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10th August 2017 |
Review of
the
new peaty Inchmoan 12 year old from the Loch
Lomond Distillery's Island Collection.
 Inchmoan
12 year old is a new peated
single malt whisky from the Loch Lomond
distillery's Island Collection of single
malts.
The peaty Inchmoan single malt takes its
name from one of the many islands found
in Loch Lomond and rather appropriately
‘Inch-moan’ is Scottish Gaelic for ‘the
island of the peat’ and for centuries,
the mainland inhabitants around Loch
Lomond used Inchmoan Island as their
source of peat fuel for village fires.
Loch Lomond tell me that the new
Inchmoan 12 Year Old is a combination of
malt whiskies from the distillery’s
traditional swan neck and unique
straight neck pot stills which has
created an unconventional peat character
with depth, marrying smoke and
spiciness.
It was matured for 12 years in a
combination of re-charred American oak
and refill bourbon American oak casks,
which have imparted sweet vanilla
background notes that complement the
soft peat style of Loch Lomond’s unique
still set up.
Michael Henry, Master Blender at Loch
Lomond distillery said: "Our intriguing
new Inchmoan expressions have been
created to celebrate the history and
heritage of the island and are the first
heavily peated releases in the Loch
Lomond Whiskies range.
"I have selected three different spirits
each bringing a unique peat
characteristic, whether that’s spicy,
medicinal peat or smoky peat, to the
Inchmoan 12 Year Old. This combination
creates a balanced, complex peat
character highlighting some of the
softer, spicier peat notes often masked
by heavier peat flavours."
The Inchmoan 12 year old is bottled at
46% ABV and is non chill-filtered, it
has a RRP of £44 and will be available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
Master of
Malt
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Inchmoan 12 Year Old Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: A gentle vanilla'd ashy
smoke and a little candied sweetness.
Taste: The sweet ashy
peat smoke quickly develops a mild
liquorice edge, it is joined by some
lovely mouth coating peppery oak spice
and there is a delicious gentle candied
fruitiness lingering in the background.
Finish: Long, the fruitiness
fades first followed by the smoke
leaving roasted coffee and a lovely
drying gentle oak spiciness.
Comment: A lovely smooth gently
peated single malt with a nice touch
of pepper and a little fruitiness to add
to the pleasure.
SMW Score 85/100
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