Strathclyde 36 Year Old 1977 Sovereign

Strathclyde 36 Year Old 1977 Vintage Lowland single grain Scotch whisky. Single cask #HL9912 bottled August 2013 by Hunter Laing & Co. for the Sovereign series. Strathclyde Strathclyde Distillery was established in 1927 on a site which had previously supported mills in Moffat Street by the south bank of the River Clyde in the heart of Glasgow. Strathclyde Distillery is a Scottish Lowland grain whisky distillery is equipped with two Coffey continuous stills for grain whisky production and also a further five Coffey continuous stills which produce neutral spirit. Loch Katrine situated amongst the hills to the north of Glasgow provides the water. In 1957 Kinclaith malt distillery was constructed within the Strathclyde Distillery complex but closed in 1975 and was dismantled the following year. Sweet powdery vanilla rich fruits with light floral notes combined with toffee to give smooth balanced nose.These rich fruity caramel flavours intensify on the palate to give a creamy bodied taste with dark chocolate highlights.A long lingering pleasant aftertaste of toffee and a wisp of oak wood delights