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Strathmill 18 Year 1989 Single Barrel; Malt Trust
Estimated retail price: $145 per bottle
We're pouring one ounce for $4.50
Some of the buildings on the Strathmill Distillery complex are actually older than the distillery itself - they were once part of a corn mill. This mill was founded in 1823 while the conversion to a whisky distillery took place in 1891. At this time the name was still Glenisla-Glenlivet. The conversion from a corn mill to a distillery was probably inspired by the whisky boom of the late 19th century. Between 1890 and 1899 almost thirty malt whisky distilleries were founded. A second pair of stills was added at Strathmill in 1968. At this time the spirit stills at Strathmill were also fitted with purifiers on their lyne-arms (the pipes running down from the top of the still) to help produce a lighter type of spirit. In recent times, most of the output of Strathmill has made up the high point of many a blended whisky. Strathmill is a Speyside distillery that get's its water from local springs and The Isla river. I don't have a lot of experience with Strathmill and I am very much looking forward to opening this bottle.
The Malt Trust is a relatively new independent bottler of single malts that has been releasing some really well regarded bottlings. All Malt Trust whiskies are dumped in single barrels and without chill filtration or additional coloring.
Next week in The Spirits Project: Delamain Cognac Reserve de la Famille.
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