Lochside 1966 SV

Name: Lochside 1966 SV
Brand: Lochside
SKU: 6913
Rating: 88.86 (53 reviews)

Overall rating: 88.86/100
votes: 53

Whiskybase ID: WB6913
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Lochside
Bottler: Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie: Vintage Collection - Dumpy
Vintage: 15.12.1966
Bottled: 08.1989
Stated Age: 22 years old
Casktype: Oak Wood
Casknumber: 7253 - 55
Number of bottles: 800
Strength: 43.0 % Vol.
Size: 50 ml 750 ml
Added on: 24 mar 2009 4:24 pm

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Whisky Reviews for Lochside 1966 SV

11 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 88.86 points

MaltMartin scored this whisky 86 points
28 dec 2014 5:41 pm
Lochside 1966 is always a delight. The nose of this relatively young expression of 1966 is gorgeous (90+). The palate lacks a little punch in my view though (82).

Nose

Subtle tropical fruits of mango, pineapple and papaya. Also vanilla sweetness of cake mix and custard powder. Sweet barley. Polished oak. Complex.

Taste

Orange marmalade. Lemon. Juicy oakiness. Caramelized nuts. Raisins, Pine at the background. Unfortunately a little thin.

Finish

Medium long. Bitterness of pink grapefruit. Metalic notes. A little pepper. Spearmint. Gingery.
Dram Dracula scored this whisky 89 points
06 dec 2017 10:18 pm
A nice whisky, but it's not all there. A good performer, but half the time, she calls in sick.

Nose

A bit closed initially but there is a hint of fruits at the tail end. Also a healthy dose of sweet corn bourbon, but we are told this is a single malt, so all barley here.

Taste

Not a fruit bomb because it shares the stage (unfortunately) with a bit of oak and bitterness, but there is clear apricots and persimmon and a hint of mango.

Finish

Not very memorable. A bit medicinal at the end.
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 87 points
15 jun 2017 7:13 pm

https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/tomoh-anniversary-drams/

Today I reminded myself that Lochside also made grain, though this is a single malt however.

N: A soft old-bottled one with a touch of sooty smoke which helps to place it, date wise. Fruit-wise the Cavalier gets it spot on: tomato plant - specifically the sticky/pollen-y stalks & stems of the plant, not those ambiguous 'tricksy' fruits themselves. Fruit sugars begin to emerge with a little garden shed [more from that sooty side], as i go in for my first sip of the day.
T: Soft [again] & narrow arrival with a delicate woody creamy body. A tricky one to read first up given the complex subtleties, such are the hardships of a whisky enthusiast. More contemplative time needed.
F: I find the finish fairly short with a polite/considerate tannic grape skin and bitter wood finish.
C: A style i like. Not initially overwhelming but strangely haunting/memorable.Scores a B
Baanaanaabob scored this whisky 89 points
23 jun 2022 9:04 pm

Orange, red fruits, tropical fruits, cookie dough, custard cream, candied citrus, peach, very fruity maybe a bit dry in the finish, very drinkable
Zinni scored this whisky 89 points
21 sep 2021 8:36 pm
Amazingly "barren" and tame '66 lochside. Pleasing nasal flatterer.

Nose

Orange liqueur, distinct oak, dark forest honey, stone fruit, relatively closed but quite complex.

Taste

Dry, velvety, lime, again a lot of oak but luckily without tipping over into the bitter.

Finish

For only 43% and> 30 years in the bottle surprisingly powerful start, nice warming, but overall then rather short, pleasant, warm wood remains on the palate.
Calmar scored this whisky 93 points
30 jan 2018 7:45 am
Magnificent silence, complex and complex, multifaceted, deep; the aroma is simply fantastic - blindly would have given at least 35-40 years; the taste / finish is not far behind - a lot of oak-varnish derivatives harmoniously inscribed in the overall picture, it is hard to believe that such density and saturation is achieved with a completely commercial 43% - bravo;

Nose

Open, dry, soft, wood-fruit - processed wood of noble breeds, a box for cigars, all-wood furniture, furniture varnish, stain, orange and lemon peel, tropical fruits, pineapple, mango; new leather goods, dried fruits - raisins, dried apricots; slightly dry wood dust, pipe tobacco;

Taste

Dense, saturated, lacquer-woody, bitter-sweet with a light wave of black pepper, oily notes, light metal sour, young shoots of pine, sweet creamy caramel colors, burnt sugar, burnt crackers, leavard, carpentry - solvent, resin;

Finish

Calm, the continuation of taste - leavened wort, bitterness of dark beer, some coniferous-resinous notes, butteriness, varnish, oak, little camphor, eucalyptus and mint, raisins, dried apricots, weak shades of tropical fruits.
hs305 scored this whisky 92 points
23 jul 2017 4:05 pm

[August, 2015] Together with friends I emptied bottle no 632 that I bought for 163 Euro in November, 2004.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 92,5. My notes state a great old style dram with a fruity and malty profile amd lots of OBFs. A style that is not produced anymore since decades.
lincolnimp scored this whisky 86 points
13 jul 2017 12:30 am
- Nose
  
  88 88
- Taste
  
  87 87
- Finish
  
  83 83
lincolnimp scored this whisky 86 points
13 jul 2017 12:29 am
Its nice enough but not one tat I would say demonstrates how good Lochside can be.

Nose

Similarities to the 1963 Clan Denny Grain, quite subtle, peach, apricot, hint of vanilla, a little honey, burnt orange, salted caramel.

Taste

There is some depth here and nice flavours but its a little flat at the same time.

With the flatness is a little bitterness but the profile is not strong enough to offset it. There is some toffee and a few wine notes I think, chocolate orange.

Finish

Medium and drying
Derekyu928 scored this whisky 88 points
30 apr 2015 2:55 pm

【First】: Light image Rice bread full of richness in the back bread American cherry apple pie snack candy 【Middle】: The body does not stand corner, but it is rounded but remains on the tongue Slightly woody wheat toasted bread [Finish]: Returning priority Slightly dry, lingering not long Long sweetness http://www.whiskylink.com/?p=11487
Erik Elixir scored this whisky 88 points
21 sep 2014 2:34 pm
tasted with Aby and JJ

sample available on www.whiskysample.nl

Nose

polish, bourbon fruits and raisins

Taste

grains, nuts and later bourbon fruits

Finish

tropical fruits like rum

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