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    Private Collection 1981 from LOCHSIDE

    Private Collection 1981 from LOCHSIDE

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    Nose

    Rich STEWED FRUIT aromas combine with MEDJOOL DATES and CITRUS PEEL. PRESSED APPLE and SULTANAS develop alongside subtle ANISEED.

    Nose
    Taste

    Smooth flavours of SEVILLE ORANGE gives way to BAKED APPLE and a hint of AGED LEATHER. TOASTED ALMONDS lead to HERBAL influences.

    Taste
    Finish

    Medium-bodied with lingering MIXED NUTS and SPICE

    Finish
    Lochside

    Lochside

    Lochside was a brewery from 1786 until its closure in 1957. It incorporated a white tower – a classic German brauhaus design – that was reinterpreted by Charles Doig in 1899. The site was then bought by Joseph Hobbs (who owned Ben Nevis distillery) and he set about installing a Coffey still, swiftly followed by four pot stills in 1961.His son, Joe Junior, retained ownership until 1973 when Spanish distiller Destilerias y Crianzas [DyC] bought it as a source for the some of the malt it used in its top-selling DYC blend. The Coffey still was decommissioned and the distillery ran until the early 1990s when DYC [by then part of Sherry and wine firm Pedro Domecq] was itself taken over by Allied Distillers.Lochside was considered surplus to requirements by its new parent, it was closed and sold to developers before being demolished in 2005.

    Product information

    Range

    Private Collection

    Region

    Highlands

    Distillery

    Lochside

    Status

    New Releases

    Vintage

    1981

    Strength

    46.7%

    Bottled year

    01-Feb-23

    Colour

    Gold

    Cask Type

    Refill Sherry Hogshead

    Outturn

    124

    Cask Numbers

    804

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