1953 Old Private Collection Speyside Whisky

70cl / 43.5% / Gordon & MacPhail - Distilled in 1953 at Strathisla distillery, this Speyside single malt was matured in a single first-fill sherry butt for more than half a century before being bottled for Gordon & MacPhail's Private Collection in January 2019. Sweet aromas of dried fruit, rich sherry and oak fill the nose initially, before hints of candied fruit, orange oil, baking spies and menthol develop. The palate initially offers mature oak spice, developing into notes of autumn berries, crystalised ginger, dark chocolate