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Littlemill /
Dunglass
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Littlemill
distillery
is
officially classified as a Lowland distillery, although it sits
right at the border to the Highlands, so some claim it to be a
Highland one.
It
was founded in 1772 although it could claim to be the oldest
in Scotland as it has roots originating back to 1750.
Littlemill was rebuilt in 1875 and it used a triple
distillation process, like traditional Lowland distilleries,
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1971 Saw Barton Distilling (Scotland)
as new owners and they operated the distillery until 1984 when
it was closed.
Littlemill was taken over by Gibson International who
reopened the distillery in 1989 but it was closed again in 1994
after they suffered bankruptcy.
The
Receivers then sold Littlemill to the Glen Catrine Bonded
Warehouse company, owners of Loch Lomond, who own the site today.
Littlemill is now closed and demolished. |
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Distillery photos with kind permission by
Teimei Horiuchi |
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Littlemill |
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General whisky characteristics: Vanilla ice cream |
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Littlemill,
12y,
40% ABV
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
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Glass:
Spiegelau
Colour: Soft
gold
Nose:
Faint Alpine / Tirolean cheese turning after a few minutes into
vanilla milkshake
Palate:
Most
of the flavour comes in the aftertaste as this is initially
quite weak-flavoured. The flavours are primarily creamy vanilla ice cream.
With 3 drops of
water: Slightly more lively with a little marzipan and much
longer finish.
Finish:
Short without water, much longer with water.
Overall Impression:
Quite a
disappointment, the flavours are quite weak and insignificant.
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MoS,
Littlemill,
28.3.1989-5.2011,
52.8% ABV
Sherry Butt, Cask
No.2511, bottle No.36 of 325
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed (blind) as
part of MMA 2011 |
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour:
Glowing amber
Nose:
Starts
with lightly polished wood but soon expands to include
butterscotch, herbs and light flora which remind me of a country
garden in early summer. This is very gentle aromatic luxury.
Palate:
A quite deliciously creamy mouth-feel, big on
fruity wood and a suggestion of nuts.
Finish:
Long, wood, slightly dry.
Overall
Impression:
An excellent whisky.
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Dunglass |
Dunglass
was an experimental peated version of Littlemill produced
sometime during the late 1960's but was very short-lived. It was
primarily used for blending and never officially released as an
OB, however just a few expressions have been released by
independent bottlers. |
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Moon
Import, Dunglass,
distilled
1967
The Animals series,
Cask 8447-050
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass: Classic Malt
Colour:
Yellow gold
Nose:
Some
fruitiness with a very slight hint of smokiness in the
background but this smokiness soon fades to leave a suggestion
of rich tea biscuit.
Palate:
Definitely a suggestion of biscuit but unlike the nose it's
sweeter, more like a shortbread with raisins. There's also a
hint of something mildly perfumed or floral, perhaps like rose
water.
Finish:
Short.
Overall
Impression:
I'm so lucky to have finally tried a Dunglass but I wish it had
just a little more character and more peat.
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