Cadenhead's / 1981, Aged 19 Years

Cadenhead's

Lochside

1981, Aged 19 Years

ABV 60.9%
REVIEWED Issue 12

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Specifications

Brand: Lochside, Cadenhead's
Expression: 1981, Aged 19 Years
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 19 years old
Year of bottling: 2000
ABV: 60.9%
Country/Region: Scotland / Highland
Bottling type: Independent Bottling

Tasting notes

Taster Jim Murray

Nose: Wine gums and salt: breezy and quite polished.
Palate: Hard as nails: another that shows Irish pot still characteristics - and how. The barley is hard enough to break your teeth on but brilliantly mouth-watering.
Finish: The oak is subdued by the barley concentrate, which continues to overwhelm the taste buds. Fantastic.
Comment: Is it too late to transport this dead distillery brick by brick to Ireland? The most Irish Scotch of all time! Astounding.

9.0

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Beeswax. Honey. Lemongrass. Peat.
Palate: Starts rich. Lemon. Blackcurrant. Menthol. Becoming dry and astringent.
Finish: Cedary. Woody. Abrupt.
Comment: This was never a great distillery but it made some perfectly pleasant whiskies and its loss is to be regretted. This bottling is past its best but obviously has rarity value.

7.0

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Lochside (Closed 1992) Distillery, Montrose, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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