Knockando 1992 18 Year Old

Knockando 25 Year Old Special Releases bottled 2011

Nose: Upon viewing the deep sherried colour of this dram, one can be forgiven for thinking this is going to be a straight down the line sherry fest, however it's far from it. Caramel courgettes, salted figs, toffeed leather, sweet wasabi, floral celery, and even lamb and tzatziki are all elements of this very complex nose. There's a small hint of...

Score 85/100

Knockando 1975 Italian Import Gordon & MacPhail

I find it quite hard to believe that I’ve only tried 3 Knockando so far and the last one was already six years ago. Anyway, I’m willing to give it another try with this old release from Knockando 1975 that was bottled in 1988 for the Italian market by Justerini & Brooks. Quite alcoholic on overripe fruit. Think banana, mildly rotting oranges...

Score 78/100

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

The nose is filled with old leather and tobacco, with hints of malt, wood and salt. It smells like someone dipped a well-loved pipe-smokers tobacco pouch into a dry savoury whisky. The taste is smooth, gentle and subtle, with continuing notes of leather, tobacco and salt. The finish is mild, warm, and gentle. Notes of well-used leather. Not...

Score 81/100

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

The Knockando Distillery is located in a village of the same name. She was founded in 1899 during the whisky boom, just months before the Pattison Crash. She got electricity in 1905 as well as a connection to the Great North of Scotland Railway. Let me try the entry level malt, their 12 Year Old, in this case distilled in 1995. In France, this...

Score 77/100