Loch Lomond 1966

Name: Loch Lomond 1966
Brand: Loch Lomond
SKU: 28062
Rating: 86.35 (76 reviews)

Overall rating: 86.35/100
votes: 76

Whiskybase ID: WB28062
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Loch Lomond
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Single Highland Malt
Vintage: 22.09.1966
Bottled: 06.2011
Stated Age: 44 years old
Casktype: Oak Casks
Number of bottles: 1640
Strength: 40.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 4062400068000
Added on: 16 dec 2011 6:16 pm

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Whisky Reviews for Loch Lomond 1966

15 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 86.35 points

Georges scored this whisky 89 points
21 sep 2021 10:05 pm
Nose

90 90

Fruity (stewed apples and pears), hay, heather, flowery, grassy, nutty, metallic, leather, cardboard

Taste

88 88

Fresh, fruity (bananas, passion fruit, pineapple, peaches, mangos), spicy (pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger), tea, brown sugar

Finish

88 88

Medium long, clean, fruity, citrus, bitter, spicy, oaky
TechnOBY scored this whisky 87 points
04 jul 2022 11:29 pm
Nose

88 88

Taste

87 87

Finish

87 87
Foamy scored this whisky 85 points
29 dec 2021 11:52 pm
Nose

88 88

Taste

86 86

Finish

82 82
Ninofdram scored this whisky 84 points
18 dec 2021 10:27 am
Nose

85 85

Taste

84 84

Finish

82 82
YonWhisky scored this whisky 100 points
19 aug 2019 10:21 am

Excellent stuff
Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 60 points
01 feb 2019 10:54 pm

He has very bad grades. And it does not work that way. Grill lighter and aroma balls in the nose, beer in the mouth and some oak coconut on the finish.
Allandale scored this whisky 85 points
26 jan 2018 7:55 pm
A light thin body.

Nose

Sandalwood, warm hay.

Taste

Green. Pistachio nuts. Sugared almonds. Intense sweetness.

Finish

Gritty. Abrasive.
LiquidThoughts scored this whisky 81 points
12 dec 2017 7:39 pm
Phew, difficult to judge that anyone gets over 85 or even 90 is definitely a mystery to me, but he is not bad either, only as nothing that one associates with the year, rather with the otherwise bad reputation of the distillery.

Nose

First, directly extreme hay, fine and sweet, with the sweetness is also a little green apple, marzipan, hints of banana jelly far in the background and fresh bread, some fresh marshmallows

Taste

And again extreme hay first, very bitter-dry in the first few seconds, already uncomfortable, you have to give him 5-10 seconds in his mouth until it goes over at all into nicer flavors, fresh bread crust, grasses, lavender, fresh Earl Gray tea , slightly brown sugar, with the time already nice

Finish

Citrus peels, bitter, medium-long, fermented apples a little with shell, light malt
hs305 scored this whisky 82 points
23 jul 2017 3:22 pm

[January, 2013] Together with friends I emptied a bottle that I bought for 104 Euro in February, 2012.In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50 - 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored this 82,5. My notes state extremely heavy wooden notes that turn the whole dram bitter and hard to enjoy. This whisky clearly is over the edge - it should have been bottled ten years earlier (or even more)...
ctu scored this whisky 87 points
22 dec 2016 11:43 am
Few of ABV and not enough exposure to the barrel, but here is a rather pleasant, strange palette

Nose

87 87

Wow! Wet grass, freshly cut flowers, unripe peach, boat varnish, horseradish, cucumber, glue and new leather shoes

Taste

87 87

Too easy, grainy character: spicy, big fruits: pineapple, peach and mango

Finish

86 86

Medium length, they are some confusing things, but if pass away a beautiful antique wood comes.
lincolnimp scored this whisky 83 points
11 nov 2016 7:42 pm
- Nose
  
  86 86
- Taste
  
  83 83
- Finish
  
  80 80
lincolnimp scored this whisky 83 points
11 nov 2016 7:40 pm
Considering this has been in a cask for 45 years I do not see much cask influence, it is very light and tastes like an older quality blend.

Its decent for sure but it would have been much better at 48%+.

Whatever the distillery profile is of Loch Lomand it is not very evident on this one.

This for me is a novelty whisky to try, something out the ordinary etc.

Nose

Pineapple chunks, cheap white wine, white wine vinegar, wet grass, cut flower stalks like when you trim down flower stalks for a vase.

After a while there is some peach and notes of either paint or polish, one of the two.

Taste

That is really strange to me, its very light but also some bitterness from the cask. It reminds me of the old white horse blends from the 40`s & 50`s.

Fresh pineapple, peaches, shredded wheat and a slight metallic taste.

Finish

Not that long, fades a little quick.
Furtia scored this whisky 82 points
05 dec 2012 2:20 am
- Nose
  
  84 84
- Taste
  
  82 82
- Finish
  
  83 83
alectron scored this whisky 87 points
18 aug 2012 2:51 pm
Single Dram Note, Finest Whisky Hinterzimmer Island tasting 08/2012.

Nose

grassy, cucumber, unripe apples, glue at the start, shoe leather. (86)

Taste

grassy, vanilla-licorice, caramel. (87)

Finish

slightly woody/bitter, vanilla, cream. (86)
QuarterCentury scored this whisky 90 points
02 jan 2012 7:20 pm

The 1966 Loch Lomond was distilled on the 22nd of September 1966 under the watchful eye of Distillery Manager Duncan Thomas and filled into oak barrels the following day. It was then given almost 45 years to mature to perfection in the old bonded warehouses of Loch Lomond Distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond until it was bottled in June 2011. The 1966 Loch Lomond Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the oldest existing Single Malt available from the Loch Lomond Distillery.

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