Royal Lochnagar, Selected Reserve
Royal Lochnagar

Royal Lochnagar, Selected Reserve


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70cl
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£204.29


Royal Lochnagar, Selected Reserve, NAS

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Royal Lochnagar, Selected Reserve, NAS

A limited release of precious few individually numbered bottles, drawn from selected casks held in reserve, to commemorate the day Queen Victoria first visited the Lochnagar distillery in September 1848 and issued a Royal Warrant to what is today, the Royal Lochnagar distillery. Deep amber in colour, medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. On the nose it is deep and complex. Hedgerow flora and fruits (brambles, damson jam); sawn wood and minty-fresh pine resin. Changes and develops continually. With water, some coffee grounds, toffee, warm polythene, baked apple tart. Overall, sweet and deep. With slightly more water a hint of soft rubber and a waft of dry sherry. The finish is sharp and well-balanced.

ABV:
43%

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country:
Scotland

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Distillery:
Royal Lochnagar


Royal Lochnagar

Royal Lochnagar

In 1848 Queen Victoria and her Consort, Prince Albert, were invited to visit the new Lochnagar Distillery on Deeside, deep in the Scottish Highlands, to taste its Single Malt Whisky. They were so impressed with what they experienced that shortly afterwards they bestowed the Royal name upon the distillery and it became known as ‘Royal Lochnagar.’ Since then, following Queen Victoria’s lead, the distillery has received regular Royal visits from Kings, Queens and Princes during their summer stays at Balmoral, the Royal Estate, which neighbours the distillery. One of Scotland’s smallest distilleries, Royal Lochnagar has been rebuilt three times since it was founded in 1845. Despite having been rebuilt, it retains the same style of the original site (with two pagoda kiln heads) and some of the original surrounding farm buildings are still in use today. Royal Lochnagar draws its pure spring water from the lower slopes of ‘Dark Lochnagar,’ the imposing peak that dominates the horizon to the south of the distillery. The valleys below are a patchwork of woodland and fields where the finest crops are grown. Crafted in just two small stills, its Single Malt Whisky has a distinctive Highland profile. The distillery has some historic and unusual equipment that contributes to the character of the whisky including a traditional open mash tun, a small gleaming steam-heated copper stills and traditional worm tubs. Limited quantities of whisky are produced each year, which make Royal Lochnagar one of Scotland’s rarest Single Malt Whiskies.

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