12-year-old single malt Scotch whisky from Loch Lomond, who are well known for being able to produce a wide variety of styles of whisky in their Highland distillery. This particular expression was made using the distillery's unique straight-neck stills and more traditional swan-neck stills, and aged in a selection of bourbon, refill and recharged American oak casks.
Creamy vanilla, with a touch of freshly baked apple turnover.
Brown sugar and five-spice. Orchard fruit notes continue, with a hint of yellow plum too.
Quite drying with subtle woody smoke, though still sweet with vanilla.
I quite like it. A mixture of sweetness and fruity flavours to start off with, mild vanilla. Then pepper and curried spices , warming. Reminds me of an Indian dish reinvented in Glasgow by adding cream and sugars.. maybe a faint metallic taste … …beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It’s not pretentious & maybe not fashionable. Different to my 60 other whisky’s flavours. No smoke or peat that I can taste I loved the simplicity of some unfashionable different single malts like Glen Keith but many people scored it low .. so what do I know?
Lots of refill casks used here, resulting in a harsh experience with the subtle notes being drowned out by the harshness. Props for not chill filtering but you can’t put lipstick on a pig as some might say. Whilst Loch Lomond are improving their quality, there’s a way to go yet.
I'm not getting it unfortunately. To me it's a bit too lively and harsh. A drop of water and time mellows it to an extent but it is still that little too harsh.
very sharp alcohol sting - comes across as much younger then 12 yr aged.... Not for me but cheers anyway ! N
It's pretty rough, easy enough on the nose but it doesn't translate to the same drinking experience. Be kind to yourself and drink bleach
