Cadenhead's Lochside 19 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 12 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Beeswax. Honey. Lemon-grass. 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.

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.