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.
Really sweet smelling, honey, toffee, orange liqueur, even some jam roly poly in there, and a little smoke.
Sweet and creamy with muscovado sugar, marmalade, and chilli jam.
Dark chocolate comes through with fudge and lingering wood smoke.
This was Dec 22nds dram. Look I know this one is not expensive, but sometimes price just dont make it better. Its a solid whiskey, has way more going for it than all the others before it. For that money (under £40) its well worth it. Its outshone drams that are over double.
Just had a sample of this, nothing spectacular but very pleasant. I think at the price a solid 4 star whiskey. Would buy a bottle as an everyday dram
Bought this for Christmas but only just opening it now, it is so smooth and has a lovely taste, well recommended
