Lochside 1981 Bottled 2011 Berry Brothers Rudd

Lochside 46 Year Old 1965 Adelphi

Just like the Lochside 1964 from Scott’s Selection, this is also a single blend, in which the grain and maltwhisky were brought together in the cask at birth. In this case, the cask is refill sherry butt number 6778 from the Harveys Bodega. This bottling from Adelphi is 46 years old, the oldest Lochside I have tried to date. And the darkest! Ah,...

Score 91/100

Lochside 42 Year Old 1964 Scott’s Selection

This is a single blend. That may sound a bit weird, but when you know that Lochside produced both malt and grain whisky, it may sound not so weird anymore. They were blended at birth, meaning that both the malt and grain spent more than four decades in the same casks. Oh, that nose is very much like a bourbon. Quite some vanilla, coconut, almonds,...

Score 89/100

Lochside 1981 Oloroso Sherry Reserve 2010 (TWE)

The Whisky Exchange was founded in 1999. In 2009/2010 they presented a series of excellent 10th Anniversary bottlings. This Lochside 1981 is their latest (probably last?) anniversary edition. Lochside 29 yo 1981 (57,5%, The Whisky Exchange 2010, oloroso cask) Nose: great fruity notes (redcurrant, some tangerine, grapefruit, passion fruit) – fresh...

Score 90/100

Lochside 45 Year Old 1967 Malts of Scotland

I am not that experienced with Lochside, although a few samples are waiting in my cabinet. But when this 45 Year Old from Malts of Scotland came along, I could not wait to try it immediately. Be advised that this is a malt, so no grain involved here. I always get a little excited when I get to taste a whisky that was distilled before I was...

Score 90/100