Inchgower 28 Year Old 1982 Cask 6966 Bladnoch

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

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 30 Year Old 1982 'Pears and Almonds' Wemyss

You are totally forgiven for not having heard of Inchgower before. This distillery, owned by Diageo, produces for the blenders only. As a single malt, it only appeared in the Rare Malts and Flora & Fauna series. The bulk goes into Bell’s, White Horse and Johnnie Walker. That explains why this is only the 5th Inchgower to ever cross my lips....

Score 83/100

Inchgower 1974 35 Years (Thosop)

Nose: warm and fruity. Lots of melon and kiwi. Apples. Quite some oak polish, sweet sawdust and paraffin. Big notes of vanilla and cinnamon. Leather. Honey. Hints of eucalyptus as well. Very subtle sherry, very fresh and fruity considering the age. Immensely complex really. Gets a bit more floral with a few drops of water. Mouth: sweet start,...

Score 90/100