Inchgower 1982 28 Year Old Old Malt Cask #6455 Douglas Laing

Inchgower 1998 13 YO Gordon & MacPhail

The reviewed bottle, 1998 13 YO Inchgower Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series, was aged in a refill Sherry butt. The reviewed bottle was sampled when the bottle was newly opened and then 8 days later. The flavours did not change noticeably in that period of time Nose: delicate dilute lemon zest, understated very mild medium-pitched...

Score 80/100

Inchgower 27 Year Old 1990 Diageo Special Release 2018

Inchgower is something of an unknown, a workhorse for Diageo’s blends. You will not come across it as a single malt very often. It even makes its debut in this year’s Special Releases and what an entrance: matured for 27 years on refill American hogsheads. Very full nose of ripe fruit of both the white and yellow variety (quite a bit of stone...

Score 87/100

Inchgower 28 Year Old 1982 Malts of Scotland cask 6969

Ha, triplets! This Inchgower was also distilled on 30th June 1982, but bottled by Malts of Scotland in February 2011, so about 8 months behind the Bladnoch sister casks #6965 and #6966. The alcohol percentage is a lot higher, which makes me suspect the Bladnoch Forum releases were cut. Loads of grasses and flowers on the nose, but it seems tobe...

Score 86/100

Inchgower 30 Year Old 1982 'Pears and Almonds' Wemyss

You are totally forgiven for not having heard of Inchgower before. This distillery, owned by Diageo, produces for the blenders only. As a single malt, it only appeared in the Rare Malts and Flora & Fauna series. The bulk goes into Bell’s, White Horse and Johnnie Walker. That explains why this is only the 5th Inchgower to ever cross my lips....

Score 83/100