Inchgower 1974 37 años The Whisky Agency

Inchgower 29 year old 1982 Master of Malt

Nose: Starts very sweet and malty with some fruity notes as well : Kirsch, Berries. Also vanilla and coconut with Spices and Coriander. Palate: A mix of spicy stuff and spices. Backed by the malty backbone. Ginger cookies, berries too. Some wood resin. Finish: Ending on Cocoa powder. Praline. All in all a very enjoyable single cask , with and...

Score 86/100

Inchgower 28 Year Old 1982 Bladnoch Forum cask 6965

I have never before tried an Inchgower! And now the opportunity arises to try no less than 4. They were all distilled on 30th June 1982 and released by three different bottlers. Let me start with two by Bladnoch Forum, this first one bottled on 12th July 2010. Grass, flowers, hay, potpourri. That is the nose of this Inchgower in a nutshell....

Score 85/100

Inchgower 28 Year Old 1982 Malts of Scotland cask 6969

Ha, triplets! This Inchgower was also distilled on 30th June 1982, but bottled by Malts of Scotland in February 2011, so about 8 months behind the Bladnoch sister casks #6965 and #6966. The alcohol percentage is a lot higher, which makes me suspect the Bladnoch Forum releases were cut. Loads of grasses and flowers on the nose, but it seems tobe...

Score 86/100

Inchgower 35 yo (1975/2011)

Another one from the Diageo stall, an important ingredient of both Johnnie Walker and Bell's blends, but still fairly obscure as a single malt. Today I'm trying a festival bottling from the well known German whisky festival in Limburg: The Whisky Fair. This 35yo was the festival bottling of 2011 and matured in a bourbon hogshead. Nose: Three...

Score 86/100