Very light arrival.
More creamy white chocolate, peaches, apricot, red grapes, no classic Loch Lomond ginger notes. Almost no wood on the palate at all, which is impressive for first fill bourbon maturation for 44 years.
Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.
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