7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Stranahan’s Snowflake Mount Bierstadt
Type
ABV
47%
Distiller
Nose
Warm malt, fruit, slight char. Leather dominates, with subdued tobacco
Taste
Sweet fruit, leather, oak, very smooth
Finish
Long and very smooth, leather hits off the bat with sherry notes
Liquor
Stranahan’s Snowflake Mt Evans
Type
ABV
47%
Distiller
Nose
Honey and vanilla, leather and hint of marshmallows
Taste
Buttery baked goods, chicorry, bit of nutty, and warm
Finish
Long and lingering
Liquor
Strathclyde 1969 Dewar Rattray
Type
ABV
54.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Dunnage warehouse, discreet nuttiness.
Taste
Oily, icing sugar, milk chocolate, orange Spangles, pink marshmallow.
Finish
Medium, oaky.
Liquor
Strathclyde 1990 Duncan Taylor Rare Auld
Type
ABV
48.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Warm oak and a hint of funky hay, mellowed by waves of vanilla and cooked orchard fruit.
Taste
Maple syrup, flapjacks, a growing spiciness of cinnamon and nutmeg, very subtly grassy again.
Finish
Treacle tarts, stewed summer berries, brown sugar.
Liquor
Strathclyde 2005 Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
55.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Almond butter and milk chocolate coat sweet apple flesh and juicy honeydew melon. A kick of white pepper threatens to surge in the background.
Taste
Sherry spices, red grapes and dried fruit sweetness come first, before espresso and manuka honey arrive in timely fashion.
Finish
Lingering malty notes and vegetal oak coated in caramel.
Liquor
Strathclyde 23 Clan Denny 1988
Type
ABV
54.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Custard and chocolate toffee éclair sweets. Black coffee and cherry liqueur.
Taste
Vanilla, black pepper, toffee brittle, hickory and sherbet.
Finish
Coffee and butterscotch.
Liquor
Strathclyde 25 Cadenhead’s
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Waxy orange, mint leaf and vanilla ice-cream covered in chocolate sauce.
Taste
Resinous oak, fudge and spun sugar. A hint of cinnamon warmth.
Finish
Lingering woodsy hints, and a touch of vanilla pod.
Liquor
Strathisla 10 Chieftain’s
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Crunchy gingerbread, lemon shortbread, chocolate marble cake and grassy, floral notes.
Taste
Buttery gingersnap biscuits, with Lotus biscuits, spiced fruitcake and marshmallows on the bonfire.
Finish
Very orange-y milk chocolate.
Liquor
Strathisla 10 Chieftain’s
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Crunchy gingerbread, lemon shortbread, chocolate marble cake and grassy, floral notes.
Taste
Buttery gingersnap biscuits, with Lotus biscuits, spiced fruitcake and marshmallows on the bonfire.
Finish
Very orange-y milk chocolate.
Nose
Soft oak and hints of candied peel. A little floral character too, with notes of spice and Danish pastries.
Taste
Malty core with notes of sultanas and cinnamon pastries. Allspice, cooked apple and mince pies.
Finish
Long finish. Very fruity.
Liquor
Strathisla 15 Gordon Macphail (1970’s)
Type
ABV
45%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Vanilla, soft leather, lanolin, and lavender.
Taste
Cocoa powder and ginger.
Finish
Cocoa powder, black coffee, and licorice-flavored oak.