Loch Lomond Steam & Fire
To produce Steam & Fire, master blender Michael Henry used both Loch Lomond's traditional swan neck and unique straight neck stills. But the fun doesn’t end there because the ageing process is quite unique too. Initially, it's aged in first-fill bourbon barrels and American oak casks which is then followed up with a ten-month finishing period in first-fill heavily re-charred American oak barrels. It's bottled at 46% ABV. Those big sweet flavours are great fun neat but would also work in simple cocktails like an Old Fashioned especially if you were using orange bitters.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Really sweet smelling, honey, toffee, orange liqueur, even some jam roly poly in there, and a little smoke.
Palate
Sweet and creamy with muscovado sugar, marmalade, and chilli jam.
Finish
Dark chocolate comes through with fudge and lingering wood smoke.
