Linlithgow 26yo 1982-2008 61.2% Signatory Vintage
Returning to the lowlands with this one, now seen as a true connoisseurs malt, I have no idea why they put it to sleep, but seems almost every closed whisky distillery gets sort of a renaissance post mortem. I'll keep an eye on Littlemill, who knows, years from now people may sit complain why it was brought to sleep? Smells honey, fruity, tar, paint, musk, hard to put a finger on an odor definition here. Very delicate for a whisky of this strength. It's really sweet and zesty, an absolute summers dram, the taste actually makes me smile and its far from the alcohol talking. I think if I should sum up the flavours it's look pretty mediocre, but there's just something really vibrant about this old malt that gives me chills all over.
I guess not all whiskies go dry and oaky with age: 9
St. Magdalene 23yo 1982-2006 50% Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
A totally blank whisky bottled at 23yo, bourbon-matured for sure. Smells a bit salty, raw, radishes and mint, but most of all it is sour, full of lemon notes. The taste is also very lemony, salty, kind of a classic st. magdalene, with a heavy minty aftertaste. I only have 2cl of this to enjoy, unfotunately, so I do not have the opportunity to try it with water. Anyway, I don't think it would need that to impress me.
Wonderful old st. Magdalene: 8
St. Magdalene 15yo 46% Cadenhead's
The Linlithgow is considered by many as one that we all should mourn over, but I often find it to be a malt of very varying caliber. This one comes from a bourbon cask. It smells good, vanilla, liquorice, oaky, kiwi and blackberry jam. Very unusual. The taste is very concentrated on acidy taste, lots of lemon and some herbs. It's immensely sour, lemon all the way. The aftertaste gives way to even more lemon. Alright, there aren't many layers of flavours in this whisky, but the lemon sensation is absolutely fabulous.
Malt sour?: 7
St. Magdalene 23yo 1982-2006 56% Hart Brothers
A cask strength from the old st. Magdalene Distillery could be a treasure. Fantastic odors of strong camphor and barley. The taste is very dry, with some honey, a bit like fernet with syrup I guess. Very very dry whisky, with a finish of sour leaves. It has no problems handling some water, which will make it a bit less dry.
Honey and dry white wine: 6
St. Magdalene 16yo 1981-1997 40% CC G&M
St. Magdalene, also known as Linlithgow is a dearly departed. Lowland-whisky like this is hard to come across these days. Sweet and spicy notes on the nose, very light-hearted. Taste of sweet liquorice, should definately been bottled at a higher abv, as this whisky comes off as too tame when dilluted to only 40%
I'll be on the lookout for other bottlings: 6
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