#inchmurrin

Review by: Raygun I guess I’m doing a mini-series of Whisky Sponge Loch Lomond releases, a total of two of them. Inchmurrin is another unpeated malt distilled on the straight neck pot stills, so frankly I’m not sure how it differs from the discontinued Old Rhosdhu. If Loch Lomond is trying to be confusing, it’s working. It’s made some appearances as an OB on its own, but is more common as an IB.…

Review by: Raygun Ah, Loch Lomond. Peated, unpeated, swan neck stills, straight neck stills, column stills…I am sure I will never remember which of their various distillates is which. Inchmurrin is made from unpeated malt distilled on the straight neck pot stills, up to around 85%, much higher than standard pot stills. But it’s still single malt. Vosges oak was a new one to me: I’ve learned it’s…

Inchmurrin Highland Single Malt 15 years

Review by: Whiskery Turnip Distillery: Loch Lomond. Bottler: Brave New Spirits. Region: Scotland/Highland Single Malt. ABV: 58.1%. Cask Strength. Age: 10 Years. Cask type: First Fill Bourbon Barrels. Nose: Citrusy and a touch tropical with orange creamsicles and orange almond cake; with more time honey, mango and a touch of soursop, vanilla cream. Palate: Medium-bodied citrus and wood…

Review by: TOModera Back from vacation, back from drinking excessively, back in Canada where I’m used to the food. So of course we went out to eat at an English pub in Toronto, Feather’s Pub , as I could never have enough English (and Scottish and Welsh and etc.) food, and Feather’s does it right. I’m a big fan of the review request thread. I think it’s a perfect place for answering the…

From Loch Lomond distillery, Inchmoan is another variant of Inchmurrin (or Inchfad, Croftengea, Rosdhu)… with peat to go with the Highland sweet.

Here is what we thought of this 12 year expression…

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Inchmoan 12 year 46% (Loch Lomond Distillery Island Collection)

Colour – Burnished copper

Nose– Quite metallic to start, iron, copper, rust, fruits, back to a blacksmith, wet leaves,…