Strathmill 11 Years Old Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited 47.5% 2009

Distillery	Strathmill
Bottler	Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers
Serie	Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited
Bottled for	Whisky Import Nederland
Distilled date	2009
Bottling date	2020
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside
Age	11
Cask Type	STR Redwine
Cask Number
Alcohol percentage	47.5
Volume	0,70
Condition	In original container
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Whisky Notes (83)

Nose: first impression is that of a sherry bomb, with red fruity notes but also a distinctly floral, fragrant touch. Figs, raspberries, also red fruit gums, later also violets and pine needles. Some herbal notes, like cardamom and rubbed mint leaves. Not really leading to a certain distillery, I’m afraid. Could be sherry or a wine cask…
Mouth: more of this very active wine influence. Fig syrup and milk chocolate, but also plenty of mulched leafy notes. Mid-palate it becomes winey with a green and almost perfumed touch (rose petals). Green walnuts. Herbal and grassy notes. A hint of rubber as well, losing a few points along the way.
Finish: quite long, on liquorice, wood char, roasted nuts and more leafy notes.

A lot of wine notes here, I was thinking of a fortified wine but not sherry. Turns out there was a STR red wine cask involved (full time maturation?). Interesting floral notes but I don’t find the result entirely balanced. I went for Linkwood, but there was little distillery character to be found.

BOW (86)