Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond Distillery
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History The current Loch Lomond Distillery was founded in 1964 by the former owners of the Littlemill Distillery, in Bowling, a few miles up the road towards Glasgow. Production began in Loch Lomond the following year in 1965. In 1984 the distillery closed – or fell silent, to use the traditional term. Happily though, Alexander Bulloch and the Glen Catrine company acquired the business and resumed malt production in 1987. Grain whisky production began in 1993 and two new malt stills were added in 1999. At the time the Grain distillery opened in 1994, it was the only distillery in Scotland producing both Grain and Malt whisky. It also operates a unique set-up of three sets of stills. In 2014 the distillery was sold to Exponent Private Equity.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling
  • inchmoan-12-year-old-whisky Inchmoan 12 Year Old (2017) - Inchmoan 12 Year Old (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Loch Lomond Group ABV: 46% Cost: £44.79 What they say: Inchmoan 12 Year old […]
  • inchmoan-vintage-1992-reserve-whisky Inchmoan Vintage 1992 Reserve (2017) - Inchmoan Vintage 1992 Reserve (48.6%, OB, 2017) Category: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Loch Lomond Group ABV: 48.6% Cost: £205 What they say: INCHMOAN VINTAGE 1992 THIS […]
  • Inchmurrin-2008-Heathrow-Exclusive Inchmurrin 10 Years Old 2008 Heathrow Exclusive (2020) - Inchmurrin 10 Years Old 2008 Heathrow Exclusive whisky review: Good nose but a little light on the palate/body for me and quite spicy, made palatable by accompanying sweetness. 80/100
  • inchmurrin_12years Inchmurrin 12 Years Old (2015) - Inchmurrin 12 Years Old (46% , OB, 2015 Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 46% Cost: £36.00 for 70cl What they say: Inchmurrin Whisky is […]
  • inchmurrin_18years Inchmurrin 18 Years Old (2015) - Inchmurrin 18 Years Old (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 46% Cost: £77.00 for 70cl What they say: Inchmurrin Whisky is distilled […]
  • inchmurrin-18-year-old-old-bottling-whisky Inchmurrin 18 Years Old (2016) - Inchmurrin 18 Years Old (46%, OB, 2013) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Loch Lomond Group ABV: 46% Cost: £62.50 What they say: Very exciting indeed, this […]
  • inchmurrin_wood Inchmurrin Madeira Wood Finish (2015) - Inchmurrin Madeira Wood Finish (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Official ABV: 46% Cost: £55.00 for 70cl What They say: Our Master Distiller Bill […]
  • Inchmurrin-new-make-spirit Inchmurrin New Make Spirit (2015) - Inchmurrin New Make Spirit (85.9%, OB, 2015) Category: New Make Spirit Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Tweet Tasting Sample – Loch Lomond Group ABV: 85.9% – reviewed at ~ 43% Score: N/A […]
  • loch-lomond-2006-Cask-40 Loch Lomond 11 Years Old 2006 Cask 40 (2020) - Loch Lomond 2006 Limited Edition Single Cask #40 Whisky Review: A superb fruity, earthy and smoky single cask expression from Loch Lomond. 89/100
  • loch-lomond-12-year-old-whisky Loch Lomond 12 Year Old (2017) - Loch Lomond 12 Year Old (46%, OB, 2017) Whisky Review Category: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Loch Lomond Group ABV: 46% Cost: £37.99 What they say: Loch […]
  • loch-lomond-12-year-old-whisky Loch Lomond 12 Year Old (2018) - Loch Lomond 12 Years Old whisky review: Full of toffee but with just a hint of smoke and plenty of fresh and ripe orchard fruits here, still a very pleasing dram this one from Loch Lomond. 84/100
  • Loch_Lomond_Royal_Portrush_19YO_Bottle Loch Lomond 19 Years Old Royal Portrush (2020) - Loch Lomond 19 Years Old Royal Portrush Whisky Review: A superb expression bursting with black and red fruits, matured to perfection. As a fan of both red wine and whisky it is always a pleasure when they come together well like this edition. 89/100
  • llsignature Loch Lomond Signature (2020) - Loch Lomond Signature Whisky Review: A very well constructed blend, sweet and sour, more than a touch of dusty oak and plenty of sherry influence. This feels like a blended whisky designed to be taken neat. 83/100
  • Loch Lomond Single Grain Whisky Loch Lomond Single Grain (2016) - Loch Lomond Single Grain (46%, OB, 2016) Category: Single grain scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Loch Lomond Group ABV: 46% Cost: £31.32 What they say: Loch Lomond Single Grain Whisky […]
  • Loch_Lomond_Open_Special_Edition_Bottle Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 2019 (2020) - Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 2019 Whisky Review: A lovely stone fruit nature to this with plenty of peach and apricot complemented by some great oak cask influence also. 85/100
  • spearhead-whisky Spearhead (2022) - As you would expect this has all the diversity and flavour of a single malt whisky, if anything the Coffey distillation has allowed the extraction of cask flavours to come through even more in the final whisky. 84/100
Independent Bottling (Grain)
Murray McDavid
That Boutique-Y Whisky Company
Independent Bottling (Inchmoan)
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
  • 135.6-web SMWS 135.6 Cones versus crones (2018) - SMWS 135.6 Cones versus crones whisky review: An intriguing dram this one, with a nose full of fresh vanilla and a palate of pure crazy in comparison. I actually rather liked this one, maybe a ot more than I should have. Not quite perfect for me, but a great indicator of where this spirit is headed with a little more maturation. I'll definitely be seeking out a few more of these 135's. 81/100
Independent Bottling (Inchmurrin)
Cadenhead
  • inchmurrin-42-year-old-1974-wc-ac-2 Inchmurrin 42 Years Old 1974 Authentic Collection (2016) - Inchmurrin 42 Years Old 1974 Authentic Collection (44.3%, WM Cadenhead, Bourbon Barrel, 25 Bottles, 2015) Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky Origin: Loch Lomond Distillery Bottling: Cadenheads; Authentic Collection ABV: 44.3% Cost: […]
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
  • SMWS 112.9 Cooper’s apron; perfumed mink (2015) - Inchmurrin 14 Years Old 2000 112.9 Cooper’s apron; perfumed mink (58.3%, SMWS, Refill Barrel, 204 Bottles, 2015) Highland single malt scotch whisky 58.3% ABV, £53 buy from SMWS Score: 90/100 What they say: […]
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Independent Bottling (Loch Lomond)
Claxton’s
  • loch-lomond-13-year-old-2005-claxtons-whisky Loch Lomond 13 Years Old 2005 The Single Cask (2020) - Loch Lomond 13 Years Old 2005 The Single Cask Whisky Review: lovely, a really nice thick and greasy fried banana and smoke element in here as well as plenty of malty cereal and fruity spirit. 87/100