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April 5, 2022 |
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Little duos, today Old Rhosdhu |
Some lighter juice from Loch Lomond's, which was not not quite desirable from any enthusiast's point of view, until some indies such as Murray McDavid started to have some rather lovely older Old Rhosdhus. We'll have one of those today, but first, the benchmark, so to speak… |
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Loch Lomond Distillery
(Lairich Rig)
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Old Rhosdhu 5 yo (40%, OB, +/-2005) 
Deliciously 'no efforts' as far as design and packaging were concerned. A very humble bottle by Glen Katrine, I don't think we've ever been making fun of it, having said that, as it's always been dirt cheap. Colour: gold. Nose: English breakfast tea, tinned soft corn, sawdust, sunflower oil, overripe apple and supermarket cakes. Mouth: no, a little hard. Artificial vanilla, sawdust, drops of cologne, bottled apple juice and just cardboard. Interesting saltiness in the aftertaste – well, it does trigger a saltiness on your tongue. Finish: short, with a little sugar, sawdust and more bottled apple juice. Molasses honey in the aftertaste, as well as a little soap. Comments: sits at a pivotal point in my tasting book. Not good, not bad, drinkable, forgettable, kind of honest. And it is a single Highland malt!
SGP:431 - 70 points. |
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Old Rhosdhu 29 yo 1990/2020 (48.2%, WhiskyNerds and Wu Dram Clan, refill hogshead, cask #416, 346 bottles) 
Colour: light gold. Nose: good unusual fun, with whiffs of bicycle inner tube, bidis and patchouli at first (would please any old hippies), then cream cheese and mangos about to start to rot. We're almost in Goa! Seriously, it's an unusual but very nice nose, very pleasantly different. Notes of IPA and citrusy hops as well. Mouth: excellent, very fruity, tropical, with just touches of camphor, rubber and eucalyptus that do generate some lovely dissonances in this one. Otherwise, bananas, mangos, passion fruits and guavas, this drop is Club Med ready (that's where old hippies go, which is good timing). Finish: medium, very fruity, with a little more menthol over ripe bananas. Comments: where have my put my old Soft Machine and Gong LPs? Especially Gong's Flying Teapot?
SGP:751 - 87 points. |
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