Royal Lochnagar 10 Year Old 2001 Provenance Douglas Laing

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old

I dont know why I ordered this from from TWE, but I thought I had to try it out and I am glad I did. First impression is .. This would be the ideal ladies malt, or an introduction to someone who is new to whisky. The Royal Lochnager 12yo is very delicate, its a simple sweet, honey-ed malt with a very refined long lasting sweet-smokey aftertaste....

Score 95/100

Royal Lochnagar 10 Years / Provenance

There's not a lot to say about this whisky other than it's been bottled by Douglas Laing as part of the Provenance series. It is a Winter 2001 distillation and bottled in the Summer of 2011 from a single re-fill hogshead. And it' quite boring. Nose: Shows initial promise with it's multi-layered approach. It's young and sprightly like fresh cut...

Score 84/100

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old

Probably the only distillery that holds an appointment to three deceased monarchs (Victoria, Edward VII, and George V), Royal Lochnagar's history is linked with its neighbor, Balmoral Castle. Apparently, Victoria, after a visit to the distillery, took a liking to the Lochnagar spirit and a royal warrant was granted in short order. However, the...

Score 77/100

Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve

The last Royal Lochnagar that I tried, just over a year ago, was the Selected Reserve from 2003. At the time, I thought it was the best Lochnagar I had tried to date (admittedly that was only 6) and look what comes along today: the Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve bottled in 2009. Well, best to give that one a go as well. The nose is very soft and...

Score 85/100