Loch Lomond 12 Year

Good for the price point. Light and fruity (peach, pear, and apple) with just a touch of wafting smoke and cinnamon, vanilla, cream, and rhubarb. Rounded finish

First dram came after having old pultney 17 so my first impression was not very good. Today I had it to start the flight and it was a lot better. Soft caramel, some dark stewed fruit , puff of smoke with a bit of a heather finish. Didn’t seem to have a long lingering finish but for the price I got it for and the presentation at 46% 12 year no chill most likely there is some colour but all in all a very decent starter dram for the night.

All fruit on the nose. Full of cantaloupe, honeydew, and dried apricot. Palate carries the same fruits from the nose. Then there’s a malty flavor. The finish is my favorite! It’s a sweet honeydew that morphs into a chocolate covered coffee bean. Fantastic!

This one is so cheap I'm almost suspicious. $31 for 12-year old single malt? In New Jersey? Well, at any rate, I'm going into this review with an open mind. Nose: Apple, pear, apricot, and floral notes. Caramel and vanilla. Toffee, honey, and malt. Walnut. Honeydew, pineapple, and lemon. A sweet jam note. Green grape. Graham cracker. Brown sugar. Oak. Solid nose. Palate: The jam note pops, as do the apple, pear, and apricot. Cranberry, cherry, and strawberry. Honeydew orange, and watermelon--I think that's a first. Croissant. Cinnamon. And some earthy Highland smoke. Great palate. Finish: Apricot, orange. Brown sugar and caramel. Walnut and chestnut. Saltwater taffy. Cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and oak. Medium-long finish. I am wholly impressed with this one. It's multi-dimensional. It's unique, whether that be in comparison to a Highland malt or any other Scotch quite frankly. This one took me completely off guard. This is a weird malt. My notes certainly indicate that--to me at least. But it hits all the right notes in my book. 4.5/5.