Lochside
Fact Sheet
Founded: 1957
Closed: 1992
Last owner: Allied Domecq (Pernod Ricard)
Stills: 2 wash, 2 spirit
Location: Near Montrose, Angus
Notable Facts: Lochside also produced grain whisky until 1973.
Bottlings
May 13, 2012
A superb sherried whisky, the wood influence is rather strong but kept in check by the rich sweet and fruity aromas. – Rating: 91/100
March 27, 2012
An execllent light bodied dram with lots of depth despite its subtle character. Everything is in its place in this flawless whisky. – Rating: 90/100
December 31, 2011
The perfect fruit bomb. Fabulous, simply fabulous. This is my favourite dram of 2011. – Rating: 94/100
December 19, 2009
Very complex and well-balanced, perhaps a bit watery due to the bottling strength of 40%. – Score: 89/100
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May 24, 2013
You probably know the Elements of Islay bottling range where distilleries have been assigned pseudo-chemical symbols. Wouldn’t it be nice to expand this concept?
January 1, 2013
I am not too much of a statistics geek, but every once in a while it is quite interesting to have a closer look at what happens on the blog.
September 22, 2012
I have done some number crunching with the bottle data in the Whisky Monitor to see if there is a noticeable trend how independent bottlings do for a specific distillery.
October 10, 2011
I received an invitation for this year’s Whisky Show organized by The Whisky Exchange at Vinopolis in London. Even though it was not quite easy to fit this into my schedule, I decided to accept anyway.
August 31, 2010
Place of Residence: Turckheim, France
Profession: Advertising agency
Whisky Involvement: Ratings, Tasting Notes, Malt Manaic
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