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Lochlea 2018/2024 tasting notes
Lochlea 6YO OB 70cl 50% ABV
Distilled 2018, bottled 2024
A vatting of 6 casks (1st fill Bourbon #132, 1st fill Bourbon #135, 1st fill Bourbon #138, Oloroso Sherry Butts #250-252)
2,500 bottles
Color: dark amber.
Nose: figs, prunes, bread, a touch of rubber, wet grass, lacquered wood, churchkhela, rhubarb, milk chocolate, orange marmalade, baked apples, cherries, hibiscus tea, lemon tart, wet wool, hard candy. Needs plenty of time, but eventually opens up quite impressively.
Taste: cherries, red apples, sage, chocolate, coffee liqueur, honey, cinnamon, cloves, almonds, lemons, some spice, and liquorice.
Finish: lemon zest, grapefruits, cereals, nutmeg, chocolate, cinnamon, apples, pears, cloves, pepper, malt, a hint of salt.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: this six-year-old malt really hits the mark! There's plenty of good sherry influence, yet it's not overly sweet and remains very drinkable. 87/100, perhaps with a slight stretch, since the aroma does need quite a bit of time to develop. My 10th Lochlea tasted and I'm genuinely impressed with how they've progressed over the past couple of years.
Distilled 2018, bottled 2024
A vatting of 6 casks (1st fill Bourbon #132, 1st fill Bourbon #135, 1st fill Bourbon #138, Oloroso Sherry Butts #250-252)
2,500 bottles
Color: dark amber.
Nose: figs, prunes, bread, a touch of rubber, wet grass, lacquered wood, churchkhela, rhubarb, milk chocolate, orange marmalade, baked apples, cherries, hibiscus tea, lemon tart, wet wool, hard candy. Needs plenty of time, but eventually opens up quite impressively.
Taste: cherries, red apples, sage, chocolate, coffee liqueur, honey, cinnamon, cloves, almonds, lemons, some spice, and liquorice.
Finish: lemon zest, grapefruits, cereals, nutmeg, chocolate, cinnamon, apples, pears, cloves, pepper, malt, a hint of salt.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: this six-year-old malt really hits the mark! There's plenty of good sherry influence, yet it's not overly sweet and remains very drinkable. 87/100, perhaps with a slight stretch, since the aroma does need quite a bit of time to develop. My 10th Lochlea tasted and I'm genuinely impressed with how they've progressed over the past couple of years.