SteveMalco
Loch Lomond 18 Year
Single Malt — Highlands , Scotland
Reviewed
June 5, 2019 (edited October 7, 2020)
Definitely the best of the three Loch Lomond I have tried: classic, 12 and this 18. It seems time and an oak coat do this malt a world of good.
Nose:
Enjoyably complex
musky farm animal note
dark dried fruit
Old book pages
A little milk chocolate
Dust
Saddle Leather with the horse still there
Pine O’clean (disinfectant)
Dry Roast beef salty
Arrival:
Nicely viscous
Creamy and buttery
dried fruit
Dark muskovado sugar
Development:
Bright barley shines through
There’s a bit of an American rye vibe
Dark Salted caramel
Finish:
Sweet oily and sugary
Black pepper
Meaty smoke
Dry sushi sheet seaweed
There’s plenty here to be happy with but the overall quality still holds it back from competing with many other 18yo. For the price it’s worth getting a bottle.
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You're bang-on here: better than the 12, but disappointing as an 18, yet fairly cheap.