Inchgower 29 Year Old 1982 Berry Bros. & Rudd

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 28 Year Old 1982 Bladnoch Forum cask 6965

I have never before tried an Inchgower! And now the opportunity arises to try no less than 4. They were all distilled on 30th June 1982 and released by three different bottlers. Let me start with two by Bladnoch Forum, this first one bottled on 12th July 2010. Grass, flowers, hay, potpourri. That is the nose of this Inchgower in a nutshell....

Score 85/100

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 6 Year Old 2015 Buds & Barrels

Buds & Barrels has its very first real own release! Congratulations Tom. It was a young Inchgower that matured on a PX Quarter Cask, which immediately explains the inviting color. 'The Sticky Label' is the name of the series, 'Vintage War Series' the tagline. That promises for the future. It already looks very nice. But is it also tasty?...

Score 87/100