Loch Lomond 12 year old

Loch Lomond 12 Year Old is a popular single malt Scotch whisky that is aged for at least 12 years in American oak casks. It is produced by Loch Lomond Distillery, which is situated on the banks of Loch Lomond, one of Scotland's largest freshwater lakes.

The whisky has a light golden color and a delicate aroma of vanilla, honey, and floral notes. On the palate, it is smooth and creamy with flavors of sweet malt, vanilla, and a hint of smoke. The finish is long and warming with a slight spiciness.

One of the unique aspects of Loch Lomond 12 Year Old is the way it is distilled. The distillery uses a combination of pot stills and a unique Coffey still, which allows for a wider range of flavors to be extracted from the spirit.

The 12-year aging process in American oak casks adds a layer of complexity to the whisky, with the wood imparting flavors of vanilla and caramel, as well as a subtle smokiness. The casks used for aging are carefully selected to ensure that only the highest quality whiskies are used to produce Loch Lomond 12 Year Old.

Loch Lomond Distillery

Loch Lomond distillery is located in Alexandria, Scotland very close to the famous loch of the same name. It was built in 1964 on the site of Britain's oldest car factory. This distillery has a distinctive and unique set up, it uses stills with rectifiers and continuous stills. This allows Loch Lomond distillery to release several different whiskies.

The distillery operated from the early 1960's until the early 1980's when it closed down due to an economic crisis. In 1985 Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd. acquired the distillery and re-started production two years later. The distillery produced only malt whisky until 1993 when Coffee stills were installed. Ever since, grain and malt whisky have been produced side by side there.

In 1994 the parent group acquired the Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown. The group's whiskies were released using various different styles of packaging until the distilleries, bottling plant and stocks were acquired by the current owners in 2014.

There is no single 'style' or 'character' that would define Loch Lomond distillery. Given its unusual set up, whiskies produced there might vary in flavour from light and delicate to rich and peated and from un-peated to the more heavily peated.