Littlemill 5 Year Old Bottled 1970s Tall

Littlemill 21YO - Old Malt Cask

Lightly syrupy on the nose with treacle, biscuits and a floral arrangement in the background. Slightly grassy. Very light in style as you'd expect of this now defunct Lowlander. Sweet palate - again syrup and treacle. But then comes a sharp fruit tang. Cereal notes and slightly wheaty. Develops a smooth, thick mouthfeel as it opens up in the...

Score 86/100

Littlemill 15 Year Old 1990 Signatory Vintage

This Littlemill was distilled in 1990 and bottled by Signatory, the company of Andrew Symington, who also owns Edradour. The casks 2983 and 2985 yielded 623 bottles. The nose starts of very softly… grassy, floral and a little dusty. Wet cardboard. A bit waxy as well. Think candle wax. It needs a bit of time for some fruitiness to come out, but...

Score 79/100

Littlemill 21 Year Old 1992 Berry Bros & Rudd

This week we will try a couple Littlemill from the ‘90s from last Century (with a little extra from the seventies). Let us begin with the 21 Year Old from the London bottler Berry Brothers & Rudd. It was neither colored nor chill-filtered. But the label lacks any kind of identification of the type of cask, only the number 13. Since we are not...

Score 88/100

Littlemill Hart Brothers 19 yo d1990 b2010

First whiff is strongly reminiscent of dead fish. Sulphur. Wooo. Strong. Pungent and kind of disgusting (unless you dig dead fish). With A LOT of air more sherry comes to the fore. Taste is not as repugnant as the nose. Turns to furry green almonds, and I don't mean fresh almonds. Rancid nuts and fermented lemon juice. Some strong chocolate and...

Score 84/100