Ladyburn

Ladyburn distillery

Region: Lowland

Location: Girvan distillery, Girvan, Ayreshire

Status: Founded 1966, Demolished 1976 (Owners; Wm. Grant & Sons)

General whisky characteristics: Fresh, intense and very floral

More great distillery info here thanks to Malt Madness

Distillery photo with kind permission by Teimei Horiuchi

 

Independent Bottlers

Signatory,  Rare Ayrshire 1975, aged 34 years, distilled 21.2.1975, bottled Oct. 2.3.2009,  46.9% ABV

Cask Strength Collection, Cask No. 562, bottle No. 10 of only 172

Typical cost of this bottle; €€€€

Glass: Classic Malt

Colour: Rich gold

Nose: Stunning! A complex mixture of malt, perfume, flora and just a hint of the dentist's chair.

Palate: This grows on the palate! It starts slowly with fresh herbs but quickly expands with a floral delight which is both fresh and intense, but very difficult to identify individual components, probably as there are many.

Finish: Long and intense, fading slowly.

Overall Impression: Don't let my "dentist's chair" comment put you off, I fear them with a vengeance, but this whisky has a slightly antiseptic freshness and intensity which initially reminded me of the dreaded dentist. Having said that, it is fresh, intense, but also extremely floral, lightly perfumed and a total delight! Now why can't the dentist be like this?

 

 

 

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