SteveMalco
Loch Lomond 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands , Scotland
Reviewed
June 5, 2019 (edited February 21, 2020)
Coming off the back of the NAS original.
Oh yeah, this one is better with a higher proof and much more flavour both in smell and taste. Mostly in smell.
Nose:
Nice juicy barley
Background Molasses
There is a musty... perhaps sweaty note
Cold cooked chicken (sorry never had that one before)
Floral perfume
Arrival:
It is hard to believe this is 46% it is soft
Bees wax
Spice bite with clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon
Development:
Builds well here and the notes from arrival intensify
kaffir lime
Wood tannins
Small peat oily coating that drags into the finish
Finish:
Black tea
A little sweet cling
Popsicle stick woody dry
Huge improvement to the original which speaks to how cask influence affects the personality of the distillery character.
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