Lochside 1981 19 Year Old Refill Sherry Murray McDavid

Lochside 13 Year Old 1991 Gordon & Macphail

Lochside Distillery closed in 1992 and was demolished in 2005. So far I have only tried old Lochside. So let me try a younger version today from this lost distillery. It is a bottling from Gordon & Macphail, containing whisky distilled in 1991 that was bottled in May 2005. The nose is fresh and fruity, but also quite mineraly. Think pineapple,...

Score 83/100

Lochside 1981/2009 28 Year Old Blackadder

Lochside distillery was located north of Montrose in the Eastern Highlands and began its life as a beer brewery. In 1957 it was rebuilt into a malt and grain whisky distillery by Macnab Distilleries (the Coffey still that produced the grain whisky was removed in 1973). Lochside was acquired in 1973 by a company named Destilerías y Crianzas del...

Score 87/100

Lochside 1981 Oloroso Sherry Reserve 2010 (TWE)

Lochside 29 yo 1981 (57,5%, The Whisky Exchange 2010, oloroso cask) Nose: great fruity notes (redcurrant, some tangerine, grapefruit, passion fruit) – fresh fruits mixed with dried fruits (raisins) and a lovely layer of oak polish / wax. Quite aromatic with a few floral touches. Some spices to add some depth. Whiffs of mint. Rounder than most of...

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