Royal Lochnagar 19 Year Old Duncan Taylor Rare Auld

Royal Lochnagar 16 Year Old 2004 - Diageo Special Releases 2021

This may be spring in the glass, because the release was called 'The Spring Stallion'. This Highlander was matured in both American oak and European refill barrels. Would the horse be in the stables of Balmoral Castle? After all, that is close to the distillery. I'm really looking forward to this, but the price tag is a bummer. Just two years...

Score 86/100

Royal Lochnagar Milroy’s Royal Lochnagar 2002, Aged 10 Years, Jubilee Bottling

Nose: Fresh, with some dough and lemony notes, vanilla and apple peel, lemon grass and fresh cut grass too. Palate: a bit of pepper up front, then malty vanilla and wood, with some hints of apple, and getting dry and bitter towards the end. Finish : bitter, with oak, burnt sugar and lost memories of baked apple.

Score 84/100

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old

Probably the only distillery that holds an appointment to three deceased monarchs (Victoria, Edward VII, and George V), Royal Lochnagar's history is linked with its neighbor, Balmoral Castle. Apparently, Victoria, after a visit to the distillery, took a liking to the Lochnagar spirit and a royal warrant was granted in short order. However, the...

Score 77/100

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old

The nose is gently fruity and sweet - almost like a lighter version of a fruity christmas cake. Just a tingle of spices at the end. The taste opens with fruity, cakey sweetness and expands with some smoke and a spicy tingle on the tongue that seems to moisten rather than dry. Fairly simple but pleasant. Easy to drink. The finish is pleasant, sweet...

Score 68/100