Rare Malts Selection

Royal Lochnagar Rare Malts Selection 30 Year Old, 2004, 56.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 25
Average Score
Avg 87
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Description

The Rare Malts are a series of Diageo cask-strength releases designed to show off some of the lesser known whiskies in its empire. Selected from what were deemed to be some of the best casks in their warehouses, the series enjoys a stellar reputation for quality, and as a result bottlings are highly sought after today. While the series is now discontinued, its legacy lives on through the Diageo Sp ...

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Region
Highland
Age
30 Years
Vintage
1974
Bottled
2004
ABV
56.2%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Rare Malts Selection
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
N.A
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Dark blue card box
Series highlights
Part of the 'Rare Malts Selection' series, created by United Distillers (later Diageo) in 1995. The series focused on whiskies aged at least 18 years, non-chill filtered, and bottled at high alcohol strength. This was the third and final Rare Malts edition of Royal Lochnagar.
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Aromas of grain, vanilla, sour cherries, red apple, honey, waxy, oily, grassy, nutty, citrus fruity.
Palate
Sweet, fruity, honey, sweet apple, dark vanilla, oak, robust spicy kick.
Finish
Honey spicy, tingling, mild herbs, dried hay, flower nectar.
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