Stronachie 10 Year Old

Stronachie 10 YO is a labor of love across time and space — divined by science and crafted with skill.

A. D. Rattray has been an independent bottler of Whisky since 1868. Since those early times they have distributed dozens of classic malt Whisky brands and created a few of their own, sourced from the smaller boutique distilleries of Scotland. They are not only an independent distributor and bottler, they are also historians and keepers of the Whisky faith via their “Whisky Experience” facility in South Ayrshire. These days their house brands include the uniquely re-born and revitalized Stronachie, Cask Islay, Bank Note, and their famous Cask Collection series of specially sourced individual barrels of Scotland’s most famous single-malts.

Stonachie WAS a remote, Highland Single Malt distillery built in 1890 by Alexander McDonald. When hard times fell upon the industry due to prohibition and higher coal and barley costs, the facility was dismantled and lost to history in 1930. Back in the day, Dewer Rattray distributed their single-malt all over the UK. In 2002 the descendants of Rattray discovered a sealed bottle of original Stronachie from 1904 at a Whisky auction. They bought the bottle, sampled the spirit, and scientifically deduced the delicate combination of aromatic esters unique to each Single Malt. Then they found a Highland distillery who could faithfully reproduce the ancient dram — the noble Benrinnes Distillery. This is the 10 YO product of that labor of love spanning across time and space.