Strathmill

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History The site had originally been home to a corn mill, established by A. G. Johnstone as Strathisla Mills in 1823, but following a boom in the whisky industry between 1890 and 1899 it was converted into a distillery in 1891. Some of the buildings therefore date to before its whisky production days. It was during this era of high demand that some thirty other distilleries were constructed in the area.

It was in 1895 when gin producers W. & A. Gilbey bought the distillery that the name was changed from Glenisla-Glenlivet to its current name of Strathmill, the name deriving from the Gaelic word ‘Strath’ meaning “shallow valley” and “mill” relating to its former use.

Production equipment consists of two wash stills, two spirit stills and seven warehouses on site; five traditional dunnage warehouses and two racked warehouses. It has a production capacity of 1,800,000 litres of pure alcohol per year.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official bottling
  • Strathmill12yoFF Strathmill 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna (2015) - Strathmill 12 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 43% ABV, £45 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: Strathmill distillery was established in 1891 in a […]
Independent bottling
Berry Bros & Rudd
  • strathmill-22-year-old-1991-cask-2451-berry-bros-and-rudd-whisky Strathmill 22 Years Old 1991 Berrys’ (2019) - Strathmill 22 Years Old 1991 Berrys' whisky review: Showing its age with subtle signs of overipe and bordering on tropical fruit influences and also that trace of Highland/Speyside peat that seems to have dropped out of use/favour over the next couple of decades at least apart from now novelty "peat weeks" of distilling before the silent season and necessary equipment cleaning. 85/100
Douglas Laing
  • strathmill-30-years-old-1977-omc-dl Strathmill 30 Years Old 1977 Old Malt Cask (2017) - Strathmill 30 Years Old 1977 Old Malt Cask (50%, Douglas Laing, Refill HH #4070, 302 Bottles, 2007) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Strathmill Distillery Bottler: Douglas Laing; Old Malt Cask; […]
Gordon & MacPhail
  • G&M_Connoisseurs Choice_Strathmill 2004 46.0 (20180315)_sml Strathmill 13 Years Old 2004 Connoisseurs Choice (2018) - Strathmill 13 Years Old 2004 Connoisseurs Choice Whisky Review: A fruit burst of a whisky; delicious and juicy with hints of vanilla cream and butterscotch and spiced white oak wood. 84/100
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
  • SMWS 100.11 Picnic party dram (2015) - Strathmill 15 Years Old 1998 100.11 Picnic party dram (56.3%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon Barrel, 152 Bottles, 2014) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 56.3% ABV, £49.20 Score: 86/100 What they say: Cask No. […]
Signatory
  • strathmill-17-year-old-1995-casks-2663-and-2664-signatory-whisky Strathmill 17 Years Old 1995 Vintage Collection (2016) - Strathmill 17 Year Old 1995 Vintage (43%, Signatory, HHs #2663 & 2664, 831 Bottles, 2013) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Strathmill distillery Bottling: Signatory ABV: 43% Cost: £35 What they […]