Before we dove into our journey of discovery, our Whisky Lady shared the tale of two distilleries… enthusiastically outlining their background, differences and styles.

Gerston One (1796-1882) – A small farm to house scale Swanson family owned distillery that produced small quantity but high quality spirit that appealed to customers from London to Brazil and – most interesting for us in Bombay – in India as well.

Gerston Two (1886-1914) – Couldn’t be more of a contrast! Industrial scale, 10 times the capacity of the original, innovative and modern yet never quite captured the success of its predecessor.

The folks over at Lost Distillery took it upon themselves to reconstruct as close as they could to the original style…

And what did our Whisky Ladies think?

Gerston Vintage (2013) Batch 1, 46% Bottle 0838/1000

• Colour – Vivid
• Nose – Wow! Quite pronounced… then it started to settle down… Lot of saline, moss, reminded us a bit of compost, apples, then the peat crept in, caramel, still quite vegetable, hot floral, herbal
• Palate – Multi sweet peat, cinnamon, slightly fruity
• Finish – Salty spicy tingle, mineral
• Water – Makes it milder, dampens the nose, however remains strong on the palate

One to just relax and enjoy… Not so complicated but nonetheless interesting.

What do the folks over at Lost Distillery have to say?

• Appearance: Pale amber.
• Aroma: A relatively closed nose; clean and fresh, with traces of linen and herbal fabric freshener. Laura Ashley? After a while a light, spicy prickle emerges, topping a fruity/doughy note: apple dumpling, made with suet and dusted with nutmeg. 
  With a drop of water the paper note advances, joined by warm leatherette and a trace of steam.
• Taste: Smooth texture, sweet taste and a surprising amount of smoke in the finish – more coal smoke/steam engine than peat smoke. An unusual, antique taste, which holds up well with a drop of water, although the smoky element is reduced.
• Comment: Interesting and vaguely ‘old fashioned’, especially without water.

I scored this whisky for another Whisky Lady from Dubai’s Le Clos Whisky Store for AED 360. It was certainly interesting and a great addition to our trio of whiskies with stories to tell:

• Sild “Crannog” 3 year Single Malt 48%
• Shackleton “The Journey” 47.3%

Lost Distillery whiskies:

• Auchnagie Distillery (1812-1911) Classic 43% + Archivist 46%
• Stratheden Distillery (1829-1926) Classic 43%
• Towiemore Distillery (1898-1931) Classic 43%
• Jericho Distillery (1824-1913) Classic 43%
• Gerston Distillery (1796-1882 & 1886-1914) Classic 43%
• Lossit Distillery (1817-1867) Classic 43%

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