Royal Lochnagar, Selected Reserve,

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. To celebrate this noble moment, Royal Lochnagar selected reserve was developed in 1988. Deep and complex. Bosky and mossy, but with hedgerow flora and fruits; sawn wood and minty-fresh pine resin; turned earth; behind this some deep toffee notes and beyond that artist's turpentine, which keeps it fresh and balances the wood. Changes and develops continually. With water, varnish advances. 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.