Loch Lomond 2000 Organic

Inchmurrin 18 Year Old

As Inchmurrin is distilled in a Lomond Still with a straight neck – hence caught at a surprisingly high ABV of around 83 to 85% - it remains very fruity (which is also due to the extremely long fermentation time). This matured for 18 years and comes in the new packaging that looks much more stylish (I think) than the wild disco cows. Inchmurring,...

Score 83/100

Loch Lomond 18 Year Old

In the new – so-called Island Series – range from Loch Lomond you will also find this 18 Year Old. And as I had read quite a few good things of Loch Lomond (some single cask releases were very good, it seems), I thought it worth it to give this one a go, even though I did not like the 18 Year Old from 2010 – at all. The nose is rather ordinary on...

Score 79/100

Inchmurrin 12 Year Old

Loch Lomond is actually a big whisky factory specialized in the making of bulk whisky, mostly for export. Because they use different types of stills – pot still, coffey still and a hybrid of the two called Lomond still – they can produce different kinds of malts. Inchmurrin is one of them. I tried the old 12 Year Old. The nose is rather flat on...

Score 74/100

Loch Lomond 23 Year Old 1974

After my very pleasant encounter with Old Rhosdhu 1967 I thought it would be a good idea to find another golden oldie from the versatile Loch Lomond distillery. This one is bottle much younger, at 23 years of age. That means this Loch Lomond has spent an equal amount of time on cask and then bottle. It comes in the same green dumpy bottle as its...

Score 86/100