Royal Lochnagar 1996 Distillers Edition

Royal Lochnagar 10 Years / Provenance

There's not a lot to say about this whisky other than it's been bottled by Douglas Laing as part of the Provenance series. It is a Winter 2001 distillation and bottled in the Summer of 2011 from a single re-fill hogshead. And it' quite boring. Nose: Shows initial promise with it's multi-layered approach. It's young and sprightly like fresh cut...

Score 84/100

Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old

I dont know why I ordered this from from TWE, but I thought I had to try it out and I am glad I did. First impression is .. This would be the ideal ladies malt, or an introduction to someone who is new to whisky. The Royal Lochnager 12yo is very delicate, its a simple sweet, honey-ed malt with a very refined long lasting sweet-smokey aftertaste....

Score 95/100

Royal Lochnagar 28 Year Old 1973 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

The story for Royal Lochnagar is somewhat the same as for Brackla, with regards to my experience. I have tried two so far, but did not make any notes. Anyway, for this 28 Year Old I will gladly sit down and make some time. It was bottled in the Old Malt Cask series by Douglas Laing (the series now belongs to Hunter Laing & Co, while Fred Laing...

Score 86/100

Royal Lochnagar 1996 Distillers Edition

I tasted this dram at an SAQ location. What a nice one. Everything about this whisky is quite different: the whisky is finished in Muscat barrel. It gives an amazingly complex wine and fruit nose with some sirupy and nutmeg notes. Like a nice and rich rice pudding. The nose screamed old sirupy wine. Very golden and summery. I was fascinated. I...

Score 90/100