Review #292: Croftengea 2008 9 year The Whisky Exchange

 Highland- 9 - NCA  - NCF -  $120 if I had to guess - 54.8% 

Croftengea is the peated line of Loch Lomond scotch whisky.  This distillery is the only distillery to distill both grain and malt.  This particular whisky is a single malt aged in an ex-bourbon cask.  

Color - Chestnut

Nose - Big Lapsang notes, fresh lime juice, caramel apple, malt

Palate -  Tea, caramel, fade to pepper and citrus
Finish -Medium - Bonfire smoke, pepper and caramel

Overall - 6 -  This was better than I thought.  the peat was different and enjoyable.  This seems pretty simple, but it works.  The highland peat is different, it is one note but it a nice note.  

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I enjoyed it but will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.2

Standard Deviation 0.96

Skew 0.51

Kurtosis -0.28