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October 13, 2022
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Little Duos, finish of the road, in the present day Littlemill
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Present shares are dwindling down, I do not suppose the indies have a lot Littlemill left. Bear in mind the previous Distillery (the oldest licensed Distillery in Scotland) was closed down in 1994 (or was it 1993?), dismantled in 1997, and destroyed in a hearth in 2004. What’s extra, Littlemill Distillery would have been 250 simply this yr, have been it nonetheless standing, and homeowners of the title and remaining shares Loch Lomond have determined to rejoice accordingly, with a forty five years previous! Wow! We’ll have it in the present day, however first, our ordinary sparring associate, a wee 1990 of wonderful provenance…
({photograph} Littlemill)
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Littlemill 24 yo 1990/2015 (54.2%, Alambic Classique, Uncommon & Previous Choice, oloroso sherry, cask #15305, 295 bottles) 
Each time we touch upon fruit bombs, we frequently point out Balblair, Benriach, Lochside, Clynelish, and even Convalmore, or Bushmills naturally, or these Nineteen Sixties Bowmores and Laphroaigs, however we should not neglect Littlemill, no less than not these 1988-1992 vintages. Color: gold. Nostril: certainly. Prickly pears and tangerines working the present, then oranges, starkrimsons, and a great glass of Yquem or some other high-brow Sauternes from a not-too-old classic. The oloroso appears to have introduced recent walnuts, parsley and lime tea. It’s all extraordinarily great. With water: tiny herbs chiming in, tarragon, basil, coriander… These additional improve the intense fruitiness. Mouth (neat): simply wonderful. All citrus fruits you can consider (do you really need me to listing them once more?) Good individuals would possibly name this one ‘yuzu-y’. Ardour fruit ice cream and a bit custard are closing the loop. With water: loses a tiny little bit of focus however that is fully regular. Turns into only a notch tea-ish. Yuzu and consorts are nonetheless there within the orchestra. End: medium, extra-citrusy and an increasing number of natural in the direction of the aftertaste. As soon as once more, nothing irregular. Just a little salt, maybe anchovies ultimately. Sudden however works nice. Feedback: splendid drop and extra proof that 24-26 years is an ideal age.
SGP:761 – 91 factors. |
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Littlemill 45 yo 1976/2022 (41.8%, OB, 250th Anniversary, 250 decanters)
They completed this child in oloroso for six months, however you’ll simply perceive why they might have accomplished that, most likely to ‘marry’ and ‘bind collectively’ a number of previous casks. These had already been re-racked in refill hogsheads in 1996. What’s extra, this decanter comes with authentic images, some silver, a guide, a brass stopper, and so forth. Oh and a really good miniature in order that you can style your whisky with out having to sacrifice your treasured decanter. A wonderful observe that not sufficient Distillers are, properly, training. Bear in mind Signatory’s Silent Stills? Color: gold. Nostril: a complete totally different story after Alambic’s wonderful 1990. Let’s be sincere, everyone knows that earlier classic would not stand an opportunity in opposition to these 1988-1992s; having mentioned that, I consider this one would simply beat some other Littlemills distilled within the Nineteen Seventies, or no less than most of them. Are you following me? It began a wee tad dusty, with whiffs of previous books and previous pipe tobacco that went dry, and even bandages, however some small fruits began to come out right here and there after 5 seconds (first clementines and maracuja), after which there as this beautiful parsley, watercress, coriander leaves… In any case, it’s not that totally different from the 1990, which is most actually a tour de drive. No apparent, dominant sherry in any respect, that is even higher. Mouth: however however however… hurray! Mango chutney, miso, a bit gravy, olive sauce, plum wine, umeshu, even some sake, some shochu, after which the trademark fruits, mangos certainly, tangerines, oranges… At no level does it get drying, flat, too tea-ish or weak, quite the opposite. For as soon as, that ending was most likely a benediction. End: not very lengthy, naturally, however nonetheless shiny and fruity, this previous Littlemill stays very a lot alive. Some saltiness within the aftertaste, and this parsley… Feedback: very, very good bottling, if I could. No slaughter, this child’s truly doing much better than surviving, it’s combating again! Now let’s test worth and availability (erm…) …
SGP:661 – 91 factors. |
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