Littlemill Pearls of Scotland 1991 Littlemill Distillery - Bowling, Dumbartonshire Gordon & Company bottling (purchase link). WhiskyBase reference page

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Littlemill was situated near the Lowland/Highland whisky border, but due to its triple distillation technique, it's more often classed as a Lowlander. It was possibly the oldest distillery in Scotland, which a history going back to ~1750. - see Malt Madness - Littlemill for a detailed profile.
 

Tastes & Smells
Big alcoholic vapours poured out of this, with fruit on the side. Literally had to smell it with my nose sideways next to the glass, to avoid the sting-y stream of alco-vapour! Slightly young smelling. Initially I thought this tasted like a Highland Park, but gradually lost faith in my assertion (this was tasted blind). It had a big fruity bang, which began to make me think of the last Littlemill I tried, which ended up being the right direction to go down. Tasted zesty, old, rich, creamy, woody, and of Chinese sauces almost everything actually. It seemed different every time I returned to it as well, an endearing feature. It kept giving into the finish, all sorts of interesting things happening, fruit gums and lemonade being the most prominent.

Worth shouting about?
The flavours above seem to paint a picture of an amazing tasting experience, but it was a bit of a weird dram to be honest it had a lot to it, and gradually gave out many different secrets, but some of them were dark stories better left inside It was intriguing it started out great, then became too alcoholic, then too spicy, and then given enough time, it was good again. Perplexing.

Summary & Ramblings
A Littlemill that was reasonably classic Littlemill, but one that pushed you in a few other directions along the way. A big fruity taste with a lot of different supplementary flavours. A single cask that was priced very well, so perhaps not a bad investment for a nice, little tasty silent still bottling.. but not mind-blowingly good either.

Tasted on: 11/09/14 Bought: Just tasted. From: N/A State: Sober 7.2 4.2

Tasted blind, was just about identifiable..

tldr;
A nice, well-priced single cask Littlemill with plenty to offer. Fruity, interesting, sometimes too much spice and kick, sometimes easy to attack. Intriguing, nice, not perfect.
 
 

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