Lochside 10 Year Old Castle Collection Ceramic Independent Bottling

Lochside 1964/2015 Cooper's Choice

Lochside wasn’t only the greatest distillery that ever was and will be, it is also one of the most interesting. In 1957 during its conversion from brewery to distillery, the owners decided that their plant should be capable of creating its own blended whisky. So they installed a 20m high column still for the production of single grain whisky that...

Score 92/100

Lochside 1965/2011 Adelphi Single Blend

The history of Lochside was short, but by far more eventful than that of many others. Not only did they produce both single malt & grain, but also made a blend of them. Something known as a ‘single blend’ by the industry until the term was later banned by the SWA, probably just to spite Loch Lomond. To make it even more special, the blending...

Score 92/100

Lochside 17 Year Old 1991 Reserve

Lochside did not really have a long life. It was founded in 1957 in the old buildings of the Deuchars & Sons brewery that was active there since 1781. Initially the distillery was founded purely to create grain whisky, but after four years – in 1961 – the owners realized they could make more money with malt whisky. However, the distillery...

Score 82/100

Lochside 1981/2010 Whisky-Doris

The sole entry I have on my list for Lochside, is coincidentally also the highest grosing. In the two years that followed since, I have never tasted a better whisky. But as we all know, you can’t judge a book by looking at the cover, you don’t know a distillery until you’ve sampled ample of their wares. Therefore, I put in an order for various...

Score 95/100