijf jaar oud voor 15p, inclusief statiegeld.

Er zijn affiches bekend met teksten als 'The Only thing worth saving' uit 1905 en 'From the Alps to the Andes' uit 1904.

De gehele produktie gaat naderhand op in de blends Glen Spey en J & B Rare.

De vier met stoom verhitte ketels kunnen 2§ miljoen liter spirit produceren.
Het proceswater komt van bronnen, die zonder naam door het leven gaan, het koelwater komt van de rivier Isla.

In 1962 ging Gilbey samen met Justerini & Brooks Ltd en anderen om International Distillers en Vintners Ltd te vormen.
Gilbey bracht drie distilleerderijen in: Knockando, Strathmill en Glen Spey.

I.D.V. liet zelf in 1974 Auchroisk bouwen.
I.D.V. werd in 1972 overgenomen door Grand Metropolitan (Grand Met) toen ook de eigenaars van de bierbrouwers Watney, Mann & Truman.

In September 1993 koopt GrandMet, samen met Robertson & Baxter de laatste onafhankelijke graandistilleerderij, North British.
GrandMet en R & B waren al voor 37 % eigenaar van North British. Voor de resterende aandelen werd E 50.000.000 betaald.

Op 12 Mei 1997 werd de fusie aangekondigd tussen Guinness en GrandMet.

Op 22 October 1996 wordt de nieuwe naam van de gefuseerden bekend: Diageo.

Het water komt van bronnen op het eigen terrein.
De Mash tun is 60.000 liter.
Er staan zes Wash backs, elk 55.000 liter groot.
De twee Wash stills hebben elk een inhoud van 10.911 liter, de twee Spirit stills elk 10.000 liter.
De ketels worden met stoom verhit dat wordt opgewekt door een met oliegestookte boiler.

De jaarproduktie is 1,9 miljoen liter spirit.

The distillery’s main production quirk comes in the form of a purifier pipe running from the lyne arm into the body of the spirit stills.

Like Glenlossie and Glen Spey, this adds a lightly oily character to the new make, here picked up almost as olive oil which mixes well with the lightly fruity/grassy notes.

Thanks to the River Isla, Keith has a long history of milling, both for meal and weaving (the town still has a kilt museum). Two of those old mill sites have since been converted to distilleries, Glen Keith and Strathmill.

Built in 1892, it was originally called Glenisla (with -Glenlivet suffixed). Its original owners sold it in 1895 to W & A Gilbey which was by then building its holdings in Scotch [see Glen Spey, Knockando]. As Gilbey moved through various incarnations so Strathmill became an integral part of the J&B family.

Its only official release is as part of the Flora & Fauna range.

1891

The distillery is founded in an old mill from 1823

as Glenisla-Glenlivet

1892

And starts in June with its first production run

1895

English gin company, W&A Gilbey, purchases

the distillery for £9,500 and renames it Strathmill

1962

W&A Gilbey merges with United Wine Traders,

including Justerini & Brooks in London to form

International Distillers and Vintners (IDV)

1968

Strathmill's stills are doubled to four and purifiers

are installed

1972

Watney Mann purchases IDV, which itself is

acquired by Grand Metropolitan in the same year

1993

The first single malt bottling of Strathmill since

1909 appears as an Oddbins 1980 release

1997

Grand Metropolitan merges with Guinness to form

Diageo

2001

The first official bottling of Strathmill appears in

the Flora & Fauna series as a 12-year-old

2010

A manager's Choic SC from 1998 is released

2014

A 25-year-old is released as part of Diageo's

Special Releases

Capacity: 2.600.000 Ltrs

Output: 2.000.000 Ltrs

CONDENSER TYPE i

Shell and tube

FERMENTATION TIME i

Minimum 60hrs

FILLING STRENGTH i

63.5%

GRIST WEIGHT (T) i

9.1

HEAT SOURCE i

Steam

MALT SPECIFICATION i

Non peated

MALT SUPPLIER i

Mainly in house

MASH TUN TYPE i

Lauter

NEW-MAKE PHENOL LEVEL i

Non peaty

NEW-MAKE STRENGTH i

72%

SPIRIT STILL CHARGE (L) i

6,000

SPIRIT STILL SHAPE i

Ball

STILLS i

WASH STILL CHARGE (L) i

10,700

WASH STILL SHAPE i

Ball

WASHBACK TYPE i

Steel

WASHBACKS i

WATER SOURCE i

Spring within distillery

WORT CLARITY i

Clear

YEAST TYPE i

Pressed

Diageo

1997 - present

Grand Metropolitan

1972 - 1997

International Distillers & Vintners

1962 - 1972

W&A Gilbey

1895 - 1962

Glenisla-Glenlivet Distillery

1892 - 1895