Lochside 29 yo 1981 / 2010 The Whisky Agency 52.7%
Lochside 29 yo 1981 / 2010 The Whisky Agency 52.7%As expected there’s a lot going on. Sour and ripe fruit evenly pace the dry woodspice, its fruitiness matching the dry … Continue reading
Lochside 29 yo 1981 / 2010 The Perfect Dram 51.1% vs Lochside 31 yo 1966 / 1998 Silent Stills #3910 57.7%
Lochside 29 yo 1981 / 2010 The Perfect Dram 51.1% Yes yes and yes. It swirls languidly like a unctuous reduction of olive oil, chalk and tropical fruit puree. While … Continue reading
Lochside 22 yo 1979 / 2001 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 276 bttls 50% vs Lochside 32 yo 1982 / 2014 Malts of Scotland #14019 55.2% vs Lochside 29 yo 1981 / 2010 Thosop 50.5%
Less common vintages for Lochside: Lochside 22 yo 1979 / 2001 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 276 bttls 50% One of those malts where the fruitiness, while leaning juicily tropical, … Continue reading
Lochside 20 yo 1981 / 2001 Blackadder #615 58.4% vs Lochside 20 yo 1981 / 2001 SMWS 92.10 61%
Lochside 20 yo 1981 / 2001 Blackadder #615 58.4% Sunny, fruity and joyous. A style that sets a high water mark for all whisky. Tart-sweet red berries, blackcurrants and sliced … Continue reading
Littlemill 24 yo 1989 / 2013 The Whisky Agency and Acla 52.9% vs Lochside 27yo Single Grain James MacArthur’s Old Master 60.5%
Littlemill 24 yo 1989 / 2013 The Whisky Agency and Acla 52.9% Classic fruity sort of littlemill, with grapefruit and citrons, peaches, passionfruit and rhubarb. More fresh, tart and … Continue reading
Lochside 21 yo 1979 / 2001 Silver Seal 50% vs Lochside 37 yo 1981 / 2018 The Whisky Agency 48.6%
The loss of this distillery is heartbreak without mend. Lochside 21 yo 1979 / 2001 Silver Seal 50% Not a common vintage, we know the 1981s. But are these fruity? … Continue reading
International Whisky Day: Lochside 1967 / 2012 Malts of Scotland #12016
This March 27th, is International Whisky Day, chosen for the birthday of the late great Michael Jackson. It seems whisky hardly needs more awareness nowadays, and Michael can rest easy … Continue reading
Lochside 1981 Gordon & Macphail RO/15/07 vs Littlemill 24 yo 1990/2015 Cadenhead Small Batch 53.7%
This session is for lost and gone fruity malts that show maybe less fruit but allow more individual characteristics to surface. Lochside 1981 Gordon & Macphail Rare & Old RO/15/07 … Continue reading
Lochside, 1981/2010, G&M cask 762, refill sherry hogshead.
Lochside was a distillery in the Eastern Highlands, some 22 km North East of Dundee. It’s a sad patch of North East Scotland as far as distilleries go: Hillside, North … Continue reading
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