Littlemill 1966 CA Dumpy Bottle
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Littlemill |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | Dumpy Bottle |
| Vintage | 1966 |
| Bottled Year | 1984 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | 92 U.S.Proof ; brown bottle |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
92 U.S.Proof ; brown bottle
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
it’s got he ‘black dumpy’ nose. A nose that should come from the spirits, but that may also come from the glass, the caps, time, how they used to work in Aberdeen (where the company was located before it was moved to Campbeltown), or anything else. Because it’s got these metallic touches, these whiffs of old oils and papers, and this phenolic extravaganza that could make any malt smell like old Ardbeg. Also a little butter, croissants, polishes, bits of sour fruits, plasticine… But is it as evidently fruity as the ‘modern’ Littlemills? Certainly not! But it’s very nice for sure, provided you enjoy the ‘olden style’
restaurant Palate
hold on, this is mindboggling. I had also thought most older Littlemills were dry, cardboardy, and a little hard. This one isn’t, even if it’s got this dirty side that won’t please any modern palate. Metal dust. Now it’s also got a pastry-like side that’s easier and most pleasant, with spicy baklavas and, perhaps, a little mead or the spirits distilled thereof. Do you know Breton chouchen? Tends to become more spicy and peppery over time, and a little drying
timer Finish
long, spicy, metallic in a good way, and fruity again in the aftertaste. Some kind of apple pie without much sugar or honey. Which is the way anyway, remember sugar kills!