Cooper's Choice Lochside 1967 SingleMalt

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This is the oldest sub $1000 single malt we will likely ever see at KWM. Exclusively our, this 1967 vintage 49 year old is bottled at a cask strength of 40.5%. Just 12 bottles are coming to Alberta, and at the time of writing the first half of them are sold. 

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: vanilla bean, toasted coconut shavings, citrus flavoured Jelly Beans, tropical fruits, powdered sugar and doughy fruit flan; almond past, cream cheese, white cake and fondant. 

Palate: toasty, creamy, floral and decadent; more citrus flavoured Jelly Beans, emerging juicy tropical fruits, Wine Gums, and loads of buttery creamy tones; old but not over the hill with classic delicate antique-y whisky notes; honey and a touch of bitter coffee tones. 

Finish: long, creamy, coating and very fruity; more fruits and creamy toasty oak.

Comment: this is a lovely malt, old but far from over the hill; its been a few days since the bottle was cracked and it has opened up nicely!

About Lochside Distillery (Courtesy Gordon Macphail): "Lochside Distillery began life as a brewery in the 1890s. After closing in the 1950s the site was bought by Joseph Hobbs, who also ran the Ben Nevis Distillery and converted it into Lochside Distillery. The new distillery contained 4 pot stills and a 21 metre high Coffey Still. Lochside Distillery was one of a few distilleries which produced both malt and grain whisky. Following the death of Joseph Hobbs, his son, also Joe, ran the distillery until it was acquired by Destilerias y Crianza, of Madrid, in 1973. The main purpose for the distillery was to produce Scotch Malt to blend with their own Spanish spirit. After years of industrious production Lochside Distillery fell victim to the drinks industry over-production problems of the early 1990s."

700 ml