Glenlochy 20yo 46% Cadenhead's
Lately I've had an epiphany when it comes to the whisky from this sadly closed distillery. Cadenheads bottlings at 46% is also usually a lot better than the dumpy's of other IB's. This has a pleasant but very oaky flavour, deems maybe the slight evaporation has hightened the %abv some(?). The taste is very spirity and grassy, not pleasant at all, needs water. A bit better with water, but even more grassy and a bit austere, not my kind of malt at all this.
Poor Spirit, poor cask, I guess: 2
Glen Lochy 27yo 46% Cadenhead's
Glenlochy is one of the closed distilleries truly hard to find these days, not so much because they're in big demand, but because most of it were used for blending purposes. It smells mild, creamy, hay, old style. The taste is sweet, pesto, a bit sour, farmy, hay, really charming old style malt. With water comes addition of some really sweet liquorice notes. I must admit that not many connoisseur's mention Glenlochy amongst their most beloved lost ones, but I do find it to be a whisky of good example of how fabulous older whiskies can be without being bottled Cask Strength or killed with special cask maturations.
A true gem if you like to try some old school malt: 7.5
Glenlochy 18yo 60.5% The Whisky Connoisseur
Very odorless for a whisky with such an high abv. It needs some time to develop. It becomes pleasantly sweet after a while with hints of caramell and fresh christmas bakery. On the palate it's very herbal at first, but quickly gets very salty . Surprisingly "wet" whisky, a cask strength at 60+% at this age is usually more influenced by wood and dryness. With water is the salt still present, also an extraordinarily long aftertaste of diabolic mint, pepper, oak, nuts, red meat and lots of wasabi comes out.
Lovely cask strength, but not for beginners: 8
Glenlochy 14yo 1968-1982 40% CC G&M
Strong smell of dark chocolate infused with hints of malty aromas, a beauty from the highlands. Too bad this distillery doesn't produce anymore. Hard to define the taste, complicated, some fruit, pear, salt, malt, and white pepper.
nice and clean, firm on the palate: 6
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