Loch Lomond 1995 Old Particular 25-Year Single Grain
51.7% ABV - Highlands, Scotland
Nose: Butterscotch, butterscotch, and butter.. and scotch. Biscuits, raw honey and the heat of ginger.
Taste: The butterscotch really comes through with added layers of fruits. Roasted sunflower and shortbread.
Finish: The finish lasts for days. The flavour hits a crescendo with dried orange, floral, and powdered sweets.
This is one of my favourite whiskies—which really surprised me because it is not a moderate to heavily peated, ex-Sherry matured (or finished!) Islay single malt. This here is a single grain whisky… there is no statement regarding what grain, but it surely isn’t malted barley!
The price was right for a 25-Year Scotch whisky, especially when compared to anything of similar age available in this part of Canada. I’ve been quite excited to share this whisky with others—it is still on shelves at the time I type this! I recently picked up one to store away for later… this whisky won’t appreciate in value much, but my appreciation for it will not wain. A remarkable malt from the independent bottler, Douglais Laing.
Details: Refill hogshead. One of 258 bottles. Distilled November 1995, Bottled June 2021. Bottled for BC Liquor Stores 100th Anniversary. DL 14946.
Tasting Notes (Official): Anticipate caramel & cereal with sugared almonds & buttermilk pancakes.
Tasted 04 July 2022. (Posted 08 January 2023.)
