Soba45
Loch Lomond 18 Year
Single Malt — Highlands , Scotland
Reviewed
June 26, 2017 (edited July 8, 2017)
Loch Lomond 18....Cask used is oak... quite non descriptive. Started off not to bad, but then got a hit of acetone, almost bitter grapefruit. There is more there but difficult to get past. Musty oak. Well it's cheap for an 18 year old at $75 USD. Not for sale in nz but that's not issue as I wouldn't buy a bottle. Initial sip I thought maybe a 4 but then as the acetone hit and santised my taste buds and as I got further into it it went down down down. 3, 2.5, and then finally when I poured it down the sink instead of my throat a 2. An unbalanced dram if ever there was one. As I felt sorry for inflicting it upon my poor tongue I treated it to a Laga 16 which immediately made it feel better :-). I looked on the internet after and there are 46% and 43% versions which maybe different? Mine was the 43% not the 46 reviewed by distiller.
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Maybe there is inconsistency in production methods / quality control as what I and others are tasting seems to be poles apart from what you describe? Some of the reviews online e.g. number 2 goggle result - Ruben Luyten from Whiskey Notes definitely align to my experience so doesn't seem to be an isolated incident. It's the worst review I've seen him give I think.
Interesting take on it. I just had a sample, and I REALLY like it... despite being so unusual in its combination of flavors.
Yeah it looked good based on ratings by others on the site but a goggle search would have told me to stay well away! Inchmurrin is also made by this distillery which has similar reviews to date. I think i have a sample of the 21 somewhere so should be an interesting review :-)
Thanks for the warning. I'll try to avoid this one