Lochside 1966 SV Vintage Collection - Dumpy
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Lochside |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Vintage Collection - Dumpy |
| Vintage | 1966 |
| Bottled Year | 1989 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Oak Wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 62.7% |
| Volume | 50 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
not highly demonstrative at first nosing, more on almond milk and old books than on tropical fruits. Something like sea water, cold tea… Gets then much mintier and more herbal (the pros would write ‘like a walk in the forest after the rain at 7am’). Wet moss, fern, mushrooms, pine needles… All that is quite subtle, it’s more a whispering malt for a moment but then it does take off, on eucalyptus, even more pine needles and hints of tiger balm and then we’re back to almonds/marzipan. Complex and delicate, let’s just hope the palate stood the distance
restaurant Palate
well, it is very oaky as expected but the ‘substance’ is big enough to handle it. Starts on lots of citrus fruits (like crystallized oranges), beeswax, bergamot sweets, quince jelly… Getting then quite spicy and salty, with lots of oomph despite the 37 years. Notes of liqueur-filled chocolate, plum eau-de-vie, crystallized ginger… Gets more and more complex, with notes of mocha, hazelnut liqueur, praline (Nutella?) Amazing that the palate is so expressive while the nose was a little shy, it’s usually the contrary that happens with very old malts. What’s more, the finish is superbly balanced (but not very long), on bitter oranges and milk chocolate plus ginger… In short, maybe not the best 1966 Lochside but it’s still beautiful one. 91 points. Lochside 25 yo 1966/1991 (62.7%, Signatory, cask #3909)
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