The Lochside 20yo 1965 (40%, G&M CC, 5cl) was another 'golden oldie'.
It came from a silent distillery (Highlands) and was released in the 1980's.
I couldn't find the '20yo' age statement mentioned on the label, but
it does state the vintage (1965) and this label is seems a lot older than the
oldest ones I've ever seen on a few bottlings from the early 90's at De Still.
Anyway,this was bottled around 1985. A blast from the past.
Nose: Oooaah. Sherry and furniture polish. Much more sherry with time.
This is far more extreme than many 'identikit' CC bottlings from the 1990's.
Not a hint of the oil I found so disturbing in the 10yo MacNab bottling.
It's not the most extreme or most complex sherry monster I've ever tried,
but it's very approachable, especially when it sweetens out after a while.
Is that rubber? Oh, boy - this just keeps getting better and better.
This is a malt that calls for a lit fireplace and a good book.
Taste: Oy, that's too bad. A little bit flat and woody at first. No body.
Fortunately, it develops into a mellow, fruity centre. Easy on the tongue.
Menthol freshness with maybe a hint of coconut. Sweeter with time.
Definite improvement over time, gaining more gravitas and complexity.
But then it falls apart again in the finish, losing one or two points.
Score: 89 points. It's no olympic athlete on the palate - it has a false
start and some weak moments before it reaches a fairly exhausted finish.
But the nose redeems the Lochside and earns the distillery an extra star .
It came from a silent distillery (Highlands) and was released in the 1980's.
I couldn't find the '20yo' age statement mentioned on the label, but
it does state the vintage (1965) and this label is seems a lot older than the
oldest ones I've ever seen on a few bottlings from the early 90's at De Still.
Anyway,this was bottled around 1985. A blast from the past.
Nose: Oooaah. Sherry and furniture polish. Much more sherry with time.
This is far more extreme than many 'identikit' CC bottlings from the 1990's.
Not a hint of the oil I found so disturbing in the 10yo MacNab bottling.
It's not the most extreme or most complex sherry monster I've ever tried,
but it's very approachable, especially when it sweetens out after a while.
Is that rubber? Oh, boy - this just keeps getting better and better.
This is a malt that calls for a lit fireplace and a good book.
Taste: Oy, that's too bad. A little bit flat and woody at first. No body.
Fortunately, it develops into a mellow, fruity centre. Easy on the tongue.
Menthol freshness with maybe a hint of coconut. Sweeter with time.
Definite improvement over time, gaining more gravitas and complexity.
But then it falls apart again in the finish, losing one or two points.
Score: 89 points. It's no olympic athlete on the palate - it has a false
start and some weak moments before it reaches a fairly exhausted finish.
But the nose redeems the Lochside and earns the distillery an extra star .
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