Glen Keith 30yo 1985/2015

Glen Keith 30yo 1985/2015

Jewels of Scotland, Lombard
Single malt - Speyside
Buttercups
41.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Wet stones, honey, leather, sultanas, camphor, gooseberries, hints of white pepper. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, sticky, cool, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Wet stones, lemon zest, sultanas, peaches, honey, malted grains, dried apricots, camphor, ginseng. 
Finish: Long. Ginseng, wet stones, camphor, dried apricots, honey. 

Comments: 

Cask I2299 - I2302. This is magnificent whisky. Hugely malty and flinty, with layers of dried fruit and herbal bitterness. It tastes rather like an amaro, if the base spirit was barley based. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Lochside 24yo 1981/2005

Lochside 24yo 1981/2005

Jewels of Scotland, Lombard
Single malt - East Highlands
Yellow gold 

50% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, lemon juice, brass polish, aluminium foil, gooseberries, hints of nectarines. With water, cream, lemon zest, leather, hints of tablet. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, thickens, mouth coating, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Honey, malted grains, gooseberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, hints of shortbread, hints of nectarines. With water, leather, shortbread, lemon zest, white grapes. 
Finish: Long. Malted grains, hoppy beer, lemon zest, honey. 

Comments: 

Sweet and fruity, not very much old bottle effect. With water, it opens up, becoming deliciously creamy without any lactic notes. There’s a good strong note of malt under all of this. Delicious.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Glenury Royal 40yo 1973/2014

Glenury Royal 40yo 1973/2014

Jewels of Scotland, Lombard 
Single malt - East Highlands
Dark gold
40% ABV
Dram

Nose: Cola nuts, malted grains, green tea, aluminium foil, leather, peaches, hints of white pepper. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, thickens, warm, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Malted grains, hoppy beer, green tea, peaches, honey, vanilla, aluminium foil, white grapes, hints of sandalwood. 
Finish: Short. Ginseng, green tea, hoppy beer, malted grains. 

Comments: 

Cask 6867. Really lovely old whisky - it’s honeyed and sweet, some feintiness provides some relief from the waves of sweetness. There’s a massive hit of malt in the mid-palate, and surprisingly, it cuts off rather quickly on the finish. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot.