A highlight of London’s Whisky Show is access to 1000+ whiskies – including rare and old! For our first Dream Dram of 2025, we decided to splurge and go for something both! Lochside shut many years ago, making its liquid increasingly rare. And at 46 years of age, this dram indeed qualified as something mature.
I’m often asked… “Which is your favourite distillery?” Of course, that’s patently unfair as it depends on the mood, maturation, and so much more. However, whilst I’ve only had a few experiences with Lochside, it shot way up to the top and has remained there ever since.
This bottle was incredibly unique – a single blend – where both grain and malt were produced at Lochside. Even more unusual, the grain and malt were not put together later in life. Instead, from 1964 they co-mingled in the same cask, maturing for 46 years, leading to an outrun of only 139 bottles.
We found this bottle at The Whisky Exchange’s Old & Rare booth for three Dream Dram tokens, which puts it in the GBP 2,000 – 2,999 range per bottle.
Lochside Single Blend 46 year (1964) Cask 8790 42.1% (The Whisky Exchange)
- Nose – Sweet, green leaves, fresh, aloe, soft and nuanced, faintly floral, candy floss, growing fruitier as it opened, joined by caramel, and then behind came a creamy nutty nougat. As it further evolved, the aromas shifted into strawberries and cream, topping a fluffy angel food cake
- Palate – Prickly initially, then the strawberries came out… the next sip was warm, gentle, and utterly lovely
- Finish – Incredibly long, simply stunning
I fully admit to being biased; however, this will be another treasured Lochside moment!
This yet again reinforces my pre-disposition towards anything from this closed distillery – including when the malt is combined with the grain!
If you are curious about my other brushes with Lochside check out the following posts:
- Lochside 22 year 1979 50% (Douglas Laing’s Old Malt Cask)
- Lochside 24 year 1981/2005 43% G+MP
- Lochside 1981 51.2% G+MP
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