Strathmill - 28 Year Old (1996) Halcyon Spirits Release #6
Strathmill
Strathmill - 28 Year Old (1996) Halcyon Spirits Release #6's home is Strathmill distillery, in the Speyside region of Scotland.

28 Year Old (1996) Halcyon Spirits Release #6

Single Malt and Old & Rare

Sale price$266.00

Speyside / 70cl / 55.3

Very Limited : Strathmill 28 Year Old (1996) - finished for 3 years in a fresh Oloroso Sherry hogshead - from single cask #2053.  Non chill filtered and natural colour, bottled at cask strength (55.3% ABV) yielding only 132 bottles by Halcyon Spirits.

Distilled: 31/07/1996, Bottled: 02/07/2025.

NOSE
Fresh and finely tuned from the outset. Initial notes of cut hay and lemon peel drift into orchard skins — apple, pear, a whisper of apricot — backed by soft vanilla and digestive biscuit. A trace of floral honey emerges, supported by hints of dried meadow flowers and light malt. There's a subtle linen-clean character that suggests a careful, spirit-forward maturation. With time, citrus oils rise, bringing clarity and a faint note of underripe banana or melon skin — a gentle green lift that balances the sweetness.

TASTE
Clean, crisp, and purposeful. Opens with classic Speyside clarity — orchard fruit, barley sugar, and lemon barley water — then deepens into layers of creamy cereal and chamomile tea. The natural strength gives it lift, but nothing spikes or jars. Mid-palate introduces a mild waxy note, some white pepper heat, and toasted oat, with a slow reveal of almond and lemon peel. The sweetness is measured and well-contained — never sticky, always in service to the structure.

FINISH
Dry, linear, and impressively clean. Soft oak tannins gradually emerge, along with barley husk, citrus pith, and the light chalky minerality of good refill wood. The finish holds steady, fading gently with a flicker of wax and white pepper. No fire. No cloy. Just a clear, well-aged echo.

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Distillery Location
Strathmill - 28 Year Old (1996) Halcyon Spirits Release #6's home is Distillery Location distillery, in the Speyside region of Scotland.

Strathmill is one of three distilleries within the Moray town of Keith at the heart of "Malt Whisky Country". Unlike Keith's other two distilleries of Strathisla and Glen Keith, however, Strathmill is not owned by Chivas (part of the Pernod Ricardgroup) but since 1997 by Diageo who operate it for the production of blends such as J&B whisky.

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.

Region

Speyside

Distillery Status

Operational

Bottle Produced

132

Size

70cl

Strength

55.3

Age

28 Year Old

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