Loch Lomond reviews

Loch Lomond distillery in unique in that it distills both malt and grain whiskies. Their grain - referred to internally as Rhosdhu, harkening back to the old name for their single malt "Old Rhosdhu" …

It's Christmas Eve, folks! Our second-to-last dram is Loch Lomond 12 Year Old - non-chill-filtered and matured in ex-bourbon, recharred and refill casks.The colour is a medium amber. On the nose we have…

What do you know? I just tried a Loch Lomond that was distilled in 1974 and bottled after 23 years in 1997. Now I will try a Loch Lomond distilled in 1996 and bottled after 23 years in 2018. Speaking of…

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…

Nose: full, sweet, smoky, and grassy, with a burnt tobacco edge over black licorice. No fruit to speak of, but rather a sharp, slightly hot maltiness. Not elegant by any means but still rich and complex…

Kintra has just bottled their 9th so-called Confidential Cask. These are single casks of which the name of the distillery is not revealed – hence the name. Having said that, it is not hard to find out…

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 fermen…

Thanks to a whole range of strangly built stills Loch Lomond can produce a plethora of different whisky styles, like Loch Lomond, Inchmurrin, Inchmoan, Croftengea, Craiglodge and so forth. They comple…

Secretly, I am hoping to discover a nice Loch Lomond, but so far to no avail. Perhaps I’ll get lucky with this Peated expression?The nose is surprisingly sharp, but very fruity at the same time. Think…

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…