Glenlossie 18 Year Old 1992 A.D. Rattray

Glenlossie is noble unknown since they produced predominantly for the blending industry. Only in 1990 did the first semi-official bottling appear in the Flora & Fauna series. Only 0.5% is bottled as single malt. This is an independent bottling by A.D. Rattray.

The nose starts rather grainy. Petit Beurre-cookies. Vanilla. The sweetness translates further into young, green apples and loads of citrus fruit. Some lemongrass too. With effort I even get some pineapple cubes and white chocolate, but little else. Not bad, but rather ordinary. Adding water brings out a mineral side. Beach of rocks. Now where did that association come from?

It is pretty creamy on the palate, but immediately very peppery and drying (oak!). The second sip brings out the citrus fruit and quite some honey serves as a much needed softener of the palate. Again the young grass. Reminds me of spring. With a spoon of water, it becomes a lot sweeter. It can do with that, actually.

The finish is fairly long in which the citrusfruit takes top honours.

This whisky seems younger than its 18 years. A little nervous, I would say. Better with water.

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