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Bottle Details
Strathmill 1974 Hart Brothers 25 Year Old Cask Strength 75cl / US Import
The Hart Brothers bottling company was founded in 1964 when Iain and Donald Hart incorporated as a wine and spirit merchant and Scotch whisky blenders. They have been bottling independent single malts since the 1980s.
This is a 1974 vintage Strathmill, bottled at cask strength in 1999.
Strathmill is a somewhat elusive single malt. The distillery was built in 1892 as Glenisla, and was renamed three years later by new owners, W&A Gilbey. A series of mergers over the years brought Gilbey's into the IDV fold, and Strathmill became a key component in its Justerini & Brooks blends (J&B). Now owned by Diageo, this remains the arrangement to this day. Such is the demand on its output by the blend, that only a single distillery bottling is permanently available, the Flora & Fauna release. A Diageo special release and a Manager's Dram are the only other official bottlings, and it is similarly rare independent releases like this that present the best chance to try Strathmill.
Hart Brothers
In independent bottling company established in 1988 by Alistair and Donald Hart. It is based in East Kilbride and its flagship brand is its Hart Brothers Finest Collection single casks label. It also offers a variety of premium releases and blended Scotch bottlings too.
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